''Midnight on the Water'' is an album by David Bromberg. His fourth album, it was released by

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as a vinyl LP in 1975. It was released in CD format by Sony Records in 1994, and by SBME Special Markets in 2009. It was also released as a double CD, combined with Bromberg's previous album ''

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'', by BGO Records in 2010.

Critical reception

Writing in Driftwood Magazine in 2011, Craig Harris said, "Produced by Brian Ahern ( Anne Murray,

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) and Bernie Leadon (formerly with the Flying Burrito Brothers and the

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), ''Midnight On The Water'' remains a milestone in the history of Americana. Tighter arrangements and a well-rehearsed band made this a genre-hopping smorgasbord of bluegrass, country, 1950s pop, and Celtic fiddle tunes. Showing equal dexterity on guitar and fiddle, Bromberg frames 10 cover tunes and 1 original ("The Joke's on Me") with a historic collection of awe-inspiring players and singers. Members of his then-touring band, including pennywhistle/clarinet player Billy Novick, fiddler/mandolinist Jay Ungar, violin/viola player Evan Stover, guitarist/fiddler/bassist Hugh McDonald, drummer Steve Mosley and cornet/trumpet/mellophone player and arranger Peter Ecklund, set a foundation that continues to stand 35 years later, while an amazing array of guests including Jesse Ed Davis (guitar), Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack (piano), Buddy Cage and "Red" Rhodes (pedal steel) and backup singers

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, Linda Ronstadt, Doyle Lawson, Ricky Skaggs and Lyn Hardy add the spice."

Track listing

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, Lou Adler, Herb Alpert) – 3:23 #"Yankee's Revenge: Medley" (traditional) – 5:55 #"I Like to Sleep Late in the Morning" ( David Blue) – 3:26 #"Nobody's" (Gary White) – 4:58 :Side two: #

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" (DeWayne Blackwell) – 2:55 #"Dark Hollow" (Bill Browning) – 2:59 #"If I Get Lucky" (Booker T. Washington)– 4:03 #"The Joke's on Me" ( David Bromberg) – 3:32 #"Midnight on the Water" (traditional) – 4:27

Personnel

Musicians

* David Bromberg – guitar,

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, vocals *Murray Adler – violin *Brian Ahern – guitar * Buddy Cage –

pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a Console steel guitar, console-type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than any previous steel guitar design. Like all s ...

* Joe Darensbourg –

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

* Jesse Ed Davis – guitar *Julie Dougal – violin * Dr. John – piano * Peter Ecklund – trumpet,

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mellophone The mellophone is a brass instrument typically pitched in the key of F, though models in E, D, C, and G (as a bugle) have also historically existed. It has a conical bore, like that of the euphonium and flugelhorn. The mellophone is used as the m ...

*Dick Fegy – guitar, violin *Paul Fleisher – saxophone,

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*James Getzoff – violin *Ann Goodman – cello *Lyn Hardy – vocals *

– vocals * John Herald – vocals *Brantley Kearns – violin, vocals * Doyle Lawson – vocals * Bernie Leadon – guitar * Hugh McDonald – bass *Steve Mosley –

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*Billy Novick – clarinet, penny whistle *Tony Posk – violin *

– vocals * Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar * Linda Ronstadt – vocals *Haim Shtrum – violin * Ricky Skaggs – vocals *Evan Stover – violin, viola *Streamline – trombone * Jay Ungar – fiddle, mandolin *Lyndon Ungar – vocals *

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– saxophone

Production

*Produced by: Brian Ahern, Bernie Leadon *Engineers: Brian Ahern, Chris Skene, Paul Skene, Charlie Tallent, Stuart Taylor *Art direction: Lisa Sparagano *Design: Andy Engel *Photography: Al Clayton

References

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