Blue River (album)

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Blue River
Blue River cover
Studio album by Eric Andersen
Released February, 1972
Recorded 1971
Genre Folk Rock
Length 46:43
Label Columbia
Producer Norbert Putnam
Professional reviews
Eric Andersen chronology
Eric Andersen
(1969)		 Blue River
(1972)		 Stages: The Lost Album
(1972)

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/Folk Rock genre. Guest musician Joni Mitchell contributes vocals on the title track "Blue River".


[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
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