Down on the River is a bluegrass and old-time music album by John Hartford, released in 1989.
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Reception
Music critic Thom Owen, writing for AllMusic, wrote of the album "Hartford's approach may be too kitschy for some -- after all, there are several songs driven by calliope -- yet it's a thoroughly entertaining album for listeners that share his obsessions, or at least his fondness for fine, old-timey banjo."
Track listing
All songs by John Hartford.
"Here I Am in Love Again" – 2:37
"Bring Your Clothes Back Home" – 2:31
"I Wish We Had Our Time Again" – 2:54
"All I Got Is Gone Away" – 1:49
"Delta Queen Waltz" – 3:49
"Old Time River Man" – 3:37
"Men All Want to Be Hoboes" – 2:38
"Right in the Middle (Of Falling in Love)" – 3:13
"There'll Never Be Another You" – 2:55
"Little Boy" – 2:33
"General Jackson" – 1:45
Personnel
John Hartford – fiddle, banjo, vocals
Mark Howard – guitar
Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass
Holly O'Dell – fiddle, vocals
Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, vocals
Margaret Archer – vocals
Chris Ballinger – vocals
Dale Ballinger – vocals
Benny Martin – vocals
Curly Seckler – vocals
Production notes:
Jack Clement – producer
John Hartford – producer, lettering, art direction
Roger Jackson – engineer
Mark Howard – engineer, mixing
Jim McGuire – photography