Over the Hills

2007 studio album by Lucy Kaplansky

Over the Hills

Studio album by

Lucy Kaplansky

Released

March 13, 2007

Recorded

August 2006

Genre

Folk, singer–songwriter

Label

Red House

Producer

Ben Wittman

Lucy Kaplansky chronology

The Red Thread
(2004)

Over the Hills
(2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Dirty Linen	(favorable) ^[1]
Folkwax	8/10) ^[2]
Vintage Guitar	(favorable)^[3]
The Washington Post	(favorable) ^[4]

Over the Hills is the sixth solo album by New York singer–songwriter Lucy Kaplansky, released in 2007.^[5] 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.^[6]

Track listing

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

"Manhattan Moon" – 3:54
- Larry Campbell - pedal steel guitar
- Duke Levine - mandola
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Ben Wittman - percussion, harmonium
- Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
"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
"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
"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
"Swimming Song" (Loudon Wainwright III) – 3:01
- Larry Campbell - fiddle, National steel guitar
- Duke Levine - electric guitar
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Ben Wittman - percussion
- Charles Giordano - accordion
- Richard Shindell -background vocals
- Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
"Today's the Day" – 3:11
- Ben Wittman - harmonium
- Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
"Over the Hills" – 3:45
- Charlie Giordano - accordion
- Jon Herington - acoustic guitar
- Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
- Eliza Gilkyson - background vocals
- Ben Wittman - harmonium
- Lucy Kaplansky - acoustic guitar, background vocals
"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
"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
"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

Charts

Date	Chart	Peak
March 2007	Folk Radio Airplay Chart^[6]	1

Credits

Musicians

See track listing above

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

Artwork

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

References

^ Tom Nelligan, "Over the Hills", Dirty Linen, 131, August–September 2007, p.42
^ Arthur Wood, "Memories and More" (REQUIRES FREE MEMBERSHIP), Folkwax, April 11, 2007
^ Steven Stone, "Review: Lucy Kaplansky - Over the Hills", Vintage Guitar, June 2007
^ Cathrine P. Lewis, "Review: Lucy Kaplansky - Over the Hills Red House Records", The Washington Post, May 4, 2007
^ Allmusic entry for Over the Hills. Accessed May 4, 2009
^ ^a ^b March 2007 Top Albums, from playlists submitted to FolkDJ-L