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{{Infobox album
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| name = The Far Country
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = The Far Country |
| type = studio
| artist = [[Andrew Peterson (musician)|Andrew Peterson]]
Type = [[Album]] |
| cover = Andrew_Peterson_The_Far_Country_album_cover.jpg
Artist = [[Andrew Peterson (musician)|Andrew Peterson]] |
| alt =
Cover = Andrew_Peterson_The_Far_Country_album_cover.jpg |
| released = {{Start date|2005|8|30}}
Released = 2005 |
| recorded = February–May 2005
Genre = [[Contemporary Christian Music]] |
Length = 42:31 |
| venue =
| studio = The Velvet Eagle, Fireside Studios and Submerge Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Label = [[Fervent Records]] |
| genre = [[contemporary Christian music|Christian pop]], [[Christian rock]], [[folk rock]]
Producer = [[Ben Shive]] |
| length = 42:31
Last album = ''[[Andrew Peterson Behold the Lamb of God album|Behold the Lamb of God]]''<br />(2004) |
| label = [[Fervent Records|Fervent]]
This album = '''''The Far Country'''''<br />(2005) |
| producer = [[Ben Shive]]
Next album = ''[[Appendix A: Bootlegs and B Sides]]''<br />(2005)
| prev_title = [[Behold the Lamb of God]]
|}}
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Resurrection Letters, Volume Two]]
| next_year = 2008
}}
'''''The Far Country''''' is the sixth album by the American singer-songwriter [[Andrew Peterson (musician)|Andrew Peterson]], released in 2005. The title is from a quote by Meister Eckhart, a 16th-century German spiritual teacher that says, "God is at home. We are in the far country."<ref>{{cite web|title=Andrew Peterson: Going Far|url=http://www.crosswalk.com/culture/music/andrew-peterson-going-far-1356356.html|website=Crosswalk|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>

==Background==
Peterson worked with [[Ben Shive]], in the production of this album.<ref name="CCM">{{cite web |first=David |last=Mackle |title=Andrew Peterson: ''The Far Country'' |url=http://ht.salemweb.net/ccm/ccmmagazine/pdf/200508.pdf |journal=[[CCM Magazine]] |accessdate=October 6, 2015 |issue=August 2005 |p=44}}</ref> [[Fervent Records]] released the album on August 30, 2005.<ref name="AM Main">{{cite web |first=Jared |last=Johnson |title=The Far Country – Andrew Peterson |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-far-country-mw0001436374 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 6, 2015 |date=August 30, 2005}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r787485|pure_url=yes}} link] |noprose=yes}}
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AM Main"/>
| rev2 = ''[[CCM Magazine]]''
| rev2Score = A<ref name="CCM"/>
| rev3 = [[Christian Broadcasting Network]]
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5|full=Disc Plain red.svg|half=Cercle rouge 100%.svg|empty=Plain Disc 40% grey or 20% black.svg|rating=spin}}<ref name="CBN">{{cite web |first=Jennifer E |last=Jones |title=Peterson, Andrew: ''The Far Country'' |url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/reviews/archive-p.aspx |publisher=[[Christian Broadcasting Network]] |accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Christianity Today]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="CT">{{cite web |first=Russ |last=Breimeier |title=The Far Country |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2005/farcountry.html |journal=[[Christianity Today]] |accessdate=October 6, 2015 |date=August 30, 2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907012207/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2005/farcountry.html |archivedate=September 7, 2009 }}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Cross Rhythms]]
| rev5Score = {{rating|7|10|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=Solid white borderedS.svg|rating=square}}<ref name="CR">{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Rimmer |title=Review: The Far Country – Andrew Peterson |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Andrew_Peterson/The_Far_Country/13909/ |publisher=[[Cross Rhythms]] |accessdate=October 6, 2015 |date=October 3, 2005}}</ref>
| rev6 = Jesus Freak Hideout
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="JFH">{{cite web |first=Laura |last=Nunnery |title=Andrew Peterson, "The Far Country" Review |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheFarCountry.asp |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |accessdate=October 6, 2015 |date=August 15, 2005}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''The Phantom Tollbooth''
| rev7Score = 4.5/5<ref name="PT">{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Dalton |title=Peterson, Andrew – The Far Country |url=http://www.tollbooth.org/2005/reviews/ap.html |journal=The Phantom Tollbooth |accessdate=October 6, 2015 |date=July 27, 2005}}</ref>
}}


Awarding the album four and a half stars at [[AllMusic]], Jared Johnson states, "The Far Country saw Andrew Peterson going to great lengths to create a thought-provoking acoustic concept album, a sparkling feat indeed considering how dry the CCM-folk well had run by 2005."<ref name="AM Main"/> David Mackle, rating the album an A for ''[[CCM Magazine]]'', writes, "''The Far Country'', exudes a pride swallowing intimacy that begs you to bend your ear its way and then pushes you
'''''The Far Country''''' is the sixth [[album]] by the [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[Andrew Peterson (musician)]], released in 2005.
toward hope...Peterson is writing his own legacy, and you need to hear it."<ref name="CCM"/> Giving the album four and a half stars from ''[[Christianity Today]]'', Russ Breimeier says, "Peterson excels with relatable lyrics grounded in both Scripture and everyday life, thus communicating timeless truths, rather than merely reciting them."<ref name="CT"/> Jennifer E. Jones, indicating in a four spins review by [[Christian Broadcasting Network]], replies, "His signature sound of quiet folk has barely changed a note, which works for Peterson because it allows his stellar lyric-writing skills to shine."<ref name="CBN"/> Signaling in a four and a half star review at Jesus Freak Hideout, Laura Nunnery describes, "Peterson's songs may have a folk sound, but they are anything but boring."<ref name="JFH"/> Michael Dalton, rating the album a four and a half from ''The Phantom Tollbooth'', responds, "Andrew Peterson directs us toward home in a way that makes it a little easier to live in the far country...This is a look to heaven that alternates between hope, yearning and joy."<ref name="PT"/> Giving the album a seven out of ten for [[Cross Rhythms]], Mike Rimmer recognizes, "Elsewhere the acoustic sounds, poppy melodies and sensitive arrangements make this a winner if not a little derivative of Mullins' oeuvre."<ref name="CR"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
All songs by Andrew Peterson unless otherwise noted.
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# "Little Boy Heart Alive" – 4:36
# "The Havens Grey" (Shive, Peterson) – 3:58
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== Personnel ==
* Andrew Peterson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (3, 5), [[bouzouki]] (4), [[ocarina]] (4)
* [[Ben Shive]] – acoustic piano, keyboards, ocarina (4), backing vocals (4, 7, 8), [[accordion]] (5), [[hammered dulcimer]] (6), [[Rhodes electric piano]] (7), percussion (7), [[Hammond B3 organ]] (8)
* [[Andrew Osenga]] – electric guitars, backing vocals, [[resonator guitar]] (4), bouzouki (4), ocarina (4), [[mandolin]] (5)
* [[Andy Gullahorn]] – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 9, 10), backing vocals (10)
* Danny O'Lannerghty – bass (1-9), double bass (10)
* Akil Thompson – drums (1-9)
* Paul Eckberg – percussion (1, 2, 4-6, 8-10)
* Ken Lewis – percussion (2, 3, 6-9)
* [[Kurt Heinecke]] – [[Irish whistle]] (1, 4)
* [[Stuart Duncan]] – [[fiddle]] (10)
* [[Jill Phillips]] – backing vocals (1, 10)
* Ben Peters – backing vocals (4)
* Jason Fuller – backing vocals (7)
* Anklejelly Jones – backing vocals (8)
* Jimmy Hoyt-Washington – backing vocals (8)

=== Production ===
* Pedro Garcia – executive producer
* Jamie Peterson – executive producer
* Beth Shive – executive producer
* Ben Shive – producer
* [[Derri Daugherty]] – engineer
* Josh Davis – engineer, mixing (3, 5, 8-10)
* Andrew Osenga – engineer
* Ben Wisch – mixing (1, 2, 4, 6, 7)
* Bob Boyd – mastering at Ambient Digital (Houston, Texas)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 12:00, 8 June 2024

The Far Country
Studio album by
Andrew Peterson
ReleasedAugust 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)
RecordedFebruary–May 2005
StudioThe Velvet Eagle, Fireside Studios and Submerge Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreChristian pop, Christian rock, folk rock
Length42:31
LabelFervent
ProducerBen Shive
Andrew Peterson chronology
Behold the Lamb of God
(2004) 		The Far Country
(2005) 		Resurrection Letters, Volume Two
(2008)

The Far Country is the sixth album by the American singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson, released in 2005. The title is from a quote by Meister Eckhart, a 16th-century German spiritual teacher that says, "God is at home. We are in the far country."[1]

Background

[edit]

Peterson worked with Ben Shive, in the production of this album.[2] Fervent Records released the album on August 30, 2005.[3]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
CCM MagazineA[2]
Christian Broadcasting Network[4]
Christianity Today[5]
Cross Rhythms[6]
Jesus Freak Hideout[7]
The Phantom Tollbooth4.5/5[8]

Awarding the album four and a half stars at AllMusic, Jared Johnson states, "The Far Country saw Andrew Peterson going to great lengths to create a thought-provoking acoustic concept album, a sparkling feat indeed considering how dry the CCM-folk well had run by 2005."[3] David Mackle, rating the album an A for CCM Magazine, writes, "The Far Country, exudes a pride swallowing intimacy that begs you to bend your ear its way and then pushes you toward hope...Peterson is writing his own legacy, and you need to hear it."[2] Giving the album four and a half stars from Christianity Today, Russ Breimeier says, "Peterson excels with relatable lyrics grounded in both Scripture and everyday life, thus communicating timeless truths, rather than merely reciting them."[5] Jennifer E. Jones, indicating in a four spins review by Christian Broadcasting Network, replies, "His signature sound of quiet folk has barely changed a note, which works for Peterson because it allows his stellar lyric-writing skills to shine."[4] Signaling in a four and a half star review at Jesus Freak Hideout, Laura Nunnery describes, "Peterson's songs may have a folk sound, but they are anything but boring."[7] Michael Dalton, rating the album a four and a half from The Phantom Tollbooth, responds, "Andrew Peterson directs us toward home in a way that makes it a little easier to live in the far country...This is a look to heaven that alternates between hope, yearning and joy."[8] Giving the album a seven out of ten for Cross Rhythms, Mike Rimmer recognizes, "Elsewhere the acoustic sounds, poppy melodies and sensitive arrangements make this a winner if not a little derivative of Mullins' oeuvre."[6]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Andrew Peterson unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Far Country"Peterson, Ben Shive4:35
2."Lay Me Down" 4:07
3."Queen of Iowa" 3:58
4."Little Boy Heart Alive" 4:36
5."The Haven's Grey"Peterson, Shive3:58
6."Mystery of Mercy"Randall Goodgame, Peterson3:19
7."Mountains on the Ocean Floor" 4:54
8."All Shall Be Well" 4:33
9."For the Love of God" 5:03
10."More"Peterson, Pierce Pettis3:28
Total length:42:31

Personnel

[edit]

Production

[edit]
  • Pedro Garcia – executive producer
  • Jamie Peterson – executive producer
  • Beth Shive – executive producer
  • Ben Shive – producer
  • Derri Daugherty – engineer
  • Josh Davis – engineer, mixing (3, 5, 8-10)
  • Andrew Osenga – engineer
  • Ben Wisch – mixing (1, 2, 4, 6, 7)
  • Bob Boyd – mastering at Ambient Digital (Houston, Texas)

References

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  1. ^ "Andrew Peterson: Going Far". Crosswalk. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Mackle, David. "Andrew Peterson: The Far Country" (PDF). CCM Magazine. p. 44. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Johnson, Jared (August 30, 2005). "The Far Country – Andrew Peterson". AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Jones, Jennifer E. "Peterson, Andrew: The Far Country". Christian Broadcasting Network. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Breimeier, Russ (August 30, 2005). "The Far Country". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Rimmer, Mike (October 3, 2005). "Review: The Far Country – Andrew Peterson". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Nunnery, Laura (August 15, 2005). "Andrew Peterson, "The Far Country" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Dalton, Michael (July 27, 2005). "Peterson, Andrew – The Far Country". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
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