| Blue River | |||||
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| Studio album by Eric Andersen | |||||
| Released | February, 1972 | ||||
| Recorded | 1971 | ||||
| Genre | Folk Rock | ||||
| Length | 46:43 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Norbert Putnam | ||||
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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 landmark recording for the Singer-songwriter/Folk Rock genre. Guest musician Joni Mitchell sings a lovely vocal on the title track "Blue River"
Track listing
- "Is It Really Love at All" (Andersen) – 5:21
- "Pearl's Goodtime Blues" (Andersen) – 2:21
- "Wind and Sand" (Andersen) – 4:30
- "Faithful" (Andersen) – 3:15
- "Blue River" (Andersen) – 4:36
- "Florentine" (Andersen) – 3:31
- "Sheila" (Andersen) – 4:37
- "More Often Than Not" (David Wiffen) – 4:52
- "Round the Bend" (Andersen) – 5:38
- "Come To My Bedside, My Darlin'" (Andersen) - 4:58 ~
- "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
- Richard Schlosser - 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
