Golden Down

Golden Down is the second studio album by the American rock artist Willie Nile.[2] It was released in 1981 on vinyl by Arista Records and re-released in 1992 on CD by Razor & Tie.

Golden Down
Studio album by
Released1981 (1981)
RecordedNovember–December 1980
StudioRecord Plant, New York City
GenreRock
Length39:45
LabelArista 1981, Razor & Tie 1992
ProducerThom Panunzio
Willie Nile
Willie Nile chronology
Willie Nile
(1980)
Golden Down
(1981)
Places I Have Never Been
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Poor Boy"Nile4:32
2."Shine Your Light"Nile3:52
3."Grenade"Nile3:25
4."I Can't Get You Off of my Mind"Nile3:41
5."I Like The Way"Nile4:07
6."Golden Down"Nile5:08
7."Hide Your Love"Nile3:04
8."Les Champs Élysées"Nile, Amanda Owen2:57
9."Shoulders"Nile4:54
1992 Razor & Tie CD edition added track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."It's Your Love"Nile4:05
Total length:39:45

Personnel

Musicians
  • Willie Nile – vocals, guitar and piano
  • Clay Barnes – guitars
  • Peter Hoffman – guitars
  • Fred Smith – bass guitar
  • Jay Dee Daugherty – Sonor drums and percussion
  • Paul Shaffer – keyboards on "Les Champs Élysées", "Shine Your Light", "Golden Down", "Hide Your Love", "I Like The Way" and "Poor Boy"
  • Greg Husted – Hammond organ on "Shoulders", and "Poor Boy”
  • Paul Prestopino – dulcimer and dobro on "I Like The Way”
  • Arno Hecht – saxophone on "Les Champs Élysées”
  • Terre Roche – backing vocals
  • Mark Johnson – backing vocals
  • Lowry Hamner – backing vocals
Production and additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 158

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Holden, Stephen (April 22, 1981). "Willie Nile Sings His Tales". The New York Times. p. C20.
  3. "Willie Nile Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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