Blue Blvd

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

Blue Blvd
Studio album by Dave Alvin
Released	August 20, 1991
Genre	Folk rock, country rock
Length	48:26
Label	Hightone
Producer	Chris Silogyi, Bruce Bromberg, Dave Alvin
Dave Alvin chronology
Romeo's Escape (1987) Blue Blvd (1991) Museum of Heart (1993)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

References

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