Eric Andersen - Violets Of Dawn (1999)

Vanguard Records' 1999 Eric Andersen compilation Violets of Dawn differs in only four tracks out of 18 from its 1970 compilation The Best of Eric Andersen, and the selection is marginally improved. (The major difference is that Violets of Dawn contains two rare tracks, "Boots of Blue" and "Rambler's Lament," from the 1964 compilation New Folks, Vol. 2.) The sound, remastered from the original analog tapes, is much improved. Like its similar predecessor, Violets of Dawn collects the most impressive efforts from Andersen's '60s Vanguard recordings, including the title track, "Thirsty Boots," "Close the Door Lightly When You Go," and "Come to My Bedside." It also traces Andersen's musical development from acoustic folk to folk-rock and country, a development that shadowed Bob Dylan's progression during the same period. And it stops short of the excellent work Andersen did with Blue River (1972) on Columbia and Be True to You (1975) on Arista.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Eric Andersen - Boots Of Blue (2:33)
1.02 - Eric Andersen - Rambler's Lament (5:34)
1.03 - Eric Andersen - Violets Of Dawn (3:50)
1.04 - Eric Andersen - Thirsty Boots (5:55)
1.05 - Eric Andersen - Hey Babe, Have You Been Cheatin' (3:36)
1.06 - Eric Andersen - The Hustler (4:01)
1.07 - Eric Andersen - Close The Door Lightly When You Go (3:30)
1.08 - Eric Andersen - Song To J.C.B. (5:01)
1.09 - Eric Andersen - Dusty Box Car Wall (2:29)
1.10 - Eric Andersen - Come To My Bedside (3:55)
1.11 - Eric Andersen - Looking Glass (5:08)
1.12 - Eric Andersen - Just A Country Dream (5:14)
1.13 - Eric Andersen - Eyes Gently Rolling (5:40)
1.14 - Eric Andersen - On The Edge Of You (3:46)
1.15 - Eric Andersen - All I Remember Is You (2:55)
1.16 - Eric Andersen - Rollin' Home (3:44)
1.17 - Eric Andersen - Miss Lonely Are You Blue (4:18)
1.18 - Eric Andersen - Broken Hearted Mama (3:02)