The Other Side (Chris Hillman album)

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The Other Side
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ReleasedJune 21, 2005
RecordedJanuary 2005
Genre Country
Label Sovereign Artists
Producer Herb Pedersen
Chris Hillman chronology
Like a Hurricane
(1998)
The Other Side
(2005)
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The Other Side is a Chris Hillman album, released in 2005. [2] [3] It contains a countryfied version of The Byrds 1966 single, "Eight Miles High." [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Eight Miles High" (Clark, Crosby, McGuinn) – 4:05
  2. "True Love" (Hill, Hillman) – 2:23
  3. "Drifting" (Hill, Hillman) – 3:22
  4. "The Other Side" (Hill, Hillman) – 3:04
  5. "Heaven Is My Home" (Hill, Hillman) – 2:23
  6. "Touch Me" (Hill, Hillman) – 3:55
  7. "The Wheel" (Hill, Hillman) – 3:14
  8. "True He's Gone" (Sullivan) – 4:28
  9. "Heavenly Grace" (Hill, Hillman) – 2:44
  10. "It Doesn't Matter" (Hill, Hillman, Stills) – 3:01
  11. "Missing You" (Hillman, Russell, Sellers) – 3:56
  12. "The Water Is Wide" – (4:33)
  13. "I Know I Need You" (Hill, Hillman) – 3:10
  14. "Our Savior's Hands" (Hill, Hillman) – 4:24

A 15th track, "Old Rockin' Chair" was briefly available as a bonus track on the downloadable version of the CD. It hasn't been made available ever since.

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Deming, Mark. "The Other Side - Chris Hillman | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. Oksenhorn, Stewart. "Chris Hillman finds Hillbilly Heaven". www.aspentimes.com.
  3. https://www.nodepression.com/album-reviews/chris-hillman-the-other-side/
  4. Sweeting, Adam (June 3, 2005). "CD: Chris Hillman, The Other Side" via www.theguardian.com.