Wild & Blue
Wild & Blue is the fourth studio album by country artist John Anderson. It was released in September 1982 under Warner Bros. Records. It includes the Number One country hits "Swingin'" and "Wild and Blue".
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| Released | September 15, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 30:15 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | John Anderson Frank Jones | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Track listing
- "Wild and Blue" (John Scott Sherrill) – 2:53
- "The Waltz You Save for Me" (Duet with Emmylou Harris) (Emil Flindt, Gus Kahn, Wayne King) – 2:45
- "Honky Tonk Hearts" (Bob McDill) – 3:13
- "Long Black Veil" (Guest vocals by Merle Haggard) (Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin) – 3:18
- "She Never Looked That Good When She Was Mine" (Johnny MacRae, Bob Morrison) – 2:34
- "Disappearing Farmer" (James Cowan, Sandy Pinkard) – 3:03
- "Honky Tonk Saturday Night" (Sanger D. Shafer) – 2:53
- "Goin' Down Hill" (John Anderson, X Lincoln (aka Billy Lee Tubb)) – 3:37
- "The Price of a Thin Silver Dime" (Ronal McCown) – 3:43
- "Swingin'" (Anderson, Lionel Delmore) – 3:04
- "If a Broken Heart Could Kill" (Allen Henson, Wayland Holyfield, Norro Wilson) – 3:03
Personnel
- John Anderson - lead vocals
- Fred Carter Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Beckie Foster - background vocals
- Joy Gardner - background vocals
- Dennis Good - trombone
- Lloyd Green - dobro, steel guitar
- Merle Haggard - vocals on "Long Black Veil"
- Emmylou Harris - vocals on "The Waltz You Save for Me"
- Allen Henson - background vocals
- Mike Jordon - organ
- Larrie Londin - drums
- Cam Mullins - string arrangements
- The Nashville String Machine - strings
- Billy Puett - tenor saxophone
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- Don Sheffield - trumpet
- Buddy Spicher - fiddle
- Henry Strzelecki - bass guitar
- Pete Wade - electric guitar
- Bobby Thompson - banjo
Chart performance
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 58 |
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References
- Roland, Tom. Wild & Blue at AllMusic
- Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
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