Greenwich Village legend gets deserved superstar tribute. Eric Andersen is a song writing legend who hit the floor running with his early albums as part of the Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 1960s. He could folk with the best of them, but when he launched off with his own voice – well, 'Thirsty Boots', 'Violets of Dawn' more than pointed the way for those in his audience who would go on themselves to be major artists. And later recordings would unveil classics like ' Run Like A Freight Train', 'Salt on your Skin' and 'Before Everything Changed'. An artist perhaps most associated with the poetry and expression of love – and passionate love at that – Eric Andersen certainly doesn't shy away from the topical or the political, being as bluntly harsh as a Dylan when he choses to be. It's no wonder, then, that such a catalogue of great and notable names have taken part in this expansive – it covers three CDs – release which, as the title suggest, pays a tribute to a songwriter who, frankly, deserves such a tribute. Eric Andersen is not forgotten – he's still recording and playing live after all – but one listen to this collection and one can only wonder why he isn't even better known.
Tracklist
CD 01

01. Bob Dylan - Thirsty Boots (Previously Unreleased Track) (3:47)
02. Richard Shindell - Goin' Gone (4:45)
03. Lucy Kaplansky - Eyes of the Immigrant (6:32)
04. Syd Straw - You Can't Relive the Past (4:25)
05. Albert Lee - Salt on Your Skin (5:29)
06. Scarlet Rivera - Before Everything Changed (5:33)
07. Willie Nile - Rain Falls Down in Amsterdam (5:44)
08. Elliott Murphy - Cold Country (4:24)
09. Eric Bazilian - Ain't No to Bleed (4:40)
10. Larry Campbell - Foghorn (5:15)
11. Eric Lee - Si' Man (5:53)
12. Paul Lamont - Blue Heart (4:55)
13. Evan Stanley - Rains Are Gonna Come (3:07)
14. Lynn Miles - Violets of Dawn (4:39)

CD 02

01. Dan Navarro - Moonchild River Song (5:07)
02. Janis Ian - Hills of Tuscany (4:54)
03. Wesley Stace - Run Like a Freight Train (8:18)
04. Scott Severin - Woman, She Was Gentle (4:31)
05. Arlen Roth - Sweet Surprise (5:50)
06. Denice Franke - Baby, I'm Lonesome (3:33)
07. Sari Andersen - Listen to the Rain (3:38)
08. Steve Postell - Belgian Bar (6:41)
09. Robert Aaron - Trouble in Paris (5:53)
10. Signe Andersen - Driftin' Away (4:42)
11. Steve Addabbo - Six Senses of Darkness (4:34)
12. John Gorka - Come Runnin' Like a Friend (4:23)
13. Happy Traum - Mary I'm Comin' Back Home (4:20)
14. Amy Helm - Blue River (3:58)

CD 03

01. David Buskin - Wind and Sand (3:59)
02. Don Graham - The Hustler (5:05)
03. Alice Howe - Is It Really Love at All (4:25)
04. Jim Wurster - Sheila (4:14)
05. Lenny Kaye - Miss Lonely Are You Blue (5:21)
06. Inge Andersen - Round the Bend (4:40)
07. Dom Flemons - Song to J.C.B. (4:56)
08. Simon Keats - Come to My Bedside, My Darling (4:06)
09. Joyce Andersen - For What Was Gained (7:51)
10. Cliff Eberhardt - Dusty Box Car Wall (2:45)
11. The Kennedys - Waves of Freedom (6:02)
12. Richard Barone - Close the Door Lightly When You Go (3:48)
13. Rick Danko - Blue River (Live) (3:49)
14. Eric Andersen - Bonus Track Thirsty Boots Eric Andersen (Recorded Live at the Mudd Club NYC February 18, 1982) (3:46)



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