Compact discs

"Bruce Hornsby had every opportunity to follow the marketplace; he chose to chase his muse instead. Few modern artists are willing to depart from the script. Hornsby has never followed one. The essential Bruce Hornsby explores threads that run through all of his projects, and catalogs his creative journey."--Container

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Contains previously released material, except where noted

Performed by Bruce Hornsby with various accompaniment

Disc one.

Way it is (Bruce Hornsby & the Range) -- Valley road (Bruce Hornsby & the Range) -- Across the river (Bruce Hornsby & the Range) -- Talk of the town (edit) -- Rainbow's Cadillac -- White wheeled limousine -- Resting place -- Preacher in the ring pt. 1 -- Shadowland -- Try anything once -- Halcyon days -- Song F -- Dreaded spoon (Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby) -- Night on the town (Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby) -- Camp meeting (Bruce Hornsby, Christian McBride, Jack DeJohnette) -- Black rats of London (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) -- Song E (Hymn in E♭)

Disc two.

Mandolin rain (live, previously unreleased version) (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) -- End of the innocence (live, previously unreleased version) (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) -- Lost soul (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) -- Jack Straw (Bruce Hornsby & the Range) -- Country doctor (edit) (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) -- Spider fingers (live) (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) -- Hop, skip and jump (Bruce Hornsby & Ornette Coleman) -- Fortunate son ; Comfortable numb (live) (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) -- Gonna be some changes made (edit) (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) -- Levitate (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) -- Darling Corey (live) (Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby & Kentucky Thunder) -- Cyclone (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers)