# Nether Lands

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***Nether Lands*** is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter [Dan Fogelberg](/source/Dan_Fogelberg), released in 1977.[2] The album title is a play on [Nederland, Colorado](/source/Nederland,_Colorado), the location of one of the studios used to record the album.

## Track listing

All songs written by [Dan Fogelberg](/source/Dan_Fogelberg).

1. "Nether Lands" – 5:32
1. "Once Upon a Time" – 3:38
1. "Dancing Shoes" – 3:28
1. "Lessons Learned" – 4:52
1. "Loose Ends" – 5:23
1. "Love Gone By" – 3:04
1. "Promises Made" – 3:18
1. "Give Me Some Time" – 3:20
1. "Scarecrow's Dream" – 4:10
1. "Sketches" – 3:32
1. "False Faces" – 4:52

## Personnel

- Dan Fogelberg – vocals, [electric](/source/Electric_piano) and [acoustic pianos](/source/Acoustic_piano), [ARP synthesizer](/source/ARP_synthesizer), electric and acoustic guitars, orchestral arrangement (1), finger cymbals (3), [pipe organ](/source/Pipe_organ) (5), organ (6), sleigh bells and [harpsichord](/source/Harpsichord) (9)
- [Kenneth A. Buttrey](/source/Kenneth_A._Buttrey) – drums (2, 6–8, 11), percussion (8)
- [Dominic Frontiere](/source/Dominic_Frontiere) – orchestral arrangements and conductor (1, 11), arrangement (10)
- [Don Henley](/source/Don_Henley) – harmony vocals (2, 5, 6)
- [Russ Kunkel](/source/Russ_Kunkel) – drums and [congas](/source/Conga) (4)
- [Joe Lala](/source/Joe_Lala) – congas (6)
- [Frank Marocco](/source/Frank_Marocco) – [accordion](/source/Accordion) (3)
- [Norbert Putnam](/source/Norbert_Putnam) – bass guitar, string quartet arrangement (3)
- [JD Souther](/source/JD_Souther) – harmony vocals (5), backing vocals (11)
- John Stronach – [maracas](/source/Maraca) and [tambourine](/source/Tambourine) (7)
- [Joe Vitale](/source/Joe_Vitale_(musician)) – drums (5)
- [Joe Walsh](/source/Joe_Walsh) – rhythm electric guitar (5)
- [Tim Weisberg](/source/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](/source/Caribou_Ranch), Nederland, Colorado - [Record Plant Studios](/source/Record_Plant_Studios), Los Angeles, California - Quadrafonic Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee - [Record Plant](/source/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](/source/John_Kosh)
- Interior painting by Dan Fogelberg

## Charts

**Album** – *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_magazine)* (United States)

Year Chart Position 1977 Pop Albums[3] 13

## References

1. ["Nether Lands"](http://www.danfogelberg.com/infonetherlands.html). Dan Fogelberg Official Website. Retrieved May 15, 2011.

1. McParland, Robert (2022). *Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s: 150+ Profiles*. McFarland, Inc. p. 68.

1. ["Dan Fogelberg"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/dan-fogelberg/). *Billboard*. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

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