Blue Divide (1994)

"Blue Divide could be as close to a perfect contemporary folk rock album as you can get. Shindell is a truly gifted songwriter, the quality of his songs and lyrics are exceptional. Production is rich and smooth, and with a mostly full-band arrangement Shindell shies away from the "coffeehouse" folk sound more into the realm of Folk Rock/Mellow Rock. And his stories.... Shindell is simply brilliant, and Blue Divide could be my favorite of his. It is a Must Hear." (Amazon) "Richard Shindell is an enigmatic singer/songwriter whose work veers from the bitterly comic to the profoundly spiritual. He began composing songs during the late 1980s, and quickly earned a word-of-mouth cult following. Signing with the Shanachie label, he issued his debut, Sparrow's Point, in 1992. Blue Divide followed two years later, and in 1997, Shindell's exposure was increased when Joan Baez covered three of his songs, including the title cut from his 1997 album Reunion Hil." (Allmusic)