''Rehab Reunion'' is the sixth album (fourth studio album) by

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, folk music, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock music, rock, heartland r ...

with his current touring band, the Noisemakers. Released on June 17, 2016, the album is notable in that Hornsby, widely recognized for his piano capabilities, does not play piano on the album at all. Rather, he plays the

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. The album also marks Hornsby's first release on

429 Records 429 Records was an American record label. It was a subsidiary label of Savoy Label Group/Nippon Columbia focusing on indie rock and adult album alternative performers. In addition to releasing new material from musicians such as Dr. John, Littl ...

. Like on many of his previous releases, ''Rehab Reunion'' features collaborations with guest artists close to Hornsby.

Justin Vernon Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon (born April 30, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best-known as the primary songwriter and Lead vocalist, frontman of indie folk band Bon Iver. He is also a member o ...

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sings background vocals on "Over the Rise" and

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel music, gospel singer and civil rights activism, activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving memb ...

duets with Hornsby on "Celestial Railroad". Also noteworthy is a folk version of " The Valley Road", originally a hit in 1988 with Hornsby's first backing band, the Range.

Track listing

Personnel

* Bruce Hornsby – lead vocals,

* John "J. T." Thomas –

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– electric guitars, acoustic guitars *

Ross Holmes Elliott Ross Holmes (born June 14, 1984) is an American violinist, fiddler, composer and Record producer, producer known for his progressive style that is genre fluid, mixing old and new world styles. Since 2018, Holmes has been a member of the Ni ...

–

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* J. V. Collier – bass * Sonny Emory – drums, washboard,

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* Moyes Lucas – washboard on "The Valley Road" *

– lead vocals on "Celestial Railroad" *

– backing vocals on "Over the Rise"

Production

* Producer and Art Direction – Bruce Hornsby * Production Assistant – Patti Oates Martin * Engineers – B. J. Burton, Matt Lejeune and Wayne Pooley. * Mixing – Bruce Hornsby and Wayne Pooley * Mastered by

Gavin Lurssen Gavin Lurssen is an American mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California.Lurssen Mastering (Hollywood, California). * Graphic Design – Chip DeMatteo * Cover Photography – Kathy Hornsby * Photo Booklet – Kathy Hornsby, Lex Selig and Sean Smith.

Charts

References

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