title: Not Far Now
text: # 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
  