Nether Lands

Not to be confused with Netherlands.

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Nether Lands is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). The album title is a play on Nederland, Colorado, the location of one of the studios used to record the album. Nederland is the Dutch name for the country known in English as the Netherlands.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg.

1. "Nether Lands" – 5:32
2. "Once upon a Time" – 3:38
3. "Dancing Shoes" – 3:28
4. "Lessons Learned" – 4:52
5. "Loose Ends" – 5:23
6. "Love Gone By" – 3:04
7. "Promises Made" – 3:18
8. "Give Me Some Time" – 3:20
9. "Scarecrow's Dream" – 4:10
10. "Sketches" – 3:32
11. "False Faces" – 4:52

Personnel

• Dan Fogelberg – vocals, electric and acoustic pianos, ARP synthesizer, electric and acoustic guitars, orchestral arrangement (1), finger cymbals (3), pipe organ (5), organ (6), sleigh bells and harpsichord (9)
• Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums (2, 6, 7, 8, 11), percussion (8)
• Dominic Frontiere – orchestral arrangements and conductor (1, 11), arrangement (10)
• Don Henley – harmony vocals (2, 5, 6)
• Russ Kunkel – drums and congas (4)
• Joe Lala – congas (6)
• Frank Marocco – accordion (3)
• Norbert Putnam – bass guitar, string quartet arrangement (3)
• J.D. Souther – harmony vocals (5), backing vocals (11)
• John Stronach – maracas and tambourine (7)
• Joe Vitale – drums (5)
• Joe Walsh – rhythm electric guitar (5)
• Tim Weisberg – flute (8)

Production

• Produced by Dan Fogelberg and Norbert Putnam
• Mix down engineer: Marty Lewis
• Assistant Engineers: Jeff Guercio, Mark Guercio, John Henning, Marty Lewis, Bruce Hensal, Gary Landinsky.
• Recorded at:
  • Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
  • Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
  • Quadrafonic Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
  • The Record Plant, Sausalito, California
  • North Star Studios, Boulder, Colorado
• Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee

Other credits

• Photography by Andy Katz, Boulder, Colorado
• Design by Kosh
• Interior painting by Dan Fogelberg

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Pop Albums	13