Nether Lands

Not to be confused with Netherlands.For other uses, see Netherlands (disambiguation).

Nether Lands
Studio album by Dan Fogelberg
Released	May 1977 [1]
Recorded	Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado, The Record Plant, Los Angeles and Sausalito, Quadraphonic Sound Studios, Nashville and North Star Studio, Boulder, Colorado [1]
Genre	Soft rock
Length	43:59
Label	Full Moon/Epic
Producer	Dan Fogelberg and Norbert Putnam
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Captured Angel (1975) Nether Lands (1977) Twin Sons of Different Mothers (1978)
Singles from Nether Lands
"Love Gone By" Released: 1977 "Nether Lands" Released: 1977

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Nether Lands is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1977. ^[4] The album title is a play on Nederland, Colorado, the location of one of the studios used to record the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg.

1. "Nether Lands" – 5:32
2. "Once upon a Time" – 3:38
3. "Dancing Shoes" – 3:28
4. "Lessons Learned" – 4:52
5. "Loose Ends" – 5:23
6. "Love Gone By" – 3:04
7. "Promises Made" – 3:18
8. "Give Me Some Time" – 3:20
9. "Scarecrow's Dream" For Don Quixote, Walt Disney and the Wizard of Oz – 4:10
10. "Sketches" – 3:32
11. "False Faces" – 4:52

Personnel

• Dan Fogelberg – vocals, electric and acoustic pianos, ARP synthesizer, electric and acoustic guitars, orchestral arrangement (1), finger cymbals (3), pipe organ (5), organ (6), sleigh bells and harpsichord (9)
• Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums (2, 6–8, 11), percussion (8)
• Al Perkins – dobro, pedal steel guitar
• Dominic Frontiere – orchestral arrangements and conductor (1, 11), arrangement (10)
• Don Henley – harmony vocals (2, 5, 6)
• Russ Kunkel – drums and congas (4)
• Joe Lala – congas (6)
• Frank Marocco – accordion (3)
• Norbert Putnam – bass guitar, string quartet arrangement (3)
• JD Souther – harmony vocals (5), backing vocals (11)
• John Stronach – maracas and tambourine (7)
• Joe Vitale – drums (5)
• Joe Walsh – rhythm electric guitar (5)
• Tim Weisberg – flute (8)

Production

• Produced by Dan Fogelberg and Norbert Putnam
• Engineer – John Stronach
• Mix-down Engineer – Marty Lewis
• Assistant Engineers – Jeff Guercio, Mark Guercio, John Henning, Marty Lewis, Bruce Hensal and Gary Landinsky.
• Recorded at:
  • Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
  • Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
  • Quadrafonic Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Record Plant, Sausalito, California
  • North Star Studios, Boulder, Colorado
• Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee.

Other credits

• Photography by Andy Katz, Boulder, Colorado.
• Design by John Kosh
• Interior painting by Dan Fogelberg

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Pop Albums [5]	13

References

1. "Nether Lands". Dan Fogelberg Official Website. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
2. AllMusic review
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 254, 255.
4. McParland, Robert (2022). Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s: 150+ Profiles. McFarland, Inc. p. 68.
5. "Dan Fogelberg". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2024.