Blackjack David is the sixth album by the American artist Dave Alvin, released in 1998.

Blackjack David
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 1998
RecordedFebruary – March, 1998
GenreFolk rock, country rock
Length50:21
LabelHightone
ProducerGreg Leisz
Dave Alvin chronology
Interstate City
(1996)
Blackjack David
(1998)
Public Domain
(2000)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Robert ChristgauB+[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

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All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Blackjack David" (Traditional) – 5:02
  2. "Abilene" – 4:57
  3. "New Highway" – 3:14
  4. "California Snow" (Dave Alvin, Tom Russell) – 4:00
  5. "Evening Blues" – 5:33
  6. "The Way You Say Goodbye" – 4:37
  7. "Mary Brown" – 4:30
  8. "Laurel Lynn" – 3:36
  9. "1968" (Alvin, Chris Gaffney) – 4:03
  10. "From a Kitchen Table" – 5:56
  11. "Tall Trees" (Alvin, Fontaine Brown) – 4:47

Personnel

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b Pendragon, Janna. "Blackjack David > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Dave Alvin Reviews". Retrieved August 1, 2015.