Blue River (album)

The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Joni Mitchell contributes vocals on the title track, "Blue River". == Chart performance ==

It was his first charting album, it peaked at No. 169 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape during an eleven-week run on the chart. ==Critical reception==

No Depression called the album's sound "subtle and incandescent," writing that producer Norbert Putnam "crafted a sound that was both sensual and spacious — at times reminiscent of Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks — and always attentive to the languid melodies and sometimes frightening intimacy of Andersen’s lyrics." ==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) – 4:46 • "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) ==Charts==

• 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 ==References==