The members of Vertical Horizon often cite James Taylor as a major influence on their music.
Originally released in 1992, There and Back Again is folksier than their major-label breakthrough.
It will be popular among fans of Train and Jackopierce, who contributed to 1995's Running on Ice, but may not appeal to those who like the harder-edged Everything You Want.
There and Back Again is marked by vocal harmonies and melodic acoustic guitar.
Standout tracks include "The Mountain Song" and "Willingly." An interesting look at Vertical Horizon's early roots, but it would be a mistake to expect that the band's best work would be on this early self-released album.
Of interest mainly to die-hard completists.
RCA released its version of the album in 1999.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trying to Find PurposeMatthew Scannell | Vertical Horizon | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | Children's LullabyKeith Kane, Sean O'Brien | Vertical Horizon | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Footprints in the SnowMatthew Scannell | Vertical Horizon | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Love's LightKeith Kane | Vertical Horizon | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | The Mountain SongMatthew Scannell | Vertical Horizon | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 6 | Prayer for an Innocent ManKeith Kane | Vertical Horizon | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | Lines Upon Your FaceMatthew Scannell | Vertical Horizon | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | WillinglyKeith Kane | Vertical Horizon | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | On the SeaMatthew Scannell | Vertical Horizon | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | LibertyKeith Kane | Vertical Horizon | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 40 mins | 92 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 196 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liz Green | Art Direction |
| 2 | James Hemingway | Digital Editing, Mastering |
| 3 | Keith Kane | Composer, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Producer, Vocals |
| 4 | Amy Morse | Photography |
| 5 | Sean Mosher-Smith | Design |
| 6 | Sean O'Brien | Composer |
| 7 | Matthew Scannell | Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Photography, Producer, String Arrangements, Vocals |
| 8 | Katie Symons | Art Direction |
| 9 | Vertical Horizon | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |