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Life Is A Carnival

Wild Magnolias

Initial release : March 1999

Metro Blue 23737

Bruce Hornsby plays on one track of this album.

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Tracks

  • Pock-A-Nae (Dr. John)
  • Coochie Molly (The Wild Magnolias)
  • Who Knows (Dr. John)
  • Life Is A Carnival
  • Party (Wilson Turbinton)
  • Old Time Indian (Cyril Neville / The Wild Magnolias)
  • All On Mardi Gras Day (Dr. John)
  • Shanda Handa (The Wild Magnolias)
  • Cowboys And Indians (Dr. John)
  • Blackhawk (Dr. John)
  • Pocket Change (Michael D. Ward)
  • Herc-Jolly-John (The Wild Magnolias)
  • Battlefield (The Wild Magnolias)
  • Hang Tough (Allen Toussaint)
  • Tootie Ma (Dr. John)
  • Smoke My Peacepipe (The Wild Magnolias)
Musicians

  • Big Chief Bo Dollis - lead vocals (except Shanda Handa and Battlefield Chants)
  • Big Chief Monk Boudreaux - raps, lead vocals (Shanda Handa and Battlefield Chants), background vocals
  • Jeffrey "Jellybean" Alexander - drums
  • Leon Alexander - drums, steel drums, congas
  • Russell Batiste - drums, timbale, percussion
  • Mark Brooks - bass
  • Davell Crawford - B-3 organ, fender rhodes, piano, vocals
  • Nick Daniels - bass, vocals
  • Rockin' Dopsie - washboard/rub board, vocals
  • David Ellington - B-3 organ
  • david Faulke - programming
  • Willie Green - drums, percussion
  • Bruce Hornsby - piano, vocals
  • Dr. John - guitar, piano, vocals
  • Norwood "Geechie" Johnson - bass drum, percussion, background vocals
  • Cyril Neville - percussion, djembe, vocals
  • Robert Parker - vocals
  • Glenn Patscha - piano
  • Brian Quezerque - bass
  • Robbie Robertson - guitar, vocals
  • George Rossi - piano, clavinet, vocals
  • Earl Smith - vocals
  • Allen Toussaint - piano
  • Michael Ward - congas, bongos, whistle, percussion
  • Cornell Williams - bass
  • June Yamagishi - guitar
  • Yoshihiro - synthesizer
  • The Black Bottom Brass Band Of Osaka, Japan;
    Mitch Ko - trumpet
    Yassy - trombone
    Monky - baritone and alto saxophone
    Iggy - tenor saxophone
    DcCoy - sousaphone
    Ouji - snare drum
    Anton - bass drum
  • Wardell Quezerque's Slammin' Big Band
Bruce Hornsby plays on Life Is A Carnival with the following musicians.
  • Big Chief Bo Dollis - lead vocals
  • Leon Alexander - steel drums
  • Nick Daniels - bass, vocal harmony
  • Willie Green - drums, percussion
  • Bruce Hornsby - piano, vocal harmony, vocal flavor
  • Norwood "Geechie" Johnson - bass drum, vocal harmony
  • Cyril Neville - percussion, vocal harmony
  • Robbie Robertson - guitar, vocal harmony, vocal flavor
  • George Rossi - piano flavor
  • Earl Smith - vocal harmony
  • Michael Ward - congas, whistle
  • June Yamagishi - rhythm guitar
Credits

  • Album producer - Glenn A. Gaines
  • Associate producers - June Yamagishi, Norwood "Geechie" Johnson, George Rossi, Wild Magnolias
  • Life Is A Carnival and Old Time Indian producer - Cyril Neville
  • All On A Mardi Gras Day producer - June Yamagishi
  • Shanda Handa, Black Hawk, Hang Tough producer - Wardell Quezerque
  • A & R - Brian Bacchus, Eli Wolf
  • Tracking engineer - Marc Hewitt
  • Mixing engineer - Marc Hewitt, June Yamagishi
  • Mastering - Kurt Lundvall
  • Photography - Sylvia Otte
  • Art direction - Gordon H Jee
  • Package design - Beth Middleworth
  • Production - Tom Vasatka
  • Additional photos - Rick Oliver, J. Nash Porter
  • Liner notes - Jerry Brock, Joyce M. Jackson
  • Liner notes editor - Glenn A. Gaines

  • Recorded between November 1997 and November 1998
  • Recording and mixing at Sound Services, New Orleans
  • Additional studios - The Boiler Room, New Orleans and Clinton Studios, NYC

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