Track Listing 1. Dreaded Spoon, The 2. Gulf of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues 3. Across the Rocky Mountain 4. Mandolin Rain 5. Stubb (Instrumental) 6. Come on Out 7. Night on the Town, A 8. Sheep Shell Corn 9. Hills of Mexico 10. Crown of Jewels 11. Super Freak
| Details | | Playing Time: | 48 min. | | Producer: | Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Ricky Skaggs (banjo); Bruce Hornsby (piano); Cody Kilby (guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Jim Mills (banjo); Andy Leftwich, Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Mark Fain (bass guitar); John Anderson , Paul Brewster (background vocals). Although Ricky Skaggs gets top billing, it's 1980s adult contemporary star Bruce Hornsby who does most of the work on their bluegrass-themed duet album, RICKY SKAGGS AND BRUCE HORNSBY. Hornsby wrote five of the album's eleven songs, including a remake of his early hit "Mandolin Rain," and his jazz-influenced piano playing is at the heart of these largely acoustic tunes. The duo shines, though, on the handful of traditional folk and bluegrass songs, such as "Hills of Mexico" and "Across the Rocky Mountain," but it's a giggly reworking of Rick James's "Super Freak" that reveals the casual looseness and good humor of the session as a whole.
Editorial Reviews [B]eautiful, vibrant and sure to please roots obsessives, casual country fans and just about anybody else. A great record. Global Rhythm
Together, they prove bluegrass' structures were ripe for loosening up after all. -- Grade: B+ Entertainment Weekly
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