Blackjack David is the sixth album by the American artist Dave Alvin, released in 1998.
Blackjack David | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 16, 1998 | |||
Recorded | February – March, 1998 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, country rock | |||
Length | 50:21 | |||
Label | Hightone | |||
Producer | Greg Leisz | |||
Dave Alvin chronology | ||||
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Reception
editReview scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
Writing for AllMusic, Janna Pendragon stated: "A Renaissance man, Dave Alvin continues to make and record music of integrity."[1] Music critic Robert Christgau wrote: "...making the personal historical is still his metier—the border patrolman of 'California Snow', the Vietnam casualty of '1968'. He also knows how to make rootlessness historical. But I say he just likes the road."[2]
Track listing
editAll songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.
- "Blackjack David" (Traditional) – 5:02
- "Abilene" – 4:57
- "New Highway" – 3:14
- "California Snow" (Dave Alvin, Tom Russell) – 4:00
- "Evening Blues" – 5:33
- "The Way You Say Goodbye" – 4:37
- "Mary Brown" – 4:30
- "Laurel Lynn" – 3:36
- "1968" (Alvin, Chris Gaffney) – 4:03
- "From a Kitchen Table" – 5:56
- "Tall Trees" (Alvin, Fontaine Brown) – 4:47
Personnel
edit- Dave Alvin – vocals, guitar
- Chris Gaffney – accordion
- Dan McGough – organ
- Gregory Boaz – bass
- Bob Glaub – bass
- David Piltch – bass
- Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Greg Leisz – guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, mandola, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
- Brantley Kearns – fiddle
- Dillon O'Brian – accordion, harmonium, piano
- Doug Wieselman – clarinet, organ
Production notes
edit- Paul DuGre – engineer, mixing
- David Ahlert – engineer
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
- Lou Beach – design
- Kate Hoddinott – package design
- Issa Sharp – photography
- Dave Hoekstra – liner notes
References
edit- ^ a b Pendragon, Janna. "Blackjack David > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Dave Alvin Reviews". Retrieved August 1, 2015.