Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby's ninth studio album, a collaboration with bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs titled Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, marks the debut release for the duo's new musical project. The album features reworkings of Hornsby originals as bluegrass tunes, as well as a number of traditional songs and a Skaggs original composition. Worthy of note is the cover of "Super Freak", here turned into a bluegrass version.
Track listing
- "The Dreaded Spoon" - 3:02
- "Gulf of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues" - 3:36
- "Across the Rocky Mountain" - 6:05
- "Mandolin Rain" - 6:09
- "Stubb" - 4:39
- "Come on Out" - 3:26
- "A Night on the Town" - 5:14
- "Sheep Shell Corn" - 2:26
- "Hills of Mexico" - 3:50
- "Crown of Jewels" - 6:21
- "Super Freak" - 4:04
Musicians
- Ricky Skaggs – vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, percussion
- Bruce Hornsby – vocals, grand piano, organ, accordion
- Jeff Taylor – accordion
- Cody Kilby – guitars, banjo
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Gordon Kennedy – guitar
- Andy Leftwich – fiddle, mandolin
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Jim Mills – banjo
- Mark Fain – bass
- Sonny Emory – drums
- Paul Brewster – harmony vocals
- John Anderson – additional backing vocals
Production
- Producers – Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs
- Engineers – Brent King, Lee Groitzch and Wayne Pooley.
- Mixing – Brent King
- Mastered by Andrew Mendleson at Georgetown Masters.
- Design and Photography – Erick Anderson