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2009 studio album by Richard Shindell
Not Far Now
Studio album by Richard Shindell
ReleasedApril 7, 2009
GenreFolk
LabelSignature Sounds
ProducerGreg Anderson & Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell chronology
South of Delia
(2007) 		Not Far Now
(2009) 		Careless
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Compulsive Reader(favorable)
CountryChart(favorable)
FolkWax(8/10)
PopMatters(7/10)
Songs:Illinois(favorable)
Valley Advocate(favorable)
LyricQuill

Not Far Now is Richard Shindell's eighth studio album and sixth album of original material.

Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Shindell except where noted.

  1. "Parasol Ants" – 3:46
  2. "A Juggler Out In Traffic" – 4:35
  3. "Gethsemani Goodbye" – 4:14
  4. "¿Que Hago Ahora?" (Silvio Rodríguez) – 2:25
  5. "Bye Bye" – 4:02
  6. "Mariana's Table" – 4:36
  7. "State Of The Union" – 5:17
  8. "One Man's Arkansas" – 4:26
  9. "Get Up Clara" – 3:05
  10. "The Mountain" (Dave Carter) – 3:55
  11. "Balloon Man" – 4:11

Personnel

  • Alejandro Baccarat – photography
  • Mark Dann – engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Meghan Dewar – design, layout design
  • Seth Glier – Hammond organ
  • 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 Mitchell – Hammond organ, 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 string electric guitar
  • Ben Wittman – percussion, cymbals, drums, tom-tom, shaker

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

  1. "Get Up Clara" (Alt mix) – 3:05
  2. "Balloon Man" (Alt version) – 4:28
  3. "Mariana's Table" (Alt version) – 5:06
  4. "State of the Union" (Demo version) – 5:24
  5. "I Am" (Unreleased) – 3:52
  6. "Hideous Grin" (Previously unreleased) – 4:31

References

  1. William Ruhlmann, Review: Not Far Now, AllMusic.com
  2. Daniel Garrett, Art and Craft:Richard Shindell, Not Far Now, The Compulsive Reader
  3. Review: Richard Shindell, Not Far Now, CountryChart.com, September, 2009
  4. Sarah Craig, "Stretching The Boundaries of Conventional Reality" , FolkWax, July 16, 2009 (link requires free subscription)
  5. Steve Horowitz, Richard Shindell: Not Far Now, PopMatters.com, April 27, 2009
  6. Craig Bonnell, Richard Shindell - Not Far Now, Songs:Illinois, March 2009
  7. Rob Weir, Valley Advocate/Northampton, April 29, 2000
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