Golden Down

Golden Down
Studio album by
Willie Nile
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]

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.

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.