''Reunion Hill'' is a 1997 album by singer-songwriter

Richard Shindell Richard Shindell (born August 3, 1960) is an American folk singer, songwriter, producer, and musician. Shindell grew up in Port Washington, New York, and now lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife, Lila Caimari, a university profess ...

. It was Shindell's third and final studio album for

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. ''Allmusic'' calls the album "songcraft at its finest." The album includes a cover of "I'll Be Here in the Morning" by

Townes Van Zandt John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter.

who died earlier that same year. Shindell composed the title song in 1996 for

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, who later included it on her ''

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'' album. It was also covered by

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on their 2011 CD '' Festival Bell'' and

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on their 2012 album '' Wake the Union''. The song is written from the perspective of a

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widow. Baez also covered "Money for Floods" on ''Gone From Danger''.

Track listing

All songs by Richard Shindell except where noted # "The Next Best Western" – 4:35 # "Smiling" (

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, Shindell) – 4:43 # "May" – 4:37 # "I Saw My Youth Today" – 3:18 # "Reunion Hill" – 4:28 # "Beyond the Iron Gate" – 5:24 # "Darkness, Darkness" (

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) – 3:56 # "Money for Floods" – 3:46 # "Easy Street" – 3:58 # "The Weather" – 3:49 # "I'll Be Here in the Morning" (

Townes Van Zandt John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter.

) – 4:18

Personnel

Musicians: *

– vocals, acoustic guitar, harmony, percussion *

– acoustic, electric and baritone guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel, fiddle, percussion *

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– harmony * Frank Vilardi – drums, percussion *

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– piano, Hammond B3, harmonium, accordion * Dave Richards – electric and upright bass * Robby Walsh – Bodhran * Teresa Williams – harmony Production * Produced by Larry Campbell * Recorded by Tim Conklin at Sorcerer Sound New York City * and by Al Hemberger, Matt Baxter and Roy Matthews at The Loft

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* Mixed at The Loft by Larry Campbell, Al Hemberger, and Richard Shindell

References

1997 albums Albums produced by Larry Campbell (musician) Richard Shindell albums {{1990s-folk-album-stub