Not Far Now
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| Not Far Now | ||||
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| Studio album by Richard Shindell | ||||
| Released | Apr 7, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Signature Sounds | |||
| Producer | Greg Anderson & Richard Shindell | |||
| Richard Shindell chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Compulsive Reader | (favorabe)[2] |
| CountryChart | (favorable)[3] |
| FolkWax | (8/10)[4] |
| PopMatters | (7/10)[5] |
| Songs:Illinois | (favorable)[6] |
| Valley Advocate | (favorabe)[7] |
Not Far Now is Richard Shindell's eighth album (sixth of original material.)
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Richard Shindell except were noted
- "Parasol Ants" – 3:46
- "A Juggler Out In Traffic" – 4:35
- "Gethsemani Goodbye" – 4:14
- "¿Que Hago Ahora?" (Silvio Rodríguez) – 2:25
- "Bye Bye" – 4:02
- "Mariana's Table" – 4:36
- "State Of The Union" – 5:17
- "One Man's Arkansas" – 4:26
- "Get Up Clara" – 3:05
- "The Mountain" (Dave Carter) – 3:55
- "Balloon Man" – 4:11
[edit] Personnel
- Alejandro Baccarat – photography
- Mark Dann – engineer, mastering, mixing
- Meghan Dewar – design, layout design
- Seth Glier – organ (hammond)
- Lisa Gutkin – baritone violin
- Steve Holley – drums, tambourine, claves, cajon, shaker, cowbell
- Lucy Kaplansky – harmony vocals
- Viktor Krauss – engineer, acoustic bass
- Rich Lamb – engineer
- Dennis McDermott – percussion, drums
- Sara Milonovich – violin, viola, engineer, harmony vocals, string arrangements, baritone violin
- Brian John Mitchell – organ (hammond), wurlitzer
- John Putnam – pedal steel, electric guitar, tiple
- Lincoln Schleifer – electric bass, engineer
- Richard Shindell – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, percussion, piano, electric bass, electric guitar, vocals, engineer, harmony vocals, cajon, piano strings, 12 strigs electric guitar
- Ben Wittman – percussion, cymbals, drums, tom-tom, shaker
[edit] Mariana's EP
Mariana's EP: Alt Versions and No Shows from Not Far Now is a limited edition release with alternate versions and outtakes from Not Far Now. It was first made available to participants in Shindell's fan-based financing program for Not Far Now. It has since been available as a download only from his web site.
Track listing:
- "Get Up Clara" (Alt mix) - 3:05
- "Balloon Man" (Alt version) - 4:28
- "Mariana's Table" (Alt version) - 5:06
- "State of the Union" (Demo version) - 5:24
- "I Am" (Unreleased) - 3:52
- "Hideous Grin" (Previously unreleased) - 4:31
[edit] References
- ^ William Ruhlmann, Review: Not Far Now, Allmusic.com
- ^ Daniel Garrett, Art and Craft:Richard Shindell, Not Far Now, The Compulsive Reader
- ^ Review: Richard Shindell, Not Far Now, CountryChart.com, September, 2009
- ^ Sarah Craig, "Stretching The Boundaries of Conventional Reality" [Review], FolkWax, July 16, 2009 (link requires free subscription)
- ^ Steve Horowitz, Richard Shindell: Not Far Now, PopMatters.com, April 27, 2009
- ^ Craig Bonnell, Richard Shindell - Not Far Now, Songs:Illinois, March 2009
- ^ Rob Weir, Valley Advocate/Northhampton, April 29,2000
