Down Here

Down Here is the second album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham, released on April 18, 2000, through Island Records. The album was recorded between 1997 and 1999, and was initially produced by Bonham, Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake. Bonham clashed with Island over the album's creative direction, resulting in her writing three more commercial-sounding songs for the album.[1] The album was supposed to be released October 27, 1998 under the title Trail of a Dust Devil,[3][4][5] but was delayed until the spring of 2000, as Island was going through a major restructuring.[1][6][7]

Not to be confused with downhere.
For other uses, see Down Here (disambiguation).
Down Here
Studio album by
Tracy Bonham
ReleasedApril 18, 2000
Recorded1997–1999
Studio
Genre
Length42:03
LabelIsland
Producer
Tracy Bonham chronology
The Burdens of Being Upright
(1996)		 Down Here
(2000)		 Blink the Brightest
(2005)
Alternative covers
Cover of the promo version of the album with its original title, Trail of a Dust Devil[1]
Singles from Down Here
  1. "Behind Every Good Woman"
    Released: March 7, 2000[2]

Down Here received generally positive reviews from critics. However, the album struggled to find an audience in a musical climate dominated by nu metal, and it experienced virtually no radio airplay.[1] The album and its only single, "Behind Every Good Woman" failed to appear on any sales charts worldwide.[8] Down Here was Bonham's final album for Island.[9]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[11]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[12]
PopMatters7.5/10[13]
Spin5/10[14]
Wall of Sound79/100[15]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote: "Though it occasionally sounds a little out of time -- it's a record that would have made more sense in 1997 than in 2000 -- Down Here is a record that reveals much of its strengths only with repeated listens, and that's part of the problem. Apart from the hardcore fans that have stuck with her for five years, not many people will give it a chance. If they do, they'll find that it's a smart, assured, and distinctive second effort that is a quantum leap past her debut."[10] The New Zealand Herald wrote that the "trouble is perhaps, that for all Bonham's musical craftiness (and her violin-playing which saws through a few tracks) and attitude, she's not that memorable, especially melodically."[16] The Los Angeles Times thought that the album "collects music that is even richer and more distinctive" than the debut.[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tracy Bonham.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Freed"Mark Endert4:25
2."Behind Every Good Woman"Endert3:24
3."You Don't Know Me"
3:24
4."Fake It"Don Gilmore3:33
5."Cold Day In Hell"
  • Froom
  • Blake
  • Bonham
3:41
6."Jumping Bean"
  • Froom
  • Blake
  • Bonham
3:45
7."Oasis Hotel"
  • Froom
  • Blake
  • Bonham
0:47
8."Second Wind"
  • Froom
  • Blake
  • Bonham
3:01
9."Thumbelina"
  • Froom
  • Blake
  • Bonham
4:14
10."Meathook"
  • Froom
  • Blake
  • Bonham
3:07
11."You Can't Always Not Get What You Don't Want"
  • Froom
  • Blake
  • Bonham
3:53
12."Give Us Something to Feel"Bonham4:29
Total length:42:03

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes.[18]

Production
  • Producers: Tracy Bonham, Tchad Blake, Mitchell Froom, Mark Endert[19]
  • Engineer: Tchad Blake
  • Assistants: Doug Boehm, David Bryant, Robert Carranza, Juan Garcia, Evan Hollander, S. "Husky" Hoskulds, James Murray
  • Mixing: Tchad Blake, Mark Endert, Tom Lord
  • String arrangements: Tracy Bonham
  • Pitch adjustment: Tracy Bonham
  • Design: Ondine Bue, Steve Slingeneyer
  • Art direction: Ondine Bue, Steve Slingeneyer
  • Photography: Valerie Phillips, Norman Jean Roy

References
  1. Milano, Brett (August 18, 2000). "Tracy: What Happened?". The Boston Phoenix. 29 (33): 66, 68 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "Record Briefs". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network Inc. 61 (656): 8. March 6, 2000. ISSN 0890-0795.
  3. Anon. (October 1998). "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly (62): 86. ISSN 1074-6978.
  4. Harrington, Richard (1998-09-13). "THE TOP RECORDS OF FALL". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  5. Semioli, Tom (February 2000). "TRACY BONHAM: PLEASE CRAWL OUT YOUR WINDOW". Amplifier Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-11 – via Vinyl Manifesto.
  6. "Local - Year ahead". bostonphoenix.com. December 31, 1998. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  7. "Tracy Bonham Returns From Hiatus with 'Down Here'". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. April 10, 2000 – via Google Books.
  8. Lipshutz, Jason (2010-07-06). "Tracy Bonham Makes A Fresh Start". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  9. Quill, Colleen Maree (August 2004). "Venus: Tracy Bonham". venuszine.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  10. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Down Here, AllMusic, retrieved 2010-12-11
  11. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 747.
  12. Willman, Chris (April 21, 2000). "Down Here". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  13. Fufkin, David (April 18, 2000). "Tracy Bonham: Down Here - PopMatters Music Review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2000-09-03. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  14. "Reviews". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. June 16, 2000 – via Google Books.
  15. Strickman, Andrew. "Wall of Sound Review: Down Here". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 2000-08-15. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  16. "Tracy Bonham: Down Here". NZ Herald.
  17. "Catherine Wheel, Tracy Bonham Demonstrate the Power of Rock". Los Angeles Times. August 2, 2000.
  18. Down Here (booklet). Tracy Bonham. New York: Island Records. 2000. 314-524 564-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. Taylor, Chuck (March 4, 2000). "Island's Tracy Bonham Is Back". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 3, 123. ISSN 0006-2510.
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