Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby

Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 2007
Studio
  • Bruce Hornsby's studio (Williamsburg, Virginia)
  • Skaggs Place Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee)
GenreBluegrass, piano rock
Length48:52
LabelSonyBMG/Legacy
Producer
  • Bruce Hornsby
  • Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs chronology
Instrumentals
(2006)
Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
(2007)
Salt of the Earth
(2007)
Bruce Hornsby chronology
Intersections (1985–2005)
(2006)
Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
(2007)
Camp Meeting
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Music Box[1]

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" (the Rick James song), here turned into a bluegrass version.

Track listing

  1. "The Dreaded Spoon" (Hornsby) - 3:02
  2. "Gulf of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues" (Hornsby) - 3:36
  3. "Across the Rocky Mountain" (Traditional) - 6:05; Arr: Skaggs
  4. "Mandolin Rain" (Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby) - 6:09
  5. "Stubb" (Skaggs) - 4:39
  6. "Come on Out" (Gordon Kennedy, Phil Madeira) - 3:26
  7. "A Night on the Town" (Hornsby, Hornsby) - 5:14
  8. "Sheep Shell Corn" (Traditional) - 2:26
  9. "Hills of Mexico" (Traditional) - 3:50; Arr: Skaggs
  10. "Crown of Jewels" (Hornsby) - 6:21
  11. "Super Freak" (James Ambrose Johnson, Alonzo Miller) - 4:04

Musicians

Production

  • Bruce Hornsby – producer
  • Ricky Skaggs – producer
  • Lee Groitzch – recording, mixing
  • Brent King – recording, mixing
  • Wayne Pooley – additional recording
  • Andrew Mendleson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Erick Anderson – CD design, photography
  • Metropolitan Talent Management – management for Bruce Hornsby
  • RS Entertainment, Inc. – management for Ricky Skaggs

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 37

References

  1. ^ "Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby review". Music Box. Retrieved August 12, 2011.