Over the Hills

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Over the Hills
Studio album by Lucy Kaplansky
Released March 13, 2007
Recorded August 2006
Genre folk, singer-songwriter
Label Red House Records
Producer Ben Wittman
Professional reviews
Lucy Kaplansky chronology
The Red Thread
(2004)
Over the Hills
(2007)
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Over the Hills is the sixth solo album by New York singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky. The album contains a mix of covers and original songs written with her husband, Rick Litvin.

The album is dedicated to the memories of the artist's father, Irving Kaplansky, and Red House Records founder, Bob Feldman. Several of the songs acknowledge the "gifts" that Kaplansky has received from these men.

Over the Hills topped the Folk Radio Airplay Chart in March 2007.[5]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Unless noted otherwise, lyrics by Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Litvin, music by Lucy Kaplansky

  1. "Manhattan Moon" - 3:54
  2. "Amelia" - 4:08
    • Larry Campbell - electric slide guitar, acoustic guitar
    • Duke Levine - electric guitar
    • Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
    • Ben Wittman - drum set, 12-string electric guitar
    • Lucy Kaplansky - background vocals
  3. "More Than This" (Bryan Ferry) - 4:22
    • Larry Campbell - pedal steel guitar
    • Duke Levine - National steel guitar
    • Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
    • Ben Wittman - harmonium
    • Jonatha Brooke - background vocals
    • Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar
  4. "Ring of Fire" (June Carter, Merle Kilgore) - 4:25
    • Larry Campbell - electric guitar
    • Duke Levine - electric guitar
    • Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
    • Ben Wittman - drum set, organ
    • Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
  5. "Swimming Song" (Loudon Wainwright III) - 3:01
    • Larry Campbell - fiddle, National steel guitar
    • Duke Levine - electric guitar
    • Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
    • Ben Wittman - percussion
    • Charlie Giordano - accordion
    • Richard Shindell -background vocals
    • Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
  6. "Today's the Day" - 3:11
    • Ben Wittman - harmonium
    • Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
  7. "Over the Hills" - 3:45
    • Charlie Giordano - accordion
    • Joh Herington - acoustic guitar
    • Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
    • Eliza Gilkyson - background vocals
    • Ben Wittman - harmonium
    • Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
  8. "Somewhere Trouble Don't Go" (Julie Miller) - 3:31
    • Larry Campbell - electric slide guitar
    • Duke Levine - mandola
    • Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
    • Ben Wittman - percussion
    • Buddy Miller - background vocals
    • Lucy Kaplansky - background vocals
  9. "Someday Soon" (Ian Tyson) - 4:01
    • Larry Campbell - mandolin, Dobro
    • Jon Herrington - electric guitar
    • Duke Levine - acoustic 12-string guitar
    • Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
    • Ben Wittman - drum set, harmonium
    • Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar
  10. "The Gift" - 3:43
    • Larry Campbell - pedal steel guitar
    • Duke Levine - electric mandolin
    • Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
    • Ben Wittman - floor tom
    • Richard Shindell - background vocals
    • Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar

[edit] Charts

date chart peak
March 2007 Folk Radio Airplay Chart[5] 1

[edit] Credits

[edit] Musicians

See track listing above

[edit] Production

  • Produced by Ben Wittman
  • Arranged by Ben Wittman, Larry Campbell, Stephan Crump, & Duke Levine
  • Recorded in August 2006 in New York City at Avatar Recordings
  • Additional recording by Ben Wittman at Wittman Productions
  • Mixed by Ben Wisch at Bailey Building and Loan
  • Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering

[edit] Artwork

  • Graphic design - Carla Leighton for Gloo Design, NY
  • Photography - C. Taylor Crothers
  • Back cover photo - Rick Litvin
  • Hair & Makeup - Jim Crawford

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tom Nelligan, "Over the Hills", Dirty Linen, 131, August-September 2007, p.42
  2. ^ Arthur Wood, "Memories and More" (REQUIRES FREE MEMBERSHIP), Folkwax, April 11, 2007
  3. ^ Steven Stone, "Review: Lucy Kaplansky - Over the Hills"], Vintage Guitar, June 2007
  4. ^ Cathrine P. Lewis, "Review: Lucy Kaplansky - Over the Hills Red House Records", Washington Post, May 4, 2007
  5. ^ a b March 2007 Top Albums, from playlists submitted to FolkDJ-L