Wild & Blue
1982 studio album by John Anderson
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Wild & Blue is the fourth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in September 1982 under Warner Bros. Records. It includes the Number One country hits "Swingin'" and "Wild and Blue".
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1982
StudioColumbia, Nashville Sound Connection, and Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN
Length30:15
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| Released | September 15, 1982 | |||
| Studio | Columbia, Nashville Sound Connection, and Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 30:15 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | John Anderson, Frank Jones | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wild and Blue" | John Scott Sherrill | 2:53 |
| 2. | "The Waltz You Saved for Me" (duet with Emmylou Harris) | Emil Flindt, Gus Kahn, Wayne King | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Honky Tonk Hearts" | Bob McDill | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Long Black Veil" | Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin | 3:18 |
| 5. | "She Never Looked That Good When She Was Mine" | Johnny MacRae, Bob Morrison | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Disappearing Farmer" | James Cowan, Sandy Pinkard | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Honky Tonk Saturday Night" | Sanger D. Shafer | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Goin' Down Hill" | John Anderson, X Lincoln (aka Billy Lee Tubb) | 3:37 |
| 9. | "The Price of a Thin Silver Dime" | Ronal McCown | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Swingin'" | Anderson, Lionel Delmore | 3:04 |
| 11. | "If a Broken Heart Could Kill" | Allen Henson, Wayland Holyfield, Norro Wilson | 3:03 |
Personnel
- John Anderson - lead vocals
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Fred Carter Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Beckie Foster - background vocals
- Joy Gardner - background vocals
- Dennis Good - trombone
- Lloyd Green - dobro, steel guitar
- Merle Haggard - vocals on "Long Black Veil"
- Emmylou Harris - vocals on "The Waltz You Saved for Me"
- Allen Henson - background vocals
- Mike Jordon - organ
- Larrie Londin - drums
- Cam Mullins - string arrangements
- The Nashville String Machine - strings
- Billy Puett - tenor saxophone
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- Don Sheffield - trumpet
- Buddy Spicher - fiddle
- Henry Strzelecki - bass guitar
- Pete Wade - electric guitar
- Bobby Thompson - banjo
Chart performance
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[3] | 58 |
