Bride of the Noisemakers

Bride of the Noisemakers
Live album by Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Released	June 7, 2011
Recorded	2007-2009
Genre	Rock Jazz
Length	157:07
Label	429 Records
Producer	Wayne Pooley, Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers chronology
Levitate (2009) Bride of the Noisemakers (2011) Rehab Reunion (2016)

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Bride of the Noisemakers is the fifth album—and second live album—by Bruce Hornsby with his touring band the Noisemakers. The double album, released in 2011, consists of 25 songs recorded between 2007 and 2009.

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 125, selling around 4,000 coies in the first week. It has sold 16,000 copies as of May 2016.^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Bruce Hornsby, except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Cyclone" (Robert Hunter, Hornsby) – 5:40
2. "Country Doctor" – 7:59
3. "Funhouse" – 7:45
4. "This Too Shall Pass" – 5:03
5. "Circus on the Moon" – 7:09
6. "Defenders of the Flag" (John Hornsby, Bruce Hornsby) – 5:03
7. "Intro/Variation (excerpt II)/Catenaires (excerpt)" (Bobby Read/Anton Webern/Elliott Carter) – 2:04
8. "Talk of the Town/Charlie, Woody 'n' You" (Hornsby/Charles Ives, Hornsby) – 6:17
9. "What the Hell Happened" – 3:38
10. "Fortunate Son/Comfortably Numb" (Hornsby/Roger Waters, David Gilmour) – 10:20
11. "Levitate" (Thomas Newman, Hornsby) – 4:58
12. "Little Sadie/White Wheeled Limousine/Just One More" (Trad/Hornsby/George Jones) – 13:08

Disc two

1. "The Wind Up/Big Rock Candy Mountain/Candy Mountain Run" (Keith Jarrett/Trad/Hornsby) – 7:36
2. "Line in the Dust" – 5:43
3. "Shadow Hand" – 4:16
4. "Tango King" – 7:11
5. "Resting Place" – 10:16
6. "Michael Raphael" (Chip deMatteo, Hornsby) – 3:36
7. "Sonata, Movement IV (excerpt)" (Samuel Barber) – 2:18
8. "Gonna Be Some Changes Made" – 5:48
9. "Dreamland" – 8:22
10. "The Good Life" – 4:26
11. "Cartoons & Candy" – 2:54
12. "Swan Song" – 6:42
13. "Standing on the Moon/Halcyon Days" (Garcia, Hunter/Hornsby) – 8:55

Personnel

• Bruce Hornsby – piano, accordion, dulcimer, lead vocals
• John "JT" Thomas – organ, keyboards, backing vocals
• Bobby Read - saxophones, bass clarinet, backing vocals
• JV Collier – bass guitar
• Doug Derryberry – electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Sonny Emory – drums
• R.S. Hornsby – guitar ("Standing on the Moon")

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