Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby

Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
Released	March 20, 2007
Genre	Bluegrass, piano rock
Label	SonyBMG/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
Source	Rating
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
4. "Mandolin Rain" (Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby) - 6:09
5. "Stubb" (Skaggs) - 4:39
6. "Come on Out" (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
10. "Crown of Jewels" (Hornsby) - 6:21
11. "Super Freak" (Johnson, Alonzo Miller) - 4:04

Musicians

• Ricky Skaggs – vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, percussion
• Bruce Hornsby – vocals, grand piano, organ, accordion
• Jeff Taylor – accordion (5, 10)
• Cody Kilby – guitars, banjo
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro (2)
• Gordon Kennedy – guitar (6)
• Andy Leftwich – fiddle, mandolin
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle (4, 9)
• Jim Mills – banjo (1, 8, 11)
• Mark Fain – bass
• Sonny Emory – drums (3)
• Paul Brewster – harmony vocals (6)
• John Anderson – additional backing vocals (11)

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 (Nashville, TN).
• Design and Photography – Erick Anderson

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.