Below Sea Level

Below Sea Level
Studio album by
Eric Johanson
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2020
RecordedFebruary 2020
StudioZebra Ranch Studios
GenresBlues, Southern rock
Length43:46
LabelNola Blue Records
ProducersLuther Dickinson, Eric Johanson
Eric Johanson chronology
Blues in My Blood
(2019)		 Below Sea Level
(2020)		 Covered Tracks, Vol. 1
(2021)
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Below Sea Level is Eric Johanson's second solo studio album, released on September 18, 2020, on Nola Blue Records. The album was recorded at Luther Dickinson's Zebra Ranch Studios in late February, 2020.

In 2019 at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Johanson joined Luther Dickinson at an all-star jam concert. At that meeting Johanson and Dickinson decided to join to make Johanson's next album, with Dickinson producing and Cody Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars on drums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Johanson

No.TitleLength
1."Buried Above Ground"3:24
2."Down to the Bottom"3:45
3."Changes the Universe"4:06
4."Never Tomorrow"2:51
5."Hammer on the Stone"4:07
6."Have Mercy"3:46
7."River of Oblivion"4:36
8."Nowhere to Go"2:36
9."Open Hearted Woman"4:29
10."Dose of Forget"2:56
11."Love Is Rebellion"3:46
12."Riverbend Blues"3:24
Total length:43:46

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Below Sea Level - Album by Eric Johanson". Apple Music. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Eric Johanson: a Cenla Native Shares His Music With the World!". 318 Central. March 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Bowen, Rick J. (September 17, 2020). "Eric Johanson: Below Sea Level". Rhythm, Roots and Blues Report. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Below Sea Level (CD liner). Eric Johanson. United States: Nola Blue, Inc. 2020. NB|12.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. 1 2 Collette, Doug (November 1, 2020). "Eric Johanson: Below Sea Level". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ Parsons, Tim (December 2020). "NOLA's Eric Johanson fires rock from Hill Country". Tahoe Onstage. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ Jones, Steve (October 12, 2020). "Eric Johanson – Below Sea Level | Album Review". Blues Blast Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ Scott, Jason (March 19, 2021). "Eric Johanson Confronts His Past with "Hammer on the Stone" Video". American Songwriter. Retrieved March 19, 2024.