| Blue Light 'til Dawn | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1993 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz, blues | |||
| Length | 56:05 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Craig Street | |||
| Cassandra Wilson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Buffalo News | [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [6] |
| Tom Hull | B[7] |
Blue Light 'til Dawn is a studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. Her first album on the Blue Note label, it was released in 1993. It contains Wilson's interpretations of songs by various blues and rock artists, as well as three original compositions.
The album marked a shift in Wilson's recording style, mostly dropping the electric instruments and funk-influenced work of her earlier albums, in favor of acoustic arrangements influenced by folk and country music. A critical and commercial breakthrough, the album was re-released in 2014 with three bonus tracks recorded live somewhere in Europe during the Blue Light 'til Dawn Tour. The eponymous single was nominated for the Grammy Award as Best Jazz Vocal Performance.[8]
- ^ Wynn, Ron. "Cassandra Wilson - Blue Light 'Til Dawn". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Jeff, Simon (26 November 1993). "In Brief". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Consumer Guide Reviews: Blue Light 'Til Dawn". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". archive.org. p. 5871. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : Cook, Richard : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming. p. 1387. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Cassandra Wilson". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Cassandra Wilson". GRAMMY.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.