Nether Lands is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1977. The album title is a play on Nederland, Colorado, the location of one of the studios used to record the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg.

1. "Nether Lands" – 5:32

2. "Once Upon a Time" – 3:38

3. "Dancing Shoes" – 3:28

4. "Lessons Learned" – 4:52

5. "Loose Ends" – 5:23

6. "Love Gone By" – 3:04

7. "Promises Made" – 3:18

8. "Give Me Some Time" – 3:20

9. "Scarecrow's Dream" – 4:10

10. "Sketches" – 3:32

11. "False Faces" – 4:52

Personnel

• Dan Fogelberg – vocals, electric and acoustic pianos, ARP synthesizer, electric and acoustic guitars, orchestral arrangement (1), finger cymbals (3), pipe organ (5), organ (6), sleigh bells and harpsichord (9)

• Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums (2, 6–8, 11), percussion (8)

• Dominic Frontiere – orchestral arrangements and conductor (1, 11), arrangement (10)

• Don Henley – harmony vocals (2, 5, 6)

• Russ Kunkel – drums and congas (4)

• Joe Lala – congas (6)

• Frank Marocco – accordion (3)

• Norbert Putnam – bass guitar, string quartet arrangement (3)

• JD Souther – harmony vocals (5), backing vocals (11)

• John Stronach – maracas and tambourine (7)

• Joe Vitale – drums (5)

• Joe Walsh – rhythm electric guitar (5)

• Tim Weisberg – flute (8)

Production

• Produced by Dan Fogelberg and Norbert Putnam

• Engineer – John Stronach

• Mix-down Engineer – Marty Lewis

• Assistant Engineers – Jeff Guercio, Mark Guercio, John Henning, Marty Lewis, Bruce Hensal and Gary Landinsky.

Recorded at:

• Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado

• Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California

• Quadrafonic Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

• Record Plant, Sausalito, California

• North Star Studios, Boulder, Colorado

• Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee.

Other credits

• Photography by Andy Katz, Boulder, Colorado.

• Design by John Kosh

• Interior painting by Dan Fogelberg

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

References