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

Not Far Now
Studio album by
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[1]
Compulsive Reader(favorable)[2]
CountryChart(favorable)[3]
FolkWax(8/10)[4]
PopMatters(7/10)[5]
Songs:Illinois(favorable)[6]
Valley Advocate(favorable)[7]
LyricQuill

Track listing

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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

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  • 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

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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

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  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

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  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" [Review], 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