The High Above and the Down Below
| The High Above and the Down Below | ||||
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| Studio album by Cliff Eberhardt | ||||
| Released | April 10, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
| Genre | folk, singer–songwriter | |||
| Length | 39:48 | |||
| Label | Red House | |||
| Producer | Eric Peltoniemi | |||
| Cliff Eberhardt chronology | ||||
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The High Above and the Down Below is the seventh studio album by contemporary folk singer–songwriter Cliff Eberhardt. It was released on Red House Records on April 10, 2007. It is Eberhardt's first album in five years and follows a lengthy recovery from serious injuries Eberhardt suffered in a 2002 auto accident.[1][2]
Recording[edit]
The album was recorded live-in-studio and produced by Eric Peltoniemi. Only a few overdubs were added (mostly doubling Eberhardt's own slide guitar work to his own guitar playing). Eberhardt says, "This is the recording that I always wanted to make."[3] The musicians featured include Eberhardt (vocals & guitars), Richard Dworsky (piano, B3, Rhodes), Gordy Johnson (basses), and J. T. Bates (drums).
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Dirty Linen | (favorable)[4] |
| Folkwax | (8/10)[1] |
| Music Matters | (favorable)[5] |
| Sing Out! | (favorable)[2] |
The album received favorable reviews,[1][2][4][5] and made at least one critic's list of best albums of the year.[6] The album debuted at #12, on the Folk Radio Airplay chart for April 2007.[7]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Cliff Eberhardt
- "The High Above and the Down Below" - 3:14
- "Missing You" - 2:43
- "It's Home Everywhere I Go" - 3:28
- "The Next Big Thing" - 3:15
- "The Right Words" - 4:52
- "After the Rain Falls" - 2:14
- "Assembly Line" - 3:55
- "Dug Your Own Grave" - 2:57
- "Let This Whole Thing Burn" - 3:18
- "New Is What's Come Over You" - 4:04
- "I'm All Right" - 2:34
- "Goodbye Again" - 3:09
Credits[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- Cliff Eberhardt - vocals & acoustic & electric guitars
- Richard Dworsky - piano, Hammond B3 organ, Rhodes piano
- Gordy Johnson - electric and acoustic bass
- J. T. Bates - drums and percussion
- Matt Zimmermann - congas on "After the Rain Falls"
Production[edit]
- Produced by Eric Peltoniemi
- recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mathew Zimmerman at Wild Sound, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Assisted by Gerard Boissy
- Additional input from Chris Frymire
Artwork[edit]
- Photography - Jim Herrington
- Layout and design - Eric Peltoniemi
- Cover concept - Cliff Eberhardt
Other[edit]
- Bookings - Steve Lindquist
- Management - Stephen Garvan/Garvan Management
Charts[edit]
| date | chart | peak |
|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Folk Radio Airplay Chart | 12 [7] |
Releases[edit]
| year | format | label | catalog # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CD | Red House | RHR CD 199 |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Arthur Wood, "Back at the Wheel" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Folkwax, May 16, 2007
- ^ a b c Scott Sheldon, "Off the Beaten Track: Cliff Eberhardt - The High Above and the Down Below", Sing Out!, Winter 2008 (link to article on BNET)
- ^ Cliff Eberhardt, liner notes for The High Above and the Down Below (RHR CD 199), Red House Records, Inc., 2007
- ^ a b Craig Harris, "Review: Cliff Eberhardt - The High Above and the Down Below", Dirty Linen, 132, October–November 2007
- ^ a b Michael Devlin, "Review: Cliff Eberhardt - The High Above and the Down Below", Music Matters Review, 24
- ^ Ken Barnes, Edna Gundersen, Steve Jones, Elysa Gardner and Brian Mansfield, "The Best, the Worst, the Weirdest", USA Today, December 23, 2007
- ^ a b Richard Gillmann, "Top Albums of April 2007" Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, as determined by FolkDJ-L playlists, folkradio.org
