Down in the Cellar is the fourteenth studio album by Al Stewart, released in 2000 in Europe by EMI. It was released in 2001 by Miramar in the US. It was re-released in 2007 with bonus tracks by Collectors' Choice Music.
Its primary theme is that of wine, and almost all the songs on the album refer to various varieties of the alcoholic beverage, including Chardonnay and Shiraz.
Track listing All tracks by Al Stewart except where noted.
"Waiting for Margaux" – 4:35 "Tasting History" (Laurence Juber, Stewart) – 4:05 "Down in the Cellars" – 3:10 "Turning It into Water" – 4:36 "Soho" (Bert Jansch) – 4:00 "The Night That the Band Got the Wine" – 6:09 "Millie Brown" – 2:40 "Under a Wine-Stained Moon" – 3:34 "Franklin's Table" – 4:24 "House of Clocks" – 3:00 "Sergio" – 3:20 "Toutes les Etoiles" – 2:11 "The Shiraz Shuffle" (Juber, Stewart) – 1:55
2007 Re-release bonus tracks "Dark Side" "Belsize Blues"
Personnel Simon Boswell – viola Ramon Breton – mastering assistant Steve Chapman – management Jim Cox – piano, organ Bruce Dukov – violin Joe Gastwirt – mastering Dominic Genova – electric bass, bass Jimmy Hoyson – assistant David P. Jackson – accordion ("Sergio") Michael Jochum – percussion, drums Laurence Juber – acoustic guitar, arranger, electric guitar, producer, engineer Avi Kipper – engineer David Low – cello Rachel Purkin – violin Lori Stoll – photography Peter White – accordion ("Toutes Les Etoiles")
Sources Down in the Cellar at www.alstewart.com