Bruce Hornsby has enlisted Sting, Elton John and Eric Clapton to appear on his eighth studio album, Halcyon Days, due August 10th.

The eleven-track album is Hornsby's first since 2002's electronica-tinged curveball Big Swing Face, which itself followed 1998's sprawling, jazzy Spirit Trail. The set looks to be a return to a more classic sound from Hornsby, who again teams with producer Wayne Pooley, with whom he's been recording for eleven years. Halcyon will also be Hornsby's first record for Columbia after eighteen years with RCA.

"Gonna Be Some Changes Made," featuring a guest vocal by Sting, will be the first single. John adds his voice to "Dreamland," while Clapton plays guitar on a trio of songs and adds a vocal to "Candy Mountain Run."

Hornsby will showcase some of the new material on a summer tour set to launch July 14th in Saratoga, California.

Halcyon Days track list:

"Gonna Be Some Changes Made"
"Candy Mountain Run"
"Dreamland"
"Circus on the Moon"
"Halcyon Days"
"What the Hell Happened"
"Hooray for Tom"
"Heir Gordon"
"Mirror on the Wall"
"Song F"
"Lost in the Snow"

Bruce Hornsby tour dates:

7/14: Saratoga, CA, Mountain Winery
7/15: Jacksonville, OR Britt Festival
7/29: Milwaukee, WI, Pottawatomie Northern Lights
7/30: Joliet, IL, Rialto Square Theatre
7/31: St. Louis, River Splash
8/02: Kansas City, Uptown Theater
8/04: Boulder, CO, Chautauqua Park Auditorium
8/05: Denver, Denver Botanic Gardens
8/09: Cleveland Heights, OH, Cain Park
8/11: Verona, NY, Turning Stone Casino Resort
8/12: Hampton Beach, NH, Hampton Beach Casino
8/13: Hyannis, MA, Cape Cod Melody Tent
8/15: Windsor, CT, Summerwind
8/17: Lakewood, NJ, Strand Theater
8/19: Vienna, VA, Wolf Trap
8/20: Cary, NC, Regency Park Amphitheater
8/21: Asheville, NC, Biltmore Estate
8/23: N. Myrtle Beach, SC, House of Blues
8/25: Atlanta, Chastain Park Amphitheater
8/26: Nashville, Ryman Auditorium
8/27: Memphis, Memphis Botanic Gardens