ARTiST: Lucy Kaplansky
TiTLE: Over The Hills
LABEL: Red House Records
GENRE: Folk
TiME: 38:04 min
SiZE: 45,10 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Mar-21-2007
RELEASE DATE: Mar-12-2007
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Manhattan Moon 03:55
02. Amelia 04:08
03. More Than This 04:22
04. Ring Of Fire 04:25
05. Swimming Song 03:01
06. Today's The Day 03:12
07. Over The Hills 03:45
08. Somewhere Trouble Don't Go 03:31
09. Someday Soon 04:01
10. The Gift 03:44
Release Notes:
Over the Hills is the most personal recording to
date by New York City singer-songwriter Lucy
Kaplansky and certainly the most accomplished and
realized album in her remarkable catalog.
Rediscovering her musical roots, Lucy returns to a
more acoustic sound that is influenced by the music
she first fell in love with--folk and classic
country.
The release contains a stunning range of material,
from stories about family--those that have gone
before and follow after, of lives lived and roads
traveled--to a compelling collection of classic
songs by other writers, performed with Lucy's
distinctive interpretive sensibility. Over the Hills
is Lucy's story and her reflection upon her times,
connecting to universal themes of love, joy, loss
and dreams for the future.
With two major losses in her life this past
year--her father Irving Kaplansky and mentor Red
House president Bob Feldman--Lucy (along with
co-writer/husband Richard Litvin) was inspired to
write title track "Over the Hills." Encompassing the
themes of the album, it reflects upon the
connections between generations and the journey we
all make beyond the world of our parents. From the
album's opening song "Manhattan Moon" about her joy
in motherhood to "Today's the Day" about saying
goodbye to her dying father, Lucy's new songs are
utterly personal and deeply moving.
Produced by Ben Wittman (Roseanne Cash, Paul Simon),
Over the Hills features a world class band of Larry
Campbell (Bob Dylan Band, Elvis Costello, Emmylou
Harris), Jon Herington (Steely Dan), Duke Levine
(Mary Chapin Carpenter), and noted jazz bassist
Stephan Crump. Lucy is also joined by a parade of
friends, who lend their vocal harmonies--Eliza
Gilkyson, Buddy Miller, Richard Shindell and
Jonathan Brooke.
From the New York skyline to the hills beyond, Over
The Hills is pure Americana, wonderfully raw and
rich with heartache and hope.