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Album: The Red Thread
# Song Title   Time
1)    I Had Something More Info... 0:04
2)    Line in the Sand More Info... 0:04
3)    Love Song / New York More Info... 0:04
4)    This Is Home More Info... 0:04
5)    Off and Running More Info... 0:03
6)    Land of the Living More Info... 0:04
7)    Cowboy Singer More Info... 0:04
8)    Hole in My Head More Info... 0:03
9)    The Red Thread More Info... 0:03
10)    Brooklyn Train More Info... 0:03
 

Album: The Red Thread
# Song Title   Time
1)    I Had Something More Info... 0:04
2)    Line in the Sand More Info... 0:04
3)    Love Song / New York More Info... 0:04
4)    This Is Home More Info... 0:04
5)    Off and Running More Info... 0:03
6)    Land of the Living More Info... 0:04
7)    Cowboy Singer More Info... 0:04
8)    Hole in My Head More Info... 0:03
9)    The Red Thread More Info... 0:03
10)    Brooklyn Train More Info... 0:03
 
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  • Personnel includes: Lucy Kaplansky (vocals, acoustic guitar); John Herrington (electric guitar); Zev Katz (bass); Ben Wittman (drums).
  • Recorded at RPM Studios, New York, New York in June 2003.
  • Personnel: Lucy Kaplansky (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Lucy Kaplansky; Ben Wittman (piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, drums, drum set, percussion); Jon Herington (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, harmonium); Duke Levine (electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, slide guitar, National guitar, mandola, mandolin); Zev Katz (baritone guitar); Andy Ezrin (piano); Brian Mitchell (organ); Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Jonatha Brooke, Richard Shindell (background vocals).
  • Audio Mixer: Ben Wisch.
  • Liner Note Author: Lucy Kaplansky.
  • Recording information: 7th Avenue Productions (06/2003); Knoop Music (06/2003); Nursery (06/2003); RPM Studios, New York, NY (06/2003); The Work In Progress (06/2003).
  • Photographer: C. Taylor Crothers.
  • Arrangers: Ben Wittman; Jon Herington; Zev Katz; Duke Levine.
  • From folksinger to clinical psychologist and back to folksinger, Kaplansky has experienced life, and proves you can have it all. One of the themes of this disc is the Chinese child she and her husband have adopted, and the way being a parent will change her and her relationships, explored lovingly on "I Had Something" and the title track. But she's also looking outside herself, concerned with the world, and out of that comes one of the most insightful post- 9/11 songs, "Land of the Living," which focuses on humans, not theories and abstractions. "Line in the Sand," about Iraq, doesn't work as well, however, and "Brooklyn Train" ends up being reminiscent of For the Roses-era Joni Mitchell. Kaplansky has always offered a wide range of covers on her albums, and this follows the pattern, from the heartbreaking "Cowboy Singer" by the late Dave Carter to a rocked-up "Off and Running" from the pen of James McMurtry. As usual, she's supported by her longtime bandmates, who often supply glistening arrangements to frame her supple voice (although drums and bass add absolutely nothing to "Cowboy Singer" -- in fact, they detract from it). That she's a talent is beyond question, and with "Land of the Living," she's surpassed herself as a writer. ~ Chris Nickson
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