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Spirit Trail: 25th Anniversary Edition

Bruce Hornsby

Initial release : 2023

Thirty Tigers / Sony

An expanded edition of Bruce Hornsby's sixth album marking the 25th anniversary of the original release.

Tracks

Disc 1

    Original album

  • King of the Hill
  • Resting Place
  • Preacher in the Ring, Part I
  • Preacher in the Ring, Part II
  • Song C
  • Sad Moon
  • Pete and Manny
  • Fortunate Son
  • Sneaking up on Boo Radley
  • Great Divide
Disc 2
    Original album continued

  • Line in the Dust
  • See the Same Way
  • Shadow Hand
  • Sunlight Moon
  • Listen to the Silence
  • Funhouse
  • Sunflower Cat (Some Dour Cat) (Down With That)
  • Song D
  • Swan Song
  • Variations on Swan Song and Song D

    Lost And Found On The Spirit Trail

  • Living In The Sunshine
  • Groove Infatuation
  • Evening Sun
  • Clown's Tambourine
Disc 3
    Live Trail

  • King Of The Hill
  • Resting Place
  • Preacher In The Ring (Pt. 1)/Variation 2 (Webern)/Caténaires (Carter) Excerpt
  • Fortunate Son
  • Sneaking Up On Boo Radley
  • See The Same Way
  • Shadow Hand
  • Funhouse
  • Sunflower Cat
  • Swan Song
A 3 LP edition was released that did not include the live material.

Musicians

Musicians on the original album:

  • Bruce Hornsby - organ, dulcimer, piano, wurlitzer, korg wavestation, mini moog, vocals
  • David Bendeth - guitar
  • Matt Chamberlain - drums, percussion
  • J. V. Collier - bass
  • Colette Coward - background vocals
  • Kyle Davis - background vocals
  • John D'earth - trumpet
  • Skoti Alain Elliott - bass
  • Debbie Henry - background vocals
  • Bobby Hornsby - shaker
  • Ernesto Laboy - congas
  • Adam Larrabee - guitar
  • Joe Lee - background vocals
  • John Leventhal - guitar, bouzouki
  • Ashley MacIsaac - violin
  • Michael Mangini - guitar
  • David Mansfield - violin
  • John Molo - drums, percussion
  • Shawn Pelton - drums, percussion
  • John Pierce - bass
  • Wayne Pooley - guitar
  • Bobby Read - clarinet, flute, saxophone
  • Matt Scannell - guitar, mandolin
  • Tim Streagle - trombone
  • J.T. Thomas - organ
Credits

Credits for the original album release:

  • Producer - Bruce Hornsby
  • Producer (tracks 3 and 14) - Michael Mangini, Bruce Hornsby
  • Additional producer - Dennis Herring
  • Engineer - Sharon Kearney, Mark Needham, Skoti Alain Elliott, Wayne Pooley
  • Mixing - Wayne Pooley
  • Mixing (track 14) - Skoti Alain Elliott
  • Additional mixing and programming - Serban Ghenea
  • Mastering - Tom Coyne
  • Cover photo of Uncle Charles Hornsby taken by Robert Hornsby at Sherwood Hornsby's house circa 1966
  • Art Direction, Design - Kim Biggs, Bruce Hornsby
  • Photography - Danny Clinch
  • Live photo - Carey Wilhelm
  • Photo of Bobby Hornsby - Ann Hornsby
  • Liner notes - Chip DeMatteo
  • Recorded at Bruce Hornsby's House, Kingsway Studios, New Orleans, The Curring Rooms, NYC, 12th Street Studio, NYC
Related releasess

The original edition of Spirit Trail was released in 1998:

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