Big Swing Face

For the Buddy Rich Big Band album of the same name, see Big Swing Face (Buddy Rich album)

Big Swing Face is Bruce Hornsby's eighth album, and seventh studio album. It is Hornsby's first studio album with his current band, Bruce Hornsby & the Noise Makers, although the album is technically a solo-credit. This album is Hornsby's only record on which he does not play piano, and is his final release with RCA Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Bruce Hornsby, except where noted.

1. "Sticks & Stones"
2. "Cartoons & Candy" (Hornsby, Morganfield)
3. "The Chill"
4. "Big Swing Face"
5. "This Too Shall Pass"
6. "Try Anything Once" (Hornsby, Bendeth)
7. "Take Out the Trash"
8. "The Good Life"
9. "So Out"
10. "No Home Training" (Hornsby, Hill)
11. "Place Under the Sun"

Musicians

• Bruce Hornsby - keyboards, vocals
• Doug Derryberry - guitar (tracks 3, 9, 11), vocals (track 5)
• J. V. Collier - bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11)
• Bobby Read - bass clarinet (tracks 7, 11)
• J. T. Thomas - organ (track 10)
• Michael Baker - drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10)
• Bonny Bonaparte - drums (tracks 3, 9, 10)
• Steve Kimock - guitar solos (tracks 3, 4, 5)
• Joe Lee - background vocals (track 9)
• Floyd Hill - background vocals (track 10)
• David Bendeth - guitars, organ (track 11), bass (tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11), drum fills (tracks 7, 10)
• Wayne Pooley - additional talking (track 7)
• Jeff Juliano - additional talking (track 7)
• Taso Kotsas - drum programming