Recording
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 (bassses), and J. T. Bates (drums).
Reception
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
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
Artwork
- Photography - Jim Herrington
- Layout and design - Eric Peltoniemi
- Cover concept - Cliff Eberhardt
Other
- Bookings - Steve Lindquist
- Management - Stephen Garvan/Garvan Management
Charts
date | chart | peak |
April 2007 | Folk Radio Airplay Chart | 12 [7] |
Releases
year | format | label | catalog # |
2007 | CD | Red House | RHR CD 199 |
References
- 1 2 3 Arthur Wood, "Back at the Wheel", Folkwax, May 16, 2007
- 1 2 3 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
- 1 2 Craig Harris, "Review: Cliff Eberhardt - The High Above and the Down Below", Dirty Linen, 132, October–November 2007
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 Richard Gillmann, "Top Albums of April 2007", as determined by FolkDJ-L playlists, folkradio.org