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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