Lonely Avenue (Ben Folds and Nick Hornby album)

Lonely Avenue is a collaboration album by American singer-songwriter Ben Folds and English novelist Nick Hornby, and was released in the United States of America on September 28, 2010 by Nonesuch Records.

The album contains eleven songs featuring music by Folds with lyrics by Hornby. "From Above", the first single, was released on August 6.

Personnel

 * Ben Folds – vocals, piano, bass, drums, Roland Juno, Moog, Hammond, clav, acoustic guitars, wind chimes, ARP string ensemble, percussion, handclaps
 * Joe Costa – handclaps
 * Kate Miller-Heidke – vocals
 * Keir Nuttall – primal screams
 * Jared Reynolds – bass, backing vocals
 * Jack Jezioro, Joel Reist - bass
 * Sam Smith – drums, backing vocals
 * Chad Chapin – acoustic guitar, primal percussion, percussion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
 * Andrew Higley – Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, Roland Jupiter, Roland Juno, Moog, French horn, backing vocals
 * Paul Buckmaster – string arrangement, conductor
 * David Davidson, David Angell, Carolyn Bailey, Christian Teal, Conni Ellisor, Connie Heard, Elisabeth Small, Karen Winkelmann, Kristina Siemer, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Stefan Petrescu, Wei Tsun Chang – violin
 * Kristin Wilkinson – viola, contractor
 * Chris Farrell, Kathryn Plummer, Monisa Angell - viola
 * John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina, Kirsten Greer, Sarighani Reist – cello
 * Beth Beeson, Jennifer Kummer - French horn
 * Jeff Bailey, Steve Patrick - trumpet
 * Prentiss Hobbs, Roy Agee - trombone
 * David Loucky - bass trombone