The Essential Bruce Hornsby

by Bruce Hornsby

Overview

As eccentric as the artist himself, Legacy's 2015 compilation The Essential Bruce Hornsby may not give casual fans all the hits they know -- "Mandolin Rain" is, for one, here in a live version, while "Every Little Kiss" is absent altogether -- but this does an excellent job of showcasing Hornsby's range and idiosyncratic taste. There isn't much from the Range here, all things considered: there's more from his rangier new millennial band the Noisemakers, plus duets with Ricky Skaggs, jams with jazzbos Jack DeJohnette and Christian McBride, not to mention Grateful Dead covers and a bit of classical music to boot. It's a lot to shoehorn onto one collection but it definitely shows Hornsby's versatility, as well as how he's gotten looser (and possibly better) as he's moved further away from the charts. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/26/2015
Label:	Legacy / Rca
UPC:	0888750953926
Rank:	45550

Tracks

Disc 1

1. The Way It Is
2. The Valley Road
3. The Across the River
4. Talk of the Town [Edit]
5. Rainbow's Cadillac
6. White Wheeled Limousine
7. Resting Place
8. Preacher in the Ring, Pt. 1
9. Shadowland
10. Try Anything Once
11. Halcyon Days
12. Song F
13. The Dreaded Spoon
14. A Night on the Town
15. Camp Meeting
16. The Black Rats of London
17. Song E (Hymn in E.)

Disc 2

18. Mandolin Rain
19. The End of the Innocence [Live]
20. Lost Soul
21. Jack Straw
22. Country Doctor [Edit]
23. Spider Fingers
24. Hop, Skip and Jump
25. Fortunate Son/Comfortably Numb
26. Gonna Be Some Changes Made [Edit]
27. Levitate
28. Darling Corey
29. Cyclone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bruce Hornsby   Primary Artist
Kentucky Thunder   Primary Artist
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers   Primary Artist
Christian McBride   Primary Artist
Ornette Coleman   Primary Artist
Ricky Skaggs   Primary Artist
Bruce Hornsby & the Range   Primary Artist
Jack DeJohnette   Primary Artist
John D'earth   Horn
John Molo   Drums
Jimmy Haslip   Bass
Debbie Henry Sr.   Vocals
Michael Baker   Drums
Joe Puerta   Bass
Shawn Murphy   Vocals
Sonny Emory   Drums
George Marinelli   Guitar
Jv Collier   Bass
John "J.T." Thomas   Keyboards
Doug Derryberry   Guitar
David Mansfield   Guitar
Laura Creamer   Vocals
Bobby Read   Horn

Technical Credits

O. Coleman   Composer
Bruce Hornsby & the Range   Composer
Phillip Saltonstall   Photography
Kevin Mazur   Photography
Susana Millman   Photography
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers   Composer
Robert Llewellyn   Photography
Mike Cimicata   Project Director
Katherine Fisher   Cover Photo,Photography
Taylor Diglio   Art Direction
Leonard Grapple   Photography
Robbi Cohn   Photography
Roger Waters   Composer
Ricky Skaggs   Composer
Don Henley   Composer
Jack DeJohnette   Composer
Christian McBride   Composer
Tris McCall   Liner Notes
Bruce Hornsby   Composer