[.ca] Violets Of Dawn

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

• Boots of Blue
• Rambler's Lament
• Violets of Dawn
• Thirsty Boots
• Hey Babe, Have You Been Cheatin'
• Hustler
• Close the Door Lightly When You Go
• Song to J.C.B.
• Dusty Box Car Wall
• Come to My Bedside
• Looking Glass
• Just a Country Dream
• Eyes Gently Rolling
• On the Edge of You
• All I Remember Is You
• Rollin' Home
• Miss Lonely Are You Blue
• Broken Hearted Mama