''There and Back Again'' was the first album by

Vertical Horizon Vertical Horizon is an American alternative rock band, formed in Washington, D.C. Vocalists and guitarists Matt Scannell and Keith Kane started the band in 1991 when they were students at Georgetown University. The band have undergone multiple ...

, released independently in 1992, and later re-released in 1999 by

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. At the time, the band consisted solely of

Matthew Scannell Matthew B. Scannell (born February 10, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Scannell is the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and founding member of the alternative rock band Vertical Hor ...

and

Keith Kane Vertical Horizon is an American alternative rock band, formed in Washington, D.C. Vocalists and guitarists Matt Scannell and Keith Kane started the band in 1991 when they were students at Georgetown University. The band have undergone multiple ...

, who together did all the

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, and producing for the album, as well as playing all

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used (mostly

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, with little

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and

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). The name was taken from the subtitle of ''

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'' by

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Track listing

#"Trying to Find Purpose" (Scannell) - 3:16 #"Children's Lullaby" (Kane) - 5:20 #"Footprints in the Snow" (Scannell) - 3:29 #"Love's Light" (Kane) - 3:37 #"The Mountain Song" (Scannell) - 2:51 #"Prayer for an Innocent Man" (Kane) - 3:34 #"Lines Upon Your Face" (Scannell) - 5:28 #"Willingly" (Kane) - 4:46 #"On the Sea" (Scannell) - 4:47 #"Liberty" (Kane) - 3:05

Personnel

Vertical Horizon * Keith Kane – vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion, production, engineering *

– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitars, keyboards, drum programming, production, engineering, cover photography Additional personnel * James Hemingway – digital editing and mastering * Katie Symons – art direction * Liz Green – art direction * Amy Morse – cover photography

References

1992 albums Vertical Horizon albums RCA Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub