Not Far Now
# Not Far Now

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Compulsive Reader | (favorable) |
| CountryChart | (favorable) |
| FolkWax | (8/10) |
| PopMatters | (7/10) |
| Songs:Illinois | (favorable) |
| Valley Advocate | (favorable) |
| LyricQuill | |

Not Far Now is Richard Shindell's eighth studio album and sixth album of original material.

## Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Shindell except where noted.

* "Parasol Ants" – 3:46
* "A Juggler Out In Traffic" – 4:35
* "Gethsemani Goodbye" – 4:14
* "¿Que Hago Ahora?" (Silvio Rodríguez) – 2:25
* "Bye Bye" – 4:02
* "Mariana's Table" – 4:36
* "State Of The Union" – 5:17
* "One Man's Arkansas" – 4:26
* "Get Up Clara" – 3:05
* "The Mountain" (Dave Carter) – 3:55
* "Balloon Man" – 4:11

## Personnel

* Alejandro Baccarat – photography
* Mark Dann – engineer, mastering, mixing
* Meghan Dewar – design, layout design
* Seth Glier – Hammond organ
* Lisa Gutkin – baritone violin
* Steve Holley – drums, tambourine, claves, cajon, shaker, cowbell
* Lucy Kaplansky – harmony vocals
* Viktor Krauss – engineer, acoustic bass
* Rich Lamb – engineer
* Dennis McDermott – percussion, drums
* Sara Milonovich – violin, viola, engineer, harmony vocals, string arrangements, baritone violin
* Brian Mitchell – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
* John Putnam – pedal steel, electric guitar, tiple
* Lincoln Schleifer – electric bass, engineer
* Richard Shindell – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, percussion, piano, electric bass, electric guitar, vocals, engineer, harmony vocals, cajon, piano strings, 12 string electric guitar
* Ben Wittman – percussion, cymbals, drums, tom-tom, shaker

## Mariana's EP

Mariana's EP: Alt Versions and No Shows from Not Far Now is a limited edition release with alternate versions and outtakes from Not Far Now. It was first made available to participants in Shindell's fan-based financing program for Not Far Now. It has since been available as a download only from his web site.

### Track listing

* "Get Up Clara" (Alt mix) – 3:05
* "Balloon Man" (Alt version) – 4:28
* "Mariana's Table" (Alt version) – 5:06
* "State of the Union" (Demo version) – 5:24
* "I Am" (Unreleased) – 3:52
* "Hideous Grin" (Previously unreleased) – 4:31
