The Knuckleball Suite Explained

The Knuckleball Suite
Type:	studio
Artist:	Peter Mulvey
Cover:	Knuckleballsuite mulvey.jpg
Released:	April 18, 2006
Genre:	Folk rock
Length:	42:48
Label:	Signature Sounds
Producer:	David Goodrich
Prev Title:	Kitchen Radio
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Notes from Elsewhere
Next Year:	2007

The Knuckleball Suite is the seventh album by American singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey. Produced in 2006 by David Goodrich and released by Signature Sounds, it contains a cover of the U2 song "The Fly".

Reception

Allmusic 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.

1. "Old Simon Stimson" – 2:52
2. "Abilene (The Eisenhower Waltz)" – 3:23
3. "The Fly" (Bono, U2) – 3:58
4. "Girl in the Hi-Tops" – 2:46
5. "You and Me and the Ten Thousand Things" – 3:47
6. "Horses" – 3:11
7. "Thorn" – 3:44
8. "Lila Blue" (Mulvey, David Goodrich, Tim Gearan) – 3:13
9. "Marty and Lou" – 2:!6
10. "Brady Street Stroll" (Mulvey, Paul Cebar) – 3:34
11. "The Knuckleball Suite" – 3:42
12. "The Fix is On" (Mulvey, Goodrich) – 4:51
13. "Coda: Ballymore" – 1:31

Personnel

• Peter Mulvey – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Kris Delmhorst – 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