Happier Blue
1993 studio album by Chris Smither
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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]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Blues, folk | |||
| Length | 50:17 | |||
| Label | Flying Fish, HighTone | |||
| Producer | John Nagy | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
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