| Happier Blue | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Blues, folk | |||
| Length | 50:17 | |||
| Label | Flying Fish, HighTone | |||
| Producer | John Nagy | |||
| Chris Smither chronology | ||||
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Happier Blue is an album by American singer/songwriter Chris Smither, released in 1993. It won a National American Independent Record Distributors (NAIRD) award. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
Writing for Allmusic, critic Richard Meyer wrote of the album "All the elements of Chris Smither's distinctive style are here: passionate vocals, his cool songs, and some covers." [1] Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a two-star honorable mention and briefly commented "expansive new songs, congenial new band, and the stompingest foot this side of John Lee Hooker" [2]
All songs by Chris Smither unless otherwise noted.
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