Willie Nile (album)
{{about|the album|information about the artist|Willie Nile}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Willie Nile
| type = studio
| artist = Willie Nile
| cover = WillieNileDebutCD.gif
| alt =
| released = February 1980
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Record Plant, New York City
| genre = Rock
| length = 38:38 LP
42:16 CD
| label = Arista (1980)
Razor & Tie (1992)
| producer = Roy Halee
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Golden Down
| next_year = 1981
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Uncut
|rev1Score = {{Rating|8|10}}"Willie Nile - Arista, 1980", UNCUT, March 2015, pg 78.
|rev2 = Allmusic
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r14131|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev3 = Smash Hits
|rev3score = 7/10{{cite journal|last=Hepworth|first=David|authorlink=David Hepworth|title=Albums|journal=Smash Hits|issue=June 26 – July 9, 1980|page=31}}
}}
Willie Nile (1980) is the self-titled debut album by the New York singer/songwriter of the same name. Released by Arista Records in early 1980 to critical praise,The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll pg. 697-698 it was produced and engineered by Roy Halee and featured Jay Dee Daugherty, formerly with Patti Smith, on drums. The album immediately created a buzz among critics and quickly drew the attention of other rock stars such as Pete Townshend and The Who, who invited Nile to join them on their Summer of 1980 US tour.{{cite news|title=Willie Nile: busting out of Bleecker Street|author=Palmer, Robert|magazine=Rolling Stone |page=20|date=August 21, 1980}}
Critical reviews
Los Angeles Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn described the album as "the kind of rare collection that reawakens you to the inspiring qualities of rock'n'roll".{{cite news|title=Nile's Debut Album Hits the Jackpot|author=Hilburn, Robert|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times, Part VI, page 1|date=February 19, 1980}}
With London Calling by The Clash, the album was voted record of the year for 1980 by Stereo Review magazine.{{cite news|title=Record of the Year Awards for 1980|author=Goodfriend, James|magazine=Stereo Review|date=February 1981}}
Music critic David Okamoto wrote "his self-titled debut remains one of the most thrilling post-Byrds folk-rock albums of all time".MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Dave Okamoto, 1999, pg. 814-815.
Uncut: "Every song spins superb hooks with a Buddy Holly flair".
Track listing
{{Track listing
|title1=Vagabond Moon
|writer1=Nile
|length1=4:07
|title2=Dear Lord
|writer2=Nile
|length2=2.54
|title3=It's All Over
|writer3=Nile
|length3=3:34
|title4=Across the River
|writer4=Nile
|length4=4:17
|title5=She's So Cold
|writer5=Nile
|length5=2:37
|title6=I'm Not Waiting
|writer6=Nile
|length6=2:35
|title7=That's the Reason
|writer7=Nile
|length7=2:27
|title8=They'll Build a Statue of You
|writer8=Nile
|length8=3:38
|title9=Old Men Sleeping on the Bowery
|writer9=Nile
|length9=3:33
|title10=Behind the Cathedral
|writer10=Nile
|length10=3:06
|title11=Sing Me a Song
|writer11=Nile
|length11=5:23
}}
{{Track listing
| total_length =42:16
|headline=1992 Razor & Tie CD Edition added track
|title12=Edge of the Earth
|writer12=Nile
|length12=3:34
}}
Personnel
- Willie Nile – Electric and Acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
- Clay Barnes – Electric Guitar, background vocals
- Peter Hoffman – Electric Guitar
- Tom Ethridge – Bass
- Jay Dee Daugherty – Drums, Percussion
- Mark Johnson – Background vocals
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1980)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|145|artist=Willie Nile|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 May 2020}} |
Other references
That's the Reason is heard at the end credits of the 1981 film Private Lessons.IMDb Soundtrack listing https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082948/soundtrack
Production
- Producers: Roy Halee
- Engineering: Roy Halee
- Remixing: Phil Jamtaas, Record Plant, Los Angeles
- Mastering: Greg Calbi, Sterling Sound, New York, NY
- Cover photo: Christine Olympia Rodin
- Photography: John Noonan, Ron Kellum
- Art Direction: Ron Kellum
References
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