Eric Andersen Discography Eric Andersen first came to prominence as a performer in San Francisco in the early 1960's. He moved to New York in 1964 and became part of the Greenwich Village folk scene that included Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and others. His first LP for Vanguard was released in 1965. A second LP followed in 1966. His third release for Vanguard, in 1967, comprised the same songs as on the 2nd LP with folk rock instrumentation replacing the acoustic folk presentation. Two more LPs followed for Vanguard before the end of the decade. In 1969 Andersen moved to Warner Brothers and this association led to him being part of the Festival Express tour across Canada with, among other, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and The Band. Two LPs were released by Warner Brothers. In 1972 Andersen moved to the Columbia label and released Blue River, his most successful release at that time. A second LP was recorded for Columbia but the master tapes were lost. The album was not released until being rediscovered after 15 years. In the mid-1970s Andersen moved again to the Arista label and recorded two more LPs. Toward the end of the decade Andersen moved to Europe. Two European albums were released plus a soundtrack album. 1988 saw the release of Ghosts Upon The Road, his first US release in over a decade. In the early 1990s he formed a productive performing and recording association with Rick Danko and Jonas Fjeld. Since then Andersen has spent time in both the US and Europe and continues to release occasional albums. Additions, corrections and comments are welcome

Major releases Albums Compilations Singles Video/DVD Various artist comps w/ unreleased tracks w/ prev. released tracks Other releases Guest appearances Covers of EA songs

Major releases

Today Is The Highway, Eric Andersen, 1965
'Bout Changes And Things, Eric Andersen, 1966
'Bout Changes And Things Take 2, Eric Andersen, 1967
More Hits From Tin Can Alley, Eric Andersen, 1968
A Country Dream, Eric Andersen, 1969
Avalanche, Eric Andersen, 1970
Eric Andersen, Eric Andersen, 1970
Blue River, Eric Andersen, 1972
Be True To You, Eric Andersen, 1975
Sweet Surprise, Eric Andersen, 1976
Midnight Son, Eric Andersen, 1980
Tight in the Night, Eric Andersen, 1984
Istanbul Soundtrack, Eric Andersen, 1985 (also released as Movin' With the Wind)
Ghosts Upon The Road, Eric Andersen, 1988
Stages: The Lost Album, Eric Andersen, 1991
Danko/Fjeld/Andersen, Rick Danko / Jonas Fjeld / Eric Andersen, 1991
Ridin' On The Blinds, Rick Danko / Jonas Fjeld / Eric Andersen, 1994
Memory Of The Future, Eric Andersen, 1998
You Can't Relive The Past, Eric Andersen, 2000
One More Shot, Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld, Eric Andersen, 2001
Beat Avenue, Eric Andersen, 2002
Street Was Always There: Great American Song Series, Vol. 1, Eric Andersen, 2004
Waves: Great American Song Series, Vol. 2, Eric Andersen, 2005
Blue Rain, Eric Andersen, 2007
The Cologne Concert, Eric Andersen, 2011

Compilations

The Best Of Eric Andersen, Eric Andersen, 1970
The Best Songs, Eric Andersen, 1977
Retrospective, Eric Andersen, 1981
Collection, Eric Andersen, 1997
Violets Of Dawn, Eric Andersen, 1999
Exile: European & Canadian Recordings 1980-1984, Eric Andersen, 2000
Vanguard Visionaries, Eric Andersen, 2007
So Much on My Mind: The Anthology, Eric Andersen, 2007

Singles

Further singles will be added.

Movin' With the Wind / Istanbul, Eric Andersen, 1985, EMI Belgium / Benelux 1A 006 1191977

Eric Andersen tracks on various artists compilations

New Folks 2, Various Artists, 1964
The Broadside Singers: Broadside, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 1964
First Family of New Rock, Various Artists, 1969
October 10th 1969, Various Artists, 1969
Broadside Ballads, Vol. 6: Broadside Reunion, 1971
Owen Sound Summerfolk Festival Live, Various Artists, 1979
Fast Folk Musical Magazine Volume 1 No. 1, Various Artists, 1984
Fast Folk Musical Magazine Volume 4 No. 5/6, Various Artists, 1988
Fast Folk Musical Magazine Volume 6 No. 9, Various Artists, 1993
Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness, Various Artists, 1997
What's That I Hear?: The Songs of Phil Ochs, Various Artists, 1998
Kerrville: End of the Century, Various Artists, 2000
If I Had a Song: The Songs of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 2001
Judy Collins Wildflower Festival, Judy Collins / Eric Anderson / Tom Rush / Arlo Guthrie, 2003
May Your Song Always Be Sung: The Songs Of Bob Dylan, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 2003

Various artists compilations with previously released tracks

The Sound Of Folk Music Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1964
The 1969 Warner/Reprise Songbook, Various Artists, 1969
Tenth Anniversary Albums, Various Artists, 1969?
Some Of Our Best Friends Are, Various Artists, 1969
The Sound of Today and Tomorrow, Various Artists, 1969
The Big Ball, Various Artists, 1970
Greatest Folksingers of the Sixties, 1972?
World's Greatest Rock Festival (Reunion '74), Various Artists, 1974
All Ears Review, Vol.7: Still Amazing After All These Years, Various Artists, 1989
Troubadours of the Folk Era, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1992
The Original New Folks, Various Artists, 1993
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Songs of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1994
Vanguard Folk Sampler, Various Artists, 1996
Vanguard Collector's Edition, 1997
Legendary Folk Singers, Various Artists, 1997
Folk Hits, Various Artists, 1998
Paradigm Associated Labels, Various Artists, 1998
Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, 1999
Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century, 1999
The Best Of Folk Music, Various Artists, 199?
Time-Life Treasury of Folk, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 199?
Time-Life's Treasury of Folk, Vol. 4: Folk Rock, Various Artists, 199?
Best of Broadside 1962-1988, Various Artists, 2000
Route 50: Vanguard Records 50th Anniversary Sampler, Various Artists, 2000
Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom, 1950-1970, 2001
Vanguard: Roots of Folk, Various Artists, 2002
Kerrville Folk Festival: The Silverwolf Years, Various Artists, 2002
This Land Is Your Land, Vol. 2: Let Freedom Sing, Various Artists, 2003
The Best of the Kerrville Folk Festival, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 2003
Singers and Songwriters: Mavericks, Various Artists, 2003
The Vanguard Folk Rock Album, Various Artists, 2005
J.D. Kroeske Presents Americana, Various Artists, 2006
Kerrville Folk Festival: The Best of Kerrville, Various Artists, 2007
Sowing the Seeds: The 10th Anniversary, Various Artists, 2007
Back On Track: Songs We Shouldn't Forget, Various Artists, 2011
Make It Your Sound, Make It Your Scene: Vanguard Records & The 1960s Musical Revolution, Various Artists, 2012
American Roots: Singers & Songs, Various Artists, 2013
Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock Vol. 3: 1970, Various Artists, 2015

Guest appearances on other recordings

White Lightnin' Fresh Air, Ramsey and Ray, 1970
More Music From Mud Acres, Woodstock Mountains, 1977
Pretty Lucky, Woodstock Mountains Revue, 1978
Beau Woes and Other Problems of Modern Life, Christine Lavin, 1987
Music From Mud Acres, Woodstock Mountains Revue, 1987
The Broadside Tapes 1, Phil Ochs, 1989
Jonas Fjelds Beste, Jonas Fjeld, 1999
Tidevann, Jonas Fjeld, 2001
What Can I Give?, Mark Fromm, 2002
Boston Music Hall, 12/5/1972, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2003
Preparation Of The Bridegroom, Mark Fromm, 2003 (to be released)
Troubadour, Robert Hazard, 2007

Appearances on video/DVD

Recordings that include songs written or co-written by Eric Andersen

More Big Folk Hits, The Brothers Four, 1964
Fifth Album, Judy Collins, 1965
That's the Way It's Gonna Be, Chad Mitchell Trio, 1965
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, The Silkie, 1965
Single: I Dig Rock And Roll Music / Rolling Home, Peter, Paul & Mary, 1965, Warner Bros WV 5078
Single (I'll Keep it With Mine / Thirsty Boots), Judy Collins, 1965, Elektra EK-45601 (possibly only released as a promo single)
God Bless the Grass, Pete Seeger, 1966
Changes, Jim & Jean, 1966
Live At The Cafe Au Go Go, The Blues Project, 1966
Of Love And War, Randy Burns, 1966
Single (Violets Of Dawn / Power Of Decision), The Moonstones, 1966, Parlophone R5497
Single (Back Door Man / Violets Of Dawn), The Blues Project, 1966, Verve Folkways 5004
Violets Of Dawn, Chad Mitchell Trio, 1966
The Death Defying Judy Henske: The First Concert Album, Judy Henske, 1966
Himself, Chad Mitchell, 1966
The Robbs, The Robbs, 1967
Single (Girls, Girls / Violets Of Dawn), The Robbs, 1967, Mercury 72730
Album 1700, Peter, Paul & Mary, 1967
24 Hours, Ant Trip Ceremony, 1968
Of The Blues Project, The Blues Project, 1968
Brother And Sister, Chuck And Mary Perrin, 1969
This Way Is My Way, Anne Murray, 1969
No Explanations, Len Novy, 1969
The Best Of The Blues Project (Verve), The Blues Project, 1969
...I've Lost My Yo-Yo?, The Brandywine Singers, 196?
Rick Nelson in Concert, Rick Nelson, 1970
Copperfields, The Dillards, 1970
Second Thoughts, McKendree Spring, 1970
Single (Close The Door Lightly When You Go / Touch Her If You Can), The Dillards, 1970, Elektra EKS-45681
Single (Close The Door Lightly When You Go / Close The Door Lightly When You Go), The Dillards, 1970 (promo mono/stereo)
Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt, 1971
Traveling Light, Cliff Waldron & the New Shades of Grass, 1971, Rebel SLP 1500
Tigers Will Survive, Iain Matthews, 1971
Single (Close The Door Lightly When You Go / Ice Covered Birches), Cliff Waldron & the New Shades of Grass, 1971, Rebel 311
Donal Leace, Donal Leace, 1972
Wake Of The Flood, Grateful Dead, 1973
Single (Eyes Of The World / Weather Report Suite Part 1), Grateful Dead, 1973
Circles, Mary Travers, 1974
Beginnings With The Chad Mitchell Trio, John Denver / Chad Mitchell Trio, 1974
Single (Under The Double Eagle / Close The Door Lightly When You Go), Sharpie Clark, 1974?
In Person: At Randy Wood's Old Time Pickin' Parlor, Buck White & Down Home Folks, 1977
Jericho Harp, Jericho Harp, 1977
On the Shoreline, Peter Morse, 1977
Merrilee Rush, Merrilee Rush, 1977
I Want To Live, John Denver, 1977
Wake Of The Flood / From The Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead, 1977?
Johnny & June, Johnny Cash and June Carter, 1978
The Most Beautiful Songs Of, Judy Collins, 1979
My Old Paint Mare, Country Ham, 1980
Book Of The Month Box Set, Judy Collins, 1981
I Flash Daily, The Daily Flash, 1984
Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, Lonesome River Band, 1986
Her Finest Hour, Judy Collins, 1986
Heyday: BBC Radio Sessions, 1968-1969, Fairport Convention, 1987
We the People, Various Artists, 1987
Coconut Gove, Gove Scrivenor, 1988
Heartbreak Hotel, The Doug Dillard Band, 1988
The Best Of The Blues Project (Rhino), The Blues Project, 1989
Nuggets, Vol. 8 - The Northwest, Various Artists, 198?
Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys, Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys, 1990
Let It Fly, The Dillards, 1991
Circle Of Friends: Cris Live..., Cris Williamson, 1991
20 Country Greats, Reg Lindsay, 1992
World-Class Folk, The Brandywine Singers, 1992?
Dick's Picks, Vol. 1, Grateful Dead, 1993
Womanly Arts, Liz Meyer, 1993
Heartbreak Hotel / What's That?, Doug Dillard Band, 1993
Tigers Will Survive / If You Saw Thro' My Eyes, Iain Matthews, 1993
Soul Of A Man: Al Kooper Live, Al Kooper, 1995
The Very Best Of The Chad Mitchell Trio, Chad Mitchell Trio, 1996
God Bless the Conspiracy, McKendree Spring, 1996
The Rocky Mountain Collection, John Denver, 1996
Dick's Picks, Vol. 7, Grateful Dead, 1997
Dusty Boxcar Wall, Art Stevenson & High Water, 1997
The Blues Project Anthology, The Blues Project, 1997
Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band, Vol. 2, Rick Nelson, 1997
Country Roads Collection, John Denver, 1997
Dick's Picks, Vol. 12, Grateful Dead, 1998
Bittersweet Street, Anne Hills, 1998
Outside The Family Way, Mark J. Bradlyn, 1998
Stonewall Celebration Concert, Renateo Russo, 1998
Solid Gove, Gove Scrivenor, 1998
40 Most Popular American Folk Songs, Paul & Margie, 1998
Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village in the 1960's, Various Artists, 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 14, Grateful Dead, 1999
Laughing Water, Jazz Is Dead, 1999
Like a River, Aileen and Elkin Thomas, 1999
The Best of Cliff Waldron, Cliff Waldron, 1999
Mending Fences, The Larkin Family, 199?
One for the Road, Side By Side, 19??
Friends With You, Side By Side, 19??
Something Special, The Shaw Brothers, 2000
Greatest Hits, The Brothers Four, 2000
The Sea To The North, Garth Hudson, 2001
Single: By Your Side, Beachwood Sparks, 2001
This Way Is My Way / Honey Wheat & Laughter, Anne Murray, 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 24, Grateful Dead, 2002
Close the Door Lightly, Catherine Lawrence & Colchester County Bluegrass, 2002
36 Greatest Hits, Judy Collins, 2002
That's the Way It's Gonna Be/Violets of Dawn, Chad Mitchell Trio, 2003
Star Box: The Brothers Four, The Brothers Four, 2003?
Dick's Picks, Vol. 31, Grateful Dead, 2004
Pickin' and Fiddlin'/Wheatstraw Suite/Copperfields, The Dillards, 2004
Himself / Love, A Feeling Of, Chad Mitchell, 2004
Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack, Grateful Dead, 2004
Beyond Description, Grateful Dead, Oct 2004
One Clear Moment, Linda Thompson, 2004 (bonus track)
The Last Word, Chuck And Mary Perrin, 2004
Live At The Wolf, Garth And Maud Hudson, 2005
Let the Music Flow: The Best of 1963-1979, The Dillards, 2005
Behind the Scenes, Darrell Webb, 2005
Love & Thirst, Joyce Andersen, 2005
The Alaskan Mile, Doug Geeting, 2005
Changes / People World, Jim & Jean, 2005
The 1000th Show, Dark Star Orchestra, 2005
Fifth Album/In My Life, Judy Collins, 2006
The Best of Linda Ronstadt: The Capitol Years, Linda Ronstadt, 2006
Folk Singer, John Denver, 2006
Forever John Denver, John Denver, 2006
The Skylighters, The Skylighters, 2006
Live at the Delta of Venus, Mad Cow String Band, 2006
Big Judy: How Far This Music Goes (1962-2004), Judy Henske, 2007
Nick, Bob & John: The Final Concert, The Kingston Trio, 2007
Live at the BBC, Fairport Convention, 2007
Letters from Sinners & Strangers, Eilen Jewell, 2007
Twice Upon a Time, The Kingston Trio, 2008
Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings, Grateful Dead, 2008
For You: The Decca Years, Rick Nelson, 2008
The Village: A Celebration of the Music of Greenwich Village, Various Artists (Mary Chapin Carpenter), 2009
Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 3: June 1974, Wall Of Sound, Grateful Dead, 2009
Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 3: Denver 1973, Grateful Dead, 2011
Dave's Picks Volume 2: Hartford, CT, 7/31/74, Grateful Dead, 2012
Dave's Picks 2012 Bonus CD, Grateful Dead, 2012
Dave's Picks Volume 9: Harry Adams Field House, U. of Montana, Missoula, 5/14/74, Grateful Dead, 2014
Dave's Picks Volume 13: Winterland, SF, 2/24/74, Grateful Dead, 2015
Dave's Picks Volume 17: Fresno, 7/19/74, Grateful Dead, 2016
Grateful Dead Records Collection, Grateful Dead, 2017
Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings, Grateful Dead, 2018
Portland Memorial Coliseum 5/19/74, Grateful Dead, 2018
Dave's Picks Volume 34: Miami 6/23/74, Grateful Dead, 2020
The Story Of The Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead, 2020
Alone Together: The Living Room Sessions, Vol 1, Holly Bowling, 2020
Seeking All That's Still Unsung, Holly Bowling, 2020
Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12/10/71, Grateful Dead, 2021
Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73, Grateful Dead, 2021
The Wilderness Sessions Vol. 10: Hardscrabble Mountain, Holly Bowling, 2021