Reunion Hill is a 1997 album by singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. It was Shindell's third and final studio album for Shanachie Records. Allmusic calls the album "songcraft at its finest." The album includes a cover of "I'll Be Here in the Morning" by Townes Van Zandt who died earlier that same year.
Shindell composed the title song in 1996 for Joan Baez, who later included it on her Gone From Danger album. It was also covered by Fairport Convention on their 2011 CD Festival Bell and Show of Hands on their 2012 album Wake the Union. The song is written from the perspective of a Civil War widow. Baez also covered "Money for Floods" on Gone From Danger.
"The Next Best Western" describes a long drive along Interstate 80 including Ohio KLOF https://klofmag.com/2019/06/interview-richard-shindell/ and references Christian radio. The song has been covered by Phil Beer of Show of Hands, Lucy Wainwright Roche and others.Second Hand Songs https://secondhandsongs.com/work/267824/all
Track listing All songs by Richard Shindell except where noted "The Next Best Western" – 4:35 "Smiling" (Larry Campbell, Shindell) – 4:43 "May" – 4:37 "I Saw My Youth Today" – 3:18 "Reunion Hill" – 4:28 "Beyond the Iron Gate" – 5:24 "Darkness, Darkness" (Jesse Colin Young) – 3:56 "Money for Floods" – 3:46 "Easy Street" – 3:58 "The Weather" – 3:49 "I'll Be Here in the Morning" (Townes Van Zandt) – 4:18
Personnel Musicians: Richard Shindell – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmony, percussion Larry Campbell – acoustic, electric and baritone guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel, fiddle, percussion Lucy Kaplansky – harmony Frank Vilardi – drums, percussion Radoslav Lorković – piano, Hammond B3, harmonium, accordion Dave Richards – electric and upright bass Robby Walsh – Bodhran Teresa Williams – harmony
Production Produced by Larry Campbell Recorded by Tim Conklin at Sorcerer Sound New York City and by Al Hemberger, Matt Baxter and Roy Matthews at The Loft Bronxville, New York Mixed at The Loft by Larry Campbell, Al Hemberger, and Richard Shindell
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