In February 1972, “Columbia” label released “Blue River”, the ninth Eric Andersen album. It was recorded in 1971, in Nashville, and was produced by Norbert Putnam.
Personnel:
- Eric Andersen- vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals
- Joni Mitchell- vocals, backing vocals
- David Bromberg- dobro, acoustic guitar
- Andy Johnson- acoustic and electric guitar, vibraphone, backing vocals
- David Briggs- organ, keyboards, celeste
- Weldon Myrick- steel guitar
- Glen Spreen- organ, harpsichord, keyboards, woodwinds
- Eddie Hinton- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Grady Martin- gut string guitar, acoustic guitar
- Deborah Andersen- piano, backing vocals
- Kevin Kelly- accordion
- Farrell Morris- vibraphone, backing vocals
- Norbert Putnam- bass
- Mark Sporer- bass
- Kenneth Buttrey- drums, percussion, tambourine
- Jim McKevitt- drums
- Rick Shlosser- drums
- Jerry Carrigan- percussion
- Millie Kirkham- backing vocals
- Sonja Montgomery- backing vocals
- Laverna Moore- backing vocals
- Florence Warner- backing vocals
- Temple Riser- backing vocals
- The Jordanaires- backing vocals
- The Holidays- backing vocals
- Stan Hutto, Glen Kolotkin, Stan Tonkel – recording
- Jessica Sowin – production manager
- John Berg – art diredtion
- Anthony DeCurtis – liner notes
- Urve Kuusik, Sandy Speiser, Don Nelson – photography
Track listing:
- Is It Really Love at All – Eric Andersen
- Pearl’s Goodtime Blues – Eric Andersen
- Wind and Sand – Eric Andersen
- Faithful – Eric Andersen
- Blue River – Eric Andersen
- Florentine – Eric Andersen
- Sheila – Eric Andersen
- More Often Than Not – David Wiffen
- Round the Bend – Eric Andersen
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