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.
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."Cliff Eberhardt, liner notes for The High Above and the Down Below (RHR CD 199), Red House Records, Inc., 2007 The musicians featured include Eberhardt (vocals & guitars), Richard Dworsky (piano, B3, Rhodes), Gordy Johnson (basses), and J. T. Bates (drums).
Reception
The album received favorable reviews, and made at least one critic's list of best albums of the year.Ken Barnes, Edna Gundersen, Steve Jones, Elysa Gardner and Brian Mansfield, "The Best, the Worst, the Weirdest", USA Today, December 23, 2007 The album debuted at #12, on the Folk Radio Airplay chart for April 2007.Richard Gillmann, "Top Albums of April 2007" , as determined by FolkDJ-L playlists, folkradio.org
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
Musicians 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 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 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
Releases year format label catalog # 2007 CD Red House RHR CD 199
External links The High Above and the Down Below, page at Red House Records
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