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Blue River (album)

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Released
  
February, 1972

Length
  
46:43

Release date
  
February 1972

Label
  
Columbia Records

Recorded
  
1971

Artist
  
Eric Andersen

Producer
  
Norbert Putnam

Genre
  
Folk rock

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Blue River (1972)
  
Stages The Lost Album (1972)

Similar
  
Eric Andersen albums, Folk rock albums

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Blue River is the 1972 album from folk rock musician Eric Andersen. The album was recorded in Nashville, and is a regarded as a landmark recording for the singer-songwriter and folk rock genres. Guest musician Joni Mitchell contributes vocals on the title track "Blue River". The album was reissued in 1999 by Columbia Legacy with two extra tracks.

Contents

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Track listing

  1. "Is It Really Love at All" (Andersen) – 5:21
  2. "Pearl's Goodtime Blues" (Andersen) – 2:21
  3. "Wind and Sand" (Andersen) – 4:30
  4. "Faithful" (Andersen) – 3:15
  5. "Blue River" (Andersen) – 4:46
  6. "Florentine" (Andersen) – 3:31
  7. "Sheila" (Andersen) – 4:37
  8. "More Often Than Not" (David Wiffen) – 4:52
  9. "Round the Bend" (Andersen) – 5:38
  10. "Come To My Bedside, My Darlin'" (Andersen) - 4:58 ~*
  11. "Why Don't You Love Me" (Hank Williams) - 2:54 ~*

~* = Bonus Track on CD Release (recorded during album sessions)

Personnel

  • Eric Andersen - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals
  • David Bromberg - dobro, acoustic guitar
  • Andy Johnson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vibraphone, background vocals
  • David Briggs - organ, keyboards, celeste
  • Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
  • Norbert Putnam - bass
  • Glen Spreen - organ, harpsichord, keyboards, woodwinds
  • Eddie Hinton - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Grady Martin - gut string guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Kevin Kelly - accordion
  • Mark Sporer - bass
  • Kenneth Buttrey - drums, percussion, tambourine
  • Jim McKevitt - drums
  • Rick Shlosser - drums
  • Deborah Andersen - piano, background vocals
  • Joni Mitchell - vocals, background vocals
  • Farrell Morris - vibraphone, background vocals
  • Jerry Carrigan - percussion
  • Millie Kirkham - background vocals
  • Sonja Montgomery - background vocals
  • Laverna Moore - background vocals
  • Florence Warner - background vocals
  • Temple Riser - background vocals
  • The Jordanaires - background vocals
  • The Holidays - background vocals

    • Production

  • Producer: Norbert Putnam
  • Recording Engineer: Stan Hutto/Glen Kolotkin/Stan Tonkel
  • Production Manager: Jessica Sowin
  • Art Direction: John Berg
  • Liner Notes: Anthony DeCurtis
  • Photography: Urve Kuusik/Sandy Speiser/Don Nelson

    • Songs

    1Is It Really Love at All4:11
    2Pearl's Goodtime Blues2:24
    3Wind and Sand4:34

    References

    Blue River (album) Wikipedia
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