Blue Blvd

Blue Blvd is an album by American artist Dave Alvin, released in 1991.

Blue Blvd
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 20, 1991
GenreFolk rock, country rock
Length48:26
LabelHightone
ProducerChris Silogyi, Bruce Bromberg, Dave Alvin
Dave Alvin chronology
Romeo's Escape
(1987)
Blue Blvd
(1991)
Museum of Heart
(1993)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau(***)[2]

Allmusic, music critic Denise Sullivan wrote "The only thing that mars this wonderful, rootsy singer/songwriter album is a heavy production hand and a drum sound attempting to give it a rock edge; consequently, some of the more beautiful songs like the title track suffer under the weight, but the final cut, "Dry River," is alone worth the price of the disc."[1]

Track listing

All songs by Dave Alvin.

  1. "Blue Blvd" – 4:53
  2. "Guilty Man" – 4:36
  3. "Haley's Comet" – 4:21
  4. "Why Did She Stay with Him" – 4:20
  5. "Rich Man's Town" – 3:56
  6. "Gospel Night" – 4:50
  7. "Plastic Rose" – 4:18
  8. "Brand New Heart" – 3:36
  9. "Wanda and Duane" – 3:57
  10. "Andersonville" – 5:45
  11. "Dry River" – 3:54

Personnel

  • Dave Alvin – vocals, guitar
  • Don Falzone – bass
  • Rick Solem – piano, organ
  • Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums
  • Donald Lindley – drums
  • Greg Leisz – guitar, mandolin, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Lee Allen – tenor saxophone
  • Dwight Yoakam – background vocals
  • David Hidalgo – background vocals
  • Terry Evans – background vocals
  • Katy Moffatt – background vocals

Production notes

  • Chris Silagyi – producer
  • Bruce Bromberg – producer
  • Dave Alvin – producer
  • Michael Becker – engineer
  • Steve Shepherd – engineer
  • Paul DuGre – engineer
  • Geza X – engineer
  • Steve Klein – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Terri Lande Bromberg – design
  • Beth Herzhaft – photography
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References

  1. Sullivan, Denise. "Blue Blvd > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Dave Alvin Reviews". Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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