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A COLLECTION OF COVER SONGS ARRANGED BY AND ALL INSTRUMENTS PERFORMED BY CLIFF EBERHARDT

  1. Manhattan Island Serenade by Leon Russell and CR Bridges
  2. Mona Lisa by James Livingston and Ray Evans
  3. Flora (Lily of the West) – Irish/British traditional
  4. Johnsburg, IL by Tom Waits
  5. True Love by Cole Porter
  6. God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday and A Herzog

A COLLECTION OF COVER SONGS ARRANGED BY AND ALL INSTRUMENTS PERFORMED BY CLIFF EBERHARDT

  1. Manhattan Island Serenade by Leon Russell and CR Bridges
  2. Mona Lisa by James Livingston and Ray Evans
  3. Flora (Lily of the West) – Irish/British traditional
  4. Johnsburg, IL by Tom Waits
  5. True Love by Cole Porter
  6. God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday and A Herzog
  7. Soldiers by James Taylor
  8. Yes It Is by Lennon & McCartney
  9. Ida by Eddie Munson and Eddie Leonard
  10. Till there Was You by Meredith Wilson
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Knew Things (NEW)

Cliff Eberhardt

13 original songs I produced in my home studio over the course of the year during the 2020 pandemic. I engineered, produced, arranged and played all the instruments myself. A few of the songs are from the 2019 production The Heal - they've been rearranged and edited for this album.

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The Heal

Cliff Eberhardt

"In another age, Mr. Eberhardt would have found his niche on Tin Pan Alley or writing for Broadway shows. His songs display the highest level of craftsmanship, his guitar playing is superb and his singing deeply emotional." - The Washington Times

Cliff Eberhardt knew by age seven that he was going to be a singer and songwriter. Growing up in

"In another age, Mr. Eberhardt would have found his niche on Tin Pan Alley or writing for Broadway shows. His songs display the highest level of craftsmanship, his guitar playing is superb and his singing deeply emotional." - The Washington Times

Cliff Eberhardt knew by age seven that he was going to be a singer and songwriter. Growing up in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, he and his brothers sang together and their parents played instruments. His dad introduced him to the guitar and he quickly taught himself to play. Fortunate enough to live close to the Main Point (one of the best folk clubs on the East Coast), he cut his teeth listening to the likes of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bonnie Raitt, and Mississippi John Hurt — receiving an early and impressive tutorial in acoustic music. At the same time, he was also listening to great pop songwriters like Cole Porter, the Gershwins, and Rodgers and Hart, which explain his penchant for great melodies and clever lyrical twists.

At fifteen, Cliff and his brother Geoff began touring as an acoustic duo, playing the Eastern club circuit until Cliff turned twenty-one and moved to Carbondale, Illinois. There he found space to develop his own voice within a vibrant and supportive music scene that included Shawn Colvin. After a couple of years there and a short stay in Colorado, Cliff moved to New York in 1978. Because the clubs were great (the Bitter End, the Speakeasy, Kenny's Castaway, Folk City) and the company amazing (John Gorka, Suzanne Vega, Lucy Kaplansky, Julie Gold, Steve Forbert, Christine Lavin, and Shawn Colvin), New York was an ideal musician's boot camp. Though he put in long hours as a taxi driver, Cliff worked steadily on his music throughout the 80's, doing solo gigs and studio work, and playing guitar on the road with Richie Havens, Melanie and others. Singing advertising jingles for products like Coke, Miller Beer and Chevrolet ("The Heartbeat of America" campaign) allowed him to devote more time to his songwriting.

In 1990 Cliff's song "My Father's Shoes," appeared on Windham Hill's Legacy collection, leading to a deal with the label. They released Cliff's first album, The Long Road (1990), a work featuring a duet with Richie Havens. The critical response to this debut was outstanding (The Philadelphia Inquirer called the album a "repeatedly astounding collection"). He followed with two more records on Windham Hill before releasing 12 Songs of Good and Evil (1997) on Red House Records, which stemmed from a chance meeting with Red House founder Bob Feldman at John Gorka's wedding. Cliff recorded two more albums before his critically acclaimed The High Above and the Down Below, named the #5 album of 2007 by USA Today. Produced by Eric Peltoniemi, it was recorded in Minneapolis with noted jazz players Gordy Johnson, J. T. Bates and Rich Dworsky (Prairie Home Companion) and was his first album after spending several years recovering from a car accident.

With a new lease on life and a fresh batch of songs, Cliff embarked on what has turned out to be an artistic renaissance. Recorded in the Texas Hill Country, Cliff's 2009 album 500 Miles: The Blue Rock Sessions may be his finest to date. An intimate album of powerful originals and unique covers, it features a reworking of his hit "The Long Road," a song made more poignant after nearly two decades of touring and recording. Long one of the most respected songwriters on the club scene, his peers often mine his catalog for themselves. Cliff's song "Memphis" was included on Cry Cry Cry, an album of collaborative covers by the "folk supergroup" of the same name (comprised of Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell). Other performers who have recorded his songs include Richie Havens, Shawn Colvin, Russ Taff, David Broza/Maura O'Connell and Buffy Sainte Marie. A collection of his songs has been published in The Cliff Eberhardt Songbook (Cherry Lane Publishing).

In 2011, Cliff got a phone call from the Folger Theatre and Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. They had been listening to his song, "That Kind of Love" along with director Aaron Posner and got the brilliant idea to hire Cliff to write original songs for the Shakespeare classic "The Taming of the Shrew". It would be set in the old West - Deadwood style - and Cliff would be cast as the blind but wise old saloon singer book-ending scenes with his poignant songs and guitar phrases. The play was a huge success and won much critical acclaim across town and 7 weeks of solid sold-out shows in the Spring of 2012. In 2013, Cliff was nominated for a coveted Helen Hayes Award for Sound Design and he and the cast won for Best Play and Best Ensemble. Some of the songs on Shrew Songs are from Cliff's past work and some are brand new. The stripped down production enhances the immediate intimacy of Cliff's songwriting.

In 2018, Cliff was hired by Aaron Posner and The Roundhouse Theater in MD to write and perform in a modern re-telling of the Sophocles play, "Philoctetes" - called "The Heal". "The Heal" will debut at the Getty Villa in Malibu on September 5th, 2019. Cliff spent a whole year painstakingly composing, arranging and recording the 9 tracks for the play. We are so proud to bring this new batch of original compositions from Cliff Eberhardt to you.

Cliff is well-known as a songwriting teacher all over the U.S. at songwriting camps and private lessons. He also produces, arranges and advises on other artist's recordings. He tours constantly. More info can be found at his website.

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The Long Road

Cliff Eberhardt

Cliff's epic debut record! It features hit songs like "My Father's Shoes" and "The Long Road" - the incredibly beautiful and moving duet with the late Richie Havens. Other notable songs include "Your Face" and "Goodnight"! Here's a sample of a few of the songs...

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