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Willy DeVille Discography
The discography of American singer and songwriter Willy DeVille includes, as well as his solo recordings, recordings released by his band Mink DeVille in the period from 1977 to 1985. It consists of fourteen studio albums, three live albums, fifteen compilation albums, twenty-two singles, and one extended play (EP). Albums Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Notes Extended plays Singles Video albums * 1986: ''Live at The Savoy'' (Channel 5; CFV 00092) * 1993: ''From the Bottom Line to the Olympia'' * 2002: ''25 Years of Heart & Soul'' (EMS) * 2003: ''The Berlin Concerts'' (EMS) * 2006: ''Live in the Lowlands'' (Eagle Rock) * 2008: ''Live at Montreux 1982'' (Eagle Vision) * 2009: ''Live at Montreux 1994'' (Eagle Vision) * 2012: Willy DeVille – Still Alive -Disc DVD Box Set, MEYER RECORDS no 184 Other album appearances Soundtracks * 1979: '' Hardcore'' (Columbia); "Easy Slider", "Guardian Angel" * 1980: '' Cruising'' (Columbia; JC 36410): "Heat of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille (born William Paul Borsey Jr.; August 25, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille created original songs rooted in traditional American musical styles. He worked with collaborators from across the spectrum of contemporary music, including Jack Nitzsche, Doc Pomus, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler, Allen Toussaint, and Eddie Bo. Music of Latin America, Latin rhythms, blues riffs, doo-wop, Cajun music, strains of French cabaret, and echoes of early-1960s uptown Soul music, soul can be heard in DeVille's work. Mink DeVille was a house band at CBGB, the historic New York City nightclub where punk rock was born in the mid-1970s. DeVille helped redefine the Brill Building#"Brill Building Sound", Brill Building sound. In 1987 his song "Storybook Love" was nominated for an Academy Award. After his move to New Orleans in 1988, he helped spark the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
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Horse Of A Different Color (Willy DeVille Album)
''Horse of a Different Color'' is a 1999 album by Willy DeVille. The album consists of original compositions and remakes of traditional Black music titles such as Fred McDowell's “Going over the Hill,” and Andre Williams' "Bacon Fat." The album was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis. It was produced by Jim Dickinson, who brought along his son Luther to play guitar and his son Cody to play drums. Allmusic called the album "the most consistent and brilliant recording of Willy DeVille's long career": :Before it's over, DeVille has reprised his soulman balladeer role — and no one sings them better — as well as cruising through a topical folk song, a chain-gang chant with a devastating rhythm track, and an R&B growler by Andre Williams before closing with his own "Time to Time," a broken-survivor song about love's ceaseless wars. Simply put, no one has this range or depth in interpreting not only styles, but also the poetics of virtually any set of lyrics. DeVille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loup Garou (album)
''Loup Garou'' (French language, French for ''werewolf'') is an album released in 1995 by Willy DeVille. First released in Europe in 1995 on the East West Records, EastWest label, it was released the following year in the United States on the Discovery Records, Discovery label. It was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by John Philip Shenale, who also produced DeVille’s ''Backstreets of Desire'' album. Duet with Brenda Lee ''Loup Garou'' includes a duet with Brenda Lee (“You’ll Never Know”). DeVille said about recording with Lee: She’s amazing, and so professional. She's just this tiny little woman who has this great big voice. I had to cool out her accent a little bit. She had a real Cracker (pejorative), cracker-type of accent. I guess it's gotten thicker over the years, because she didn't sound like that when she was a teenager doing "Sweet Nothing." She didn't know who the hell I was. I just called her up, played the song for her, and she loved it. She had her busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Easy Fantasy
''Big Easy Fantasy'' is an album by Willy DeVille and the Mink DeVille Band. It was released in Europe on the French New Rose label in 1995. The album is a mixture of studio tracks and concert recordings made in New York and Paris. The "big easy" of the album's title refers to New Orleans. As the album cover says, the inspiration for the album was "Jump City, the Crescent City, the city that care forgot, New Orleans...The Big Easy!" All songs on the album are standards by New Orleans musicians or are original compositions by Willy DeVille about some aspect of New Orleans. Background In the mid-1990s, Willy DeVille did not have a recording contract with an American label, but he was very popular in Europe in the wake of his successful 1992 "New Orleans Revue" tour of the continent and his 1993 European tour with the Mink DeVille Band (which resulted in 1993's '' Willy DeVille Live''.) The "New Orleans Revue" came about after DeVille recorded Victory Mixture, a tribute album of cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstreets Of Desire
''Backstreets of Desire'' is an album by Willy DeVille. It was recorded in various Los Angeles recording studios in 1992. To make the album, DeVille was joined by many prominent musicians, including Dr. John, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, Zachary Richard, Jim Gilstrap, Freebo, Efrain Toro, and Jimmy Zavala. A novel mariachi version of the Jimi Hendrix standard "Hey Joe" was a hit in Europe. "I did a version of 'Hey Joe' in mariachi-style," DeVille told Sheila Rene. "I talk through the lyrics. It was a big hit for me in Europe—number one in Spain and France."Rene, Sheila (1996"Interview with Willy DeVille."Willy DeVille fan page. (Retrieved 2-2-08.) DeVille brought in Mariachi los Camperos, led by Nati Cano, to play on "Hey Joe." Reviews Trouser Press said about the album, "''Backstreets of Desire'' skillfully draws on DeVille's prior genre explorations to create music that's wholly contemporary while remaining true to the artist's original vision." Critic Thom Jurek of Allm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Mixture
''Victory Mixture'' is a 1990 album by Willy DeVille. The album consists of cover versions of New Orleans R&B and soul classics by DeVille’s musical idols. Trouser Press said about the album, “A rootsy covers collection, ''Victory Mixture'' provides a welcome antidote to '' Miracle's'' misguided modernity, making the most of the singer's relocation to New Orleans with backup from such local legends as Allen Toussaint, Eddie Bo and Dr. John.” ''Victory Mixture'' is unusual in that it was recorded without the use of overdubbing or sound editing, the idea being to record the songs in the same manner as they were recorded originally in the 1950s and early 1960s — without soundboard technology. The album was released in Europe on the French Sky Ranch label; it was released a year later in the United States on the Orleans Records label, that label's second offering. The success of ''Victory Mixture'' in Europe ensured the label's continuing operation. Origins of ''Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracle (Willy DeVille Album)
''Miracle'' is an album by Willy DeVille. Recorded in 1987, it was the first album that Willy DeVille recorded under his own name. Prior to ''Miracle'', DeVille recorded six albums with the band Mink DeVille, the last four of which were really solo albums by Willy DeVille in that no members of the original band played on the four albums. ''Miracle'' was recorded in London and produced by Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler, who also co-wrote the song “Spanish Jack” with DeVille. Dire Straits keyboardist Guy Fletcher, like Knopfler, played on all songs. Two highly regarded session musicians, guitarist Chet Atkins and drummer Jeff Porcaro, also played on the album. DeVille told ''Leap in the Dark:'' : It was Mark (Knopfler’s) wife Lourdes who came up with the idea (to record ''Miracle''). She said to him that you don't sing like Willy and he doesn't play guitar like you, but you really like his stuff so why don't you do an album together? So I went over to London to do this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportin' Life (Mink DeVille Album)
''Sportin’ Life'' is the sixth and final studio album by the rock band Mink DeVille, released in 1985. Since the band's third album, 1981's ''Le Chat Bleu,'' when the original members of the band departed, lead singer and composer Willy DeVille had been assembling musicians to record and tour under the name Mink DeVille. After ''Sportin’ Life,'' Willy DeVille began recording and touring under his own name. The album was recorded for Polydor at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. As he had done on ''Le Chat Bleu,'' DeVille wrote some songs with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Doc Pomus. Members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section — Roger Hawkins (drums), David Hood (bass), and Jimmy Johnson (guitar) — played on the album. Except for saxophonist Louis Cortelezzi, none of the musicians had played with Willy DeVille before. The song “Italian Shoes” was a hit in Europe. Reviews Trouser Press said about the album, “''Sportin' Life'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Angels Fear To Tread (Mink DeVille Album)
''Where Angels Fear to Tread'' is the fifth studio album by the rock band Mink DeVille. It was released in 1983, and was the second album Mink DeVille recorded for Atlantic Records, and Atlantic brought in two in-house producers, Howard Albert and Ron Albert, to produce the album. Mink DeVille as a rock group had effectively ceased to exist as a band; only lead singer Willy DeVille remained from the original band. For this album, Willy DeVille reached deeper into his Latin roots, even recording a salsa number, "Demasiado Corazon." A single, “Each Word’s a Beat of My Heart,” reached number 89 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. Two percussionists from the Latin dance/disco band Foxy, Richie Puente and Joe Galdo, played on the album. A recording of " Stand by Me" was made at this session and released on a 7-inch single along with “Demasiado Corazon” and “Are You Lonely Tonight?” Reviews Trouser Press said about the album, “This uncluttered and uncomplicated trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coup De Grâce (Mink DeVille Album)
''Coup de Grâce'' is the fourth album by the rock band Mink DeVille, released in 1981. The album represented a departure for the band, as frontman Willy DeVille dismissed the only other remaining original member of the band, guitarist Louis X. Erlanger, and hired Helen Schneider's backup band ("The Kick") to record the album. Moreover, the album was recorded for Atlantic (Mink DeVille had previously recorded with Capitol). DeVille told '' The New York Times'': :I had band problems, manager problems, record company problems. And yeah, I had drug problems. Finally, I got a new recording contract, with Atlantic, and a new manager. I cleaned up my act. I figured that since playing music with people I was friends with didn't seem to work out, I would hire some mercenaries, some cats who just wanted to play and get paid. And those guys turned out to be more devoted to the music than any band I ever had. They're professional, precise, but they're full of fire, too. Jack Nitzsch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Chat Bleu
''Le Chat Bleu'' is the third album by the rock band Mink DeVille, released in 1980. The album received critical acclaim and elevated lead singer and composer Willy DeVille to star status. The ''Rolling Stone'' critics' poll ranked ''Le Chat Bleu'' the fifth best album of 1980, and music historian Glenn A. Baker declared it the tenth best rock album of all time. The album cover is a photo of Willy's first wife Toots Deville's tattoo on her shoulder. Recording ''Le Chat Bleu'' was recorded in Paris. "I wanted that (French) sound," Willy DeVille told ''Rolling Stone.'' "French records are so much more vivid. I knew what I was going for—this record was my dream." For the album, bandleader Willy DeVille dismissed the original members of Mink DeVille except for guitarist Louis X. Erlanger in favor of new musicians, including rhythm section Jerry Scheff (bass) and Ron Tutt (drums), who had recently toured with Elvis Presley. Instead of Jack Nitzsche, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
