Not Far Now

Not Far Now
Studio album by Richard Shindell
Released	Apr 7, 2009
Genre	Folk
Label	Signature Sounds
Producer	Greg Anderson & Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell chronology
South of Delia (2007) Not Far Now (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Compulsive Reader	(favorable)[2]
CountryChart	(favorable)[3]
FolkWax	(8/10)[4]
PopMatters	(7/10)[5]
Songs:Illinois	(favorable)[6]
Valley Advocate	(favorable)[7]
LyricQuill

Not Far Now is Richard Shindell's eighth album (sixth of original material.)

Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Shindell except were noted

1. "Parasol Ants" – 3:46
2. "A Juggler Out In Traffic" – 4:35
3. "Gethsemani Goodbye" – 4:14
4. "¿Que Hago Ahora?" (Silvio Rodríguez) – 2:25
5. "Bye Bye" – 4:02
6. "Mariana's Table" – 4:36
7. "State Of The Union" – 5:17
8. "One Man's Arkansas" – 4:26
9. "Get Up Clara" – 3:05
10. "The Mountain" (Dave Carter) – 3:55
11. "Balloon Man" – 4:11

Personnel

• Alejandro Baccarat – photography
• Mark Dann – engineer, mastering, mixing
• Meghan Dewar – design, layout design
• Seth Glier – organ (hammond)
• Lisa Gutkin – baritone violin
• Steve Holley – drums, tambourine, claves, cajon, shaker, cowbell
• Lucy Kaplansky – harmony vocals
• Viktor Krauss – engineer, acoustic bass
• Rich Lamb – engineer
• Dennis McDermott – percussion, drums
• Sara Milonovich – violin, viola, engineer, harmony vocals, string arrangements, baritone violin
• Brian John Mitchell – organ (hammond), wurlitzer
• John Putnam – pedal steel, electric guitar, tiple
• Lincoln Schleifer – electric bass, engineer
• Richard Shindell – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, percussion, piano, electric bass, electric guitar, vocals, engineer, harmony vocals, cajon, piano strings, 12 strigs electric guitar
• Ben Wittman – percussion, cymbals, drums, tom-tom, shaker

Mariana's EP

Mariana's EP: Alt Versions and No Shows from Not Far Now is a limited edition release with alternate versions and outtakes from Not Far Now. It was first made available to participants in Shindell's fan-based financing program for Not Far Now. It has since been available as a download only from his web site.

Track listing:

1. "Get Up Clara" (Alt mix) - 3:05
2. "Balloon Man" (Alt version) - 4:28
3. "Mariana's Table" (Alt version) - 5:06
4. "State of the Union" (Demo version) - 5:24
5. "I Am" (Unreleased) - 3:52
6. "Hideous Grin" (Previously unreleased) - 4:31

References

1. William Ruhlmann, Review: Not Far Now, Allmusic.com
2. Daniel Garrett, Art and Craft:Richard Shindell, Not Far Now, The Compulsive Reader
3. Review: Richard Shindell, Not Far Now, CountryChart.com, September, 2009
4. Sarah Craig, "Stretching The Boundaries of Conventional Reality" [Review], FolkWax, July 16, 2009 (link requires free subscription)
5. Steve Horowitz, Richard Shindell: Not Far Now, PopMatters.com, April 27, 2009
6. Craig Bonnell, Richard Shindell - Not Far Now, Songs:Illinois, March 2009
7. Rob Weir, Valley Advocate/Northampton, April 29, 2000