Description
The Man with the Blue Post Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar is the sophomore solo album by the American singer and songwriter Peter Case, released on Geffen Records in April 1989. The album was co-produced by Steven Soles, Larry Hirsch and Peter Case.
In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine the same year as this album was released, Bruce Springsteen cited Peter Case as the songwriter he was listening to most at the time. All Music Guide stated that “exceptional songs and musical guests, including Ry Cooder and members of Los Lobos and Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, make this release a worthwhile purchase.”
Produced by Steven Soles, who joined with T-Bone Burnett in The Alpha Band, Peter Case gets backed up by Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo on guitar, ukulele and accordion, David Lindley (known for work with Jackson Browne) on bouzouki and violin, Jerry Scheff (who played with Elvis Presley) on bass, Jim Keltner on drums, and Ry Cooder, David Minor, Mitchell Froom and Burnett all drop by for a song or two. Blue Guitar has an up, joyful kind of feeling, even on the sad songs because they capture reality with such poetry and honesty, with the music relying on intimate, down home performances to drive the songs home. And it works magnificently… Thoughtful, compassionate, insightful, moving and still fun, Blue Guitar is another Peter Case album it would be a crime to ignore. [Brian Quincy Newcomb, Harvest Rock Syndicate, Summer 1989]
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Charlie James” – 3:04
A2. “Put Down The Gun” – 3:41
A3. “Entella Hotel” – 4:56
A4. “Travellin Light” – 4:10
A5. “Poor Old Tom” – 3:56
Side Two
B1. “Old Part Of Town” – 4:10
B2. “Rise And Shine” – 4:20
B3. “Two Angels” – 4:30
B4. “This Town’s A Riot” – 4:15
B5. “Hidden Love” – 3:04
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette, 12-inch vinyl LP, and CD by Geffen Records.
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