Over the Hills
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Over the Hills is the sixth solo album by New York
singer–songwriter
Lucy Kaplansky
, released in 2007. 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.
New York City
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singer–songwriter
Singer–songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Lucy Kaplansky
Lucy Kaplansky
Lucy Kaplansky is an American folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky also has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University.-Biography:...
, released in 2007. 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
Irving Kaplansky
Irving Kaplansky was a Canadian mathematician.-Biography:He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, after his parents emigrated from Poland and attended the University of Toronto as an undergraduate. After receiving his Ph.D...
, and Red House Records
Red House Records
Red House Records is an American independent record label specializing in folk music and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.The label was originally created in 1981 by Greg Brown as a method to distribute his own music, and is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where he was living...
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.
Track listing
Unless noted otherwise, lyrics by Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Litvin, music by Lucy Kaplansky- "Manhattan Moon" – 3:54
- Larry Campbell - pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
- Duke LevineDuke LevineDuke Levine is an American guitarist known primarily for his rock and country music playing as a session musician. He has recorded and performed with Shawn Colvin, Lucy Kaplansky, Bill Morrissey, Jonatha Brooke, John Gorka, Jeanie Stahl, Ellis Paul, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Slaid Cleaves and many...
- mandolaMandolaThe mandola or tenor mandola is a fretted, stringed musical instrument. It is to the mandolin what the viola is to the violin: the four double courses of strings tuned in fifths to the same pitches as the viola , a fifth lower than a mandolin... - Stephan Crump - acoustic bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
- Ben Wittman - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, harmoniumHarmoniumA harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion... - Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, background vocals
- Larry Campbell - pedal steel guitar
- "Amelia" – 4:08
- Larry Campbell - electric slide guitar, acoustic guitar
- Duke Levine - electric guitar
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Ben Wittman - drum setDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, 12-string electric guitar - Lucy Kaplansky - background vocals
- "More Than This" (Bryan FerryBryan FerryBryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
) – 4:22- Larry Campbell - pedal steel guitar
- Duke Levine - National steel guitar
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Ben Wittman - harmonium
- Jonatha BrookeJonatha BrookeJonatha Brooke is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Illinois.Her music merges elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and complex harmonies...
- background vocals - Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar
- "Ring of Fire" (June CarterJune Carter CashValerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
, Merle KilgoreMerle KilgoreWyatt Merle Kilgore was an American singer, songwriter, and manager.-Early life:Although born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Merle Kilgore was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the son of Wyatt and Gladys B. Kilgore...
) – 4:25- Larry Campbell - electric guitar
- Duke Levine - electric guitar
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Ben Wittman - drum set, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
- Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- "Swimming Song" (Loudon Wainwright IIILoudon Wainwright IIILoudon Snowden Wainwright III is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, brother of Sloan Wainwright, and the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.To...
) – 3:01- Larry Campbell - fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, National steel guitar - Duke Levine - electric guitar
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Ben Wittman - percussion
- Charles GiordanoCharles GiordanoCharles Giordano is an American keyboardist and accordionist. Giordano is known primarily as the newest member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing keyboards and organ following the serious illness and subsequent death of longtime E Street organist Danny Federici in 2008...
- accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.... - Richard ShindellRichard ShindellRichard Shindell is an American folk songwriter. Shindell grew up in Port Washington, New York. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife, a university professor, and their children....
-background vocals - Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Larry Campbell - fiddle
- "Today's the Day" – 3:11
- Ben Wittman - harmonium
- Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- "Over the Hills" – 3:45
- Charlie Giordano - accordion
- Jon HeringtonJon HeringtonJon Herington is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer, most known for being a session musician. Currently, he is known for being Steely Dan's lead guitarist...
- acoustic guitar - Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Eliza GilkysonEliza GilkysonEliza Gilkyson is an Austin, Texas-based folk musician. She is the daughter of songwriter and folk musician Terry Gilkyson and Jane Gilkyson. She is the sister of guitarist Tony Gilkyson, who played with the Los Angeles-based bands Lone Justice and X...
- background vocals - Ben Wittman - harmonium
- Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- "Somewhere Trouble Don't Go" (Julie MillerJulie MillerJulie Miller is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Buddy Miller in 1981...
) – 3:31- Larry Campbell - electric slide guitar
- Duke Levine - mandola
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Ben Wittman - percussion
- Buddy MillerBuddy MillerBuddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee...
- background vocals - Lucy Kaplansky - background vocals
- "Someday Soon" (Ian TysonIan TysonIan Tyson CM, AOE is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Four Strong Winds". He was also one half of the duo Ian & Sylvia.-Career:Tyson was born to British immigrants in Victoria in 1933, and grew up in Duncan B.C...
) – 4:01- Larry Campbell - mandolin, DobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
- Jon Herrington - electric guitar
- Duke Levine - acoustic 12-string guitar
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Ben Wittman - drum set, harmonium
- Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar
- Larry Campbell - mandolin, Dobro
- "The Gift" – 3:43
- Larry Campbell - pedal steel guitar
- Duke Levine - electric mandolin
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Ben Wittman - floor tomFloor tomA floor tom is a double-headed tom-tom drum which usually stands on the floor on three legs. However, they can also be attached to a cymbal stand with a drum clamp....
- Richard Shindell - background vocals
- Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar
Charts
| date | chart | peak |
|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Folk Radio Airplay Chart | 1 |
Production
- Produced by Ben Wittman
- Arranged by Ben Wittman, Larry Campbell, Stephan Crump, & Duke Levine
- Recorded in August 2006 in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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
Artwork
- Graphic design - Carla Leighton for Gloo Design, NY
- Photography - C. Taylor Crothers
- Back cover photo - Rick Litvin
- Hair & Makeup - Jim Crawford
External links
- Over the Hills page at Red House RecordsRed House RecordsRed House Records is an American independent record label specializing in folk music and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.The label was originally created in 1981 by Greg Brown as a method to distribute his own music, and is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where he was living...