Blackjack David is the sixth album by the American artist Dave Alvin, released in 1998.
Reception
Writing for AllMusic, Janna Pendragon stated: "A Renaissance man, Dave Alvin continues to make and record music of integrity." 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."
Track listing All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted. "Blackjack David" (Traditional) – 5:02 "Abilene" – 4:57 "New Highway" – 3:14 "California Snow" (Dave Alvin, Tom Russell) – 4:00 "Evening Blues" – 5:33 "The Way You Say Goodbye" – 4:37 "Mary Brown" – 4:30 "Laurel Lynn" – 3:36 "1968" (Alvin, Chris Gaffney) – 4:03 "From a Kitchen Table" – 5:56 "Tall Trees" (Alvin, Fontaine Brown) – 4:47
Personnel 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 Paul DuGre – engineer, mixing David Ahlert – engineer Joe Gastwirt – mastering Lou Beach – design Kate Hoddinott – package design Issa Sharp – photography Dave Hoekstra – liner notes
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