''The Knuckleball Suite'' is the seventh album by American

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. Produced in 2006 by David Goodrich and released by

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, it contains a cover of the U2 song " The Fly".

Reception

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wrote of the album "his eclectic musical approach is immediately apparent on this ambitious collection of songs."

Track listing

All songs by Peter Mulvey unless otherwise noted. #"Old Simon Stimson" – 2:52 #"Abilene (The Eisenhower Waltz)" – 3:23 #"The Fly" (

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, U2) – 3:58 #"Girl in the Hi-Tops" – 2:46 #"You and Me and the Ten Thousand Things" – 3:47 #"Horses" – 3:11 #"Thorn" – 3:44 #"Lila Blue" (Mulvey, David Goodrich, Tim Gearan) – 3:13 #"Marty and Lou" – 2:!6 #"Brady Street Stroll" (Mulvey, Paul Cebar) – 3:34 #"The Knuckleball Suite" – 3:42 #"The Fix is On" (Mulvey, Goodrich) – 4:51 #"Coda: Ballymore" – 1:31

Personnel

– vocals, acoustic guitar *

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– fiddle, vocals *David "Goody" Goodrich – banjo, guitar *Mike Piehl – drums *Sean Staples – banjo, vocals *Louise Ulrich – bass

Production notes

*David "Goody" Goodrich – producer, mixing *Mark Thayer – engineer, mixing *Ian Kennedy – mastering *Amy Ruppel – design

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Knuckleball Suite, The Peter Mulvey albums 2006 albums