Blue Country Heart
Blue Country Heart is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in June, 2002. It was his first album on a major label since 1980's Barbeque King. Kaukonen did not write any new compositions for the album, and instead played mostly country-blues cover songs. The album features performances by Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Byron House and Bela Fleck, and was nominated for a Grammy award in 2003 for "Best Traditional Folk Album."
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| Released | June 11th, 2002 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Roger Moutenot Yves Beauvis | |||
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Track listing
- "Blue Railroad Train" (Lionel Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 3:44
- "Just Because" (Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin, Bob Shelton) – 4:16
- "Blues Stay Away from Me" (Lionel Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Henry Glover, Wayne Raney) – 3:28
- "Red River Blues" (Jimmie Davis) – 3:25
- "Bread Line Blues" (Bernard Slim Smith) – 4:38
- "Waiting for a Train" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:26
- "Those Gambler's Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:07
- "Tom Cat Blues" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 3:05
- "Big River Blues" (Lionel Alton Delmore) – 3:01
- "Prohibition Blues" (Clayton McMichen) – 4:13
- "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" (Lou Herscher, Saul Klein) – 3:28
- "You and My Old Guitar" (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams) – 2:45
- "What are They Doing in Heaven Today?" (Traditional) – 3:20
Personnel
- Jorma Kaukonen - guitar, vocals
- Sam Bush – mandolin, fiddle, background vocals
- Jerry Douglas – dobro, weissenborn
- Byron House – bass, background vocals
- Béla Fleck – banjo on "Just Because" and "Bread Line Blues"
Production
- Roger Moutenot – producer, engineer, mixing
- Yves Beauvis – producer, A&R
- Tracy Martinson – engineer, digital recording
- John Hurlbut, K. C. Groves, Rob Clark – assistant engineers
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Jorma Kaukonen – liner notes
- David Bett – art direction
- Danny Clinch, Glen Rose, Gil Gilbert – photography
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Top Internet Albums | 9 |
| Billboard Heatseekers | 45 |
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References
- Johnson, Zac. Blue Country Heart at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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