''Lonely Avenue'' is a collaboration album by American singer-songwriter
Ben Folds
Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer, who is the first artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., since May 2017. Folds was th ...
and English novelist
Nick Hornby
Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir ''Fever Pitch'' and novels '' High Fidelity'' and '' About a Boy'', all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work f ...
, and was released in the United States of America on September 28, 2010 by
Nonesuch Records.
The album contains 11 new songs featuring music by Folds with
lyrics by Hornby. "From Above", the first single, was released on August 6 and is available on the
iTunes Store.
Track listing
Personnel
*Ben Folds – vocals, piano, bass, drums, Roland Juno, Moog, Hammond, clav, acoustic guitars, wind chimes, ARP string ensemble, percussion, handclaps
*Joe Costa – handclaps
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Kate Miller-Heidke – vocals
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Keir Nuttall – primal screams
*Jared Reynolds – bass, backing vocals
*Jack Jezioro, Joel Reist - bass
*Sam Smith – drums, backing vocals
*Chad Chapin – acoustic guitar, primal percussion, percussion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
*Andrew Higley – Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, Roland Jupiter, Roland Juno, Moog, French horn, backing vocals
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Paul Buckmaster
Paul John Buckmaster (13 June 1946 – 7 November 2017) was a Grammy Award-winning British cellist, arranger, conductor and composer, with a career spanning five decades.
He is best known for his orchestral collaborations with David Bowie, Sha ...
– string arrangement, conductor
*David Davidson, David Angell, Carolyn Bailey, Christian Teal, Conni Ellisor, Connie Heard, Elisabeth Small, Karen Winkelmann, Kristina Siemer, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Stefan Petrescu, Wei Tsun Chang – violin
*Kristin Wilkinson – viola, contractor
*Chris Farrell, Kathryn Plummer, Monisa Angell - viola
*John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina, Kirsten Greer, Sarighani Reist – cello
*Beth Beeson, Jennifer Kummer - French horn
*Jeff Bailey, Steve Patrick - trumpet
*Prentiss Hobbs, Roy Agee - trombone
*David Loucky - bass trombone
References
External links
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2010 albums
Ben Folds albums
albums arranged by Paul Buckmaster
albums produced by Ben Folds
Nonesuch Records albums