Track Listing

1. Boots Of Blue
2. Rambler's Lament
3. Violets Of Dawn
4. Thirsty Boots
5. Hey Babe, Have You Been Cheatin'
6. The Hustler
7. Close The Door Lightly When You Go
8. Song To J.C.B.
9. Dusty Box Car Wall
10. Come To My Bedside
11. Looking Glass
12. Just A Country Dream
13. Eyes Gently Rolling
14. On The Edge Of You
15. All I Remember Is You
16. Rollin' Home
17. Miss Lonely Are You Blue
18. Broken Hearted Mama

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #183881 in Music
• Released on: 2008-08-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Best of
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

From Amazon.com
A whole lot of 1960s folksingers patterned themselves after Bob Dylan. Eric Andersen was better than most of them, but nowhere close to the real thing. Never a great singer (listen to his painful attempts to reach the high notes in songs like the civil rights anthem "Thirsty Boots" and the up-tempo "Hey Babe"), Andersen was at his best singing relaxed, melancholy love songs. And that's a good thing because he could write some truly beautiful love songs. The Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash, covered "Close the Door Lightly" and Kris Kristofferson cited the evocative "Come to My Bedside" as an important source of inspiration (both are included in this 18-song collection). That being said, Andersen's career during the '60s took some fairly predictable, fairly Dylanesque turns. From acoustic folkie, to electric folkie, to Nashville cat (in that order), this collection captures a talented, if not always original, child of his time. --Percy Keegan

Album Description
An 18-track compilation of the best of Eric Andersen's recordings for the Vanguard label. Andersen has been performing as a folk-based singer-songwriter since the early 1960s. His songs have a more romantic bent than his socially conscious peers like Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton. It includes two rare tracks that never appeared on Andersen's album releases - 'Boots Of Blue' and 'Rambler's Lament' only appeared on the 1993 compilation The Original New Folks. The remaining 16 tracks are taken from his five Vanguard studio albums. Vanguard. 2005.

Album Details
An 18-track Compilation of the Best of Eric Andersen's Recordings for the Vanguard Label. Andersen Has Been Performing as a Folk-based Singer-songwriter Since the Early 1960s. His Songs have a More Romantic Bent Than his Socially Conscious Peers Like Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton. It Includes Two Rare Tracks that Never Appeared on Andersen's Album Releases - 'boots of Blue' and 'rambler's Lament' Only Appeared on the 1993 Compilation "The Original New Folks".