Down in the Cellar explained

Down in the Cellar
Type:studio
Artist:Al Stewart
Cover:Al-cellar.jpg
Released:17 October 2000 (Europe), February 12, 2001 (US)
Recorded:May–June 2000
Studio:Capitol B Studios, Hollywood, CA & Sign of the Scorpion, Studio City, CA
Genre:Folk
Label:EMI (Europe)/Miramar (US)
Producer:Laurence Juber
Prev Title:Between the Wars
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:A Beach Full of Shells
Next Year:2005

Down in the Cellar is the fourteenth studio album by Al Stewart, released in 2000 in Europe by EMI. It was released in 2001 by Miramar in the US. It was re-released in 2007 with bonus tracks by Collectors' Choice Music.

Its primary theme is that of wine, and almost all the songs on the album refer to various varieties of the alcoholic beverage, including Chardonnay and Shiraz.

Track listing

All tracks by Al Stewart except where noted.

  1. "Waiting for Margaux" – 4:35
  2. "Tasting History" (Laurence Juber, Stewart) – 4:05
  3. "Down in the Cellars" – 3:10
  4. "Turning It into Water" – 4:36
  5. "Soho" (Bert Jansch) – 4:00
  6. "The Night That the Band Got the Wine" – 6:09
  7. "Millie Brown" – 2:40
  8. "Under a Wine-Stained Moon" – 3:34
  9. "Franklin's Table" – 4:24
  10. "House of Clocks" – 3:00
  11. "Sergio" – 3:20
  12. "Toutes les Etoiles" – 2:11
  13. "The Shiraz Shuffle" (Juber, Stewart) – 1:55

2007 Re-release bonus tracks

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