Bringing Down the Horse

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Bringing Down the Horse
Studio album by The Wallflowers
Released	May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21)
Genre	Rock, Folk rock, Country rock
Length	51:14
Language	English
Label	Interscope
Producer	T-Bone Burnett
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The Wallflowers chronology
The Wallflowers (1992) Bringing Down the Horse (1996) (Breach) (2000)
Singles from Bringing Down the Horse
"6th Avenue Heartache" Released: August 19, 1996 (1996-08-19) "One Headlight" Released: February 24, 1997 (1997-02-24) "The Difference" Released: September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22) "Three Marlenas" Released: May 23, 1998 (1998-05-23)

Bringing Down the Horse is second album of The Wallflowers. It contains hits such as "One Headlight," "6th Avenue Heartache," "Three Marlenas," and "The Difference." "One Headlight" was the band's most popular single, reaching #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock, Modern Rock, and Adult top 40 charts.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Chart positions 4 Release history 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs composed by Jakob Dylan:

1. "One Headlight" – 5:13
2. "6th Avenue Heartache" – 5:37
3. "Bleeders" – 3:41
4. "Three Marlenas" – 4:59
5. "The Difference" – 3:50
6. "Invisible City" – 4:48
7. "Laughing Out Loud" – 3:39
8. "Josephine" – 5:09
9. "God Don't Make Lonely Girls" – 4:49
10. "Angel on My Bike" – 4:22
11. "I Wish I Felt Nothing" – 5:04

Japanese edition bonus tracks

12. "Used to Be Lucky"
13. "6th Avenue Heartache" (Acoustic)
14. "Angel on My Bike" (Acoustic)

[edit] Personnel

The Wallflowers

• Jakob Dylan - Vocals and guitar
• Rami Jaffee - Hammond B3 organ, keyboards, piano and vocals
• Greg Richling - Bass guitar
• Michael Ward - Guitar
• Mario Calire - Drums

Additional musicians

• Jon Brion - lead guitar on "One Headlight"
• Stephen Bruton - background vocals on "I Wish I Felt Nothing"
• Mike Campbell - slide guitar on "6th Avenue Heartache"
• Matt Chamberlain - all drums
• Adam Duritz - background vocals on "6th Avenue Heartache"
• Don Heffington
• Jay Joyce
• Leo LeBlanc
• Gary Louris - background vocals on "One Headlight" and "The Difference"
• Tobi Miller
• Michael Penn - background vocals on "Angel On My Bike"
• Sam Phillips - background vocals on "One Headlight" and "Laughing Out Loud"
• David Rawlings
• Fred Tackett
• Patrick Warren

[edit] Chart positions

Album

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Billboard Heatseekers	1
The Billboard 200	4

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	"6th Avenue Heartache"	Adult Top 40	26
1996	"6th Avenue Heartache"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	10
1996	"6th Avenue Heartache"	Modern Rock Tracks	8
1996	"6th Avenue Heartache"	Top 40 Mainstream	25
1996	"One Headlight"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1996	"One Headlight"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
1997	"One Headlight"	Adult Contemporary	30
1997	"One Headlight"	Adult Top 40	1
1997	"One Headlight"	Top 40 Mainstream	2
1997	"Three Marlenas"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	21
1997	"Three Marlenas"	Modern Rock Tracks	17
1997	"Three Marlenas"	Top 40 Mainstream	35
1997	"The Difference"	Adult Top 40	14
1997	"The Difference"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	3
1997	"The Difference"	Modern Rock Tracks	5
1997	"The Difference"	Top 40 Mainstream	19
1998	"One Headlight"	Top 40 Adult Recurrents	1

[edit] Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Worldwide	May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21)	Interscope	Compact Disc, cassette tape	90055
Japan†	1997 (1997)	Universal/MCA	Compact Disc	24018

†This version contains bonus tracks

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bringing Down the Horse at Allmusic