Happier Blue
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Happier Blue is an album by American singer/songwriter Chris Smither, released in 1993. It won a National American Independent Record Distributors (NAIRD) award.[1]
Reception
Template:Music ratings Writing for Allmusic, critic Richard Meyer wrote of the album "All the elements of Chris Smither's distinctive style are here: passionate vocals, his cool songs, and some covers."[1] Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a two-star honorable mention and briefly commented "expansive new songs, congenial new band, and the stompingest foot this side of John Lee Hooker"[2]
Track listing
All songs by Chris Smither unless otherwise noted.
- "Happier Blue"
- "Memphis in the Meantime" (John Hiatt)
- "The Devil's Real"
- "No More Cane on the Brazos/Mail Order Mystics" (Smither, Traditional)
- "No Reward"
- "Already Gone (Flatfoot Blues)"
- "Killing the Blues" (Rowland Salley)
- "Rock and Roll Doctor" (Lowell George)
- "Magnolia" (J. J. Cale)
- "Honeysuckle Dog"
- "Take it All"
- "Time to Spend"
Personnel
- Chris Smither – vocals, guitar, foot percussion
- Bill Urmson - bass
- Robin Batteau - violin
- Bill Brookheim - percussion
- Brad Hatfield - keyboards
- Bob Gay - saxophone
- Mark Egan - bass
Production
- Produced and engineered by John Nagy
- Mastered by Toby Mountain
References
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