Blue Blvd

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(***)[2]

Allmusic, music critic Denise Sullivan wrote "The only thing that mars this wonderful, rootsy singer/songwriter album is a heavy production hand and a drum sound attempting to give it a rock edge; consequently, some of the more beautiful songs like the title track suffer under the weight, but the final cut, "Dry River," is alone worth the price of the disc."[1]

All songs by Dave Alvin.

1. "Blue Blvd" – 4:53
2. "Guilty Man" – 4:36
3. "Haley's Comet" – 4:21
4. "Why Did She Stay with Him" – 4:20
5. "Rich Man's Town" – 3:56
6. "Gospel Night" – 4:50
7. "Plastic Rose" – 4:18
8. "Brand New Heart" – 3:36
9. "Wanda and Duane" – 3:57
10. "Andersonville" – 5:45
11. "Dry River" – 3:54

• Dave Alvin – vocals, guitar
• Don Falzone – bass
• Rick Solem – piano, organ
• Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums
• Donald Lindley – drums
• Greg Leisz – guitar, mandolin, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Lee Allen – tenor saxophone
• Dwight Yoakam – background vocals
• David Hidalgo – background vocals
• Terry Evans – background vocals
• Katy Moffatt – background vocals

• Chris Silagyi – producer
• Bruce Bromberg – producer
• Dave Alvin – producer
• Michael Becker – engineer
• Steve Shepherd – engineer
• Paul DuGre – engineer
• Geza X – engineer
• Steve Klein – mixing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Terri Lande Bromberg – design
• Beth Herzhaft – photography