Nether Lands is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1977. 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" – 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)
  • 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)

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