Below Sea Level

Below Sea Level
Studio album by Eric Johanson
Released	September 18, 2020[1][2]
Recorded	February 2020[2]
Studio	Zebra Ranch Studios[3]
Genre	Blues, Southern rock[3]
Length	43:46
Label	Nola Blue Records[2]
Producer	Luther Dickinson,[2] Eric Johanson[4]
Eric Johanson chronology
Blues in My Blood (2019) Below Sea Level (2020) Covered Tracks, Vol. 1 (2021)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[5]

Below Sea Level is Eric Johanson's second solo studio album, released on September 18, 2020, on Nola Blue Records.^[6] The album was recorded at Luther Dickinson's Zebra Ranch Studios in late February, 2020.^[2]

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.^[2][7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Johanson^[4]

No.	Title	Length
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

Musicians[4][5][8] Eric Johanson – vocals, guitar Terrence Grayson – bass Cody Dickinson – drums Ray Jacildo – B3 organ on "Changes the Universe"

Production[4] Luther Dickinson - producer Eric Johanson - co-producer Kevin Houston - engineering M. Allen Parker - mixing Chris Chetlan - mastering

References

1. "Below Sea Level - Album by Eric Johanson". Apple Music. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. "Eric Johanson: a Cenla Native Shares His Music With the World!". 318 Central. March 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. Bowen, Rick J. (September 17, 2020). "Eric Johanson: Below Sea Level". Rhythm, Roots and Blues Report. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
4. Below Sea Level (CD liner). Eric Johanson. United States: Nola Blue, Inc. 2020. NB|12.
5. 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.