''American Ride'' is the eighth studio album from American musician Willie Nile. It was released in June 2013 under Loud & Proud Records.

Critical reviews

Hal Horowitz in American Songwriter says: "Nile delivers one of his finest and most passionate projects with American Ride."

Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians * Willie Nile – guitar, vocals, piano * Johnny Pisano – electric and upright bass, backing vocals * Matt Hogan – guitars * Alex Alexander – drums, percussion * Steuart Smith – guitars, banjo, harmonium *

James Maddock James Maddock (born 1962) is an English singer-songwriter and performing musician. Originally from Countesthorpe, Leicester, Maddock has been based in New York City since 2003. His first album was ''Tied Weight'' in 1982. (Reach Up Records SRO 0 ...

– acoustic guitar, backing vocals * Leslie Mendelson – backing vocals * Rob Morsberger – string arrangement on "The Crossing", harmonium * Oli Rockberger – piano, organ * Suzanne Ornstein – violin, viola * Lee Hogans – trumpet * Matt Janiszewski – saxophone * Johnny Pisano and Rob Morsberger – string arrangement on "Life On Bleecker Street" ;Production and additional personnel *

Executive Producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...

: Andrew Fitzsimmons * Produced by

Stewart Lerman Stewart Lerman is a Bronx born, New York-based, 2x Grammy winning music producer(3x nominated), recording engineer, who has worked with The Roches, Elvis Costello, Neko Case, Patti Smith, Antony and the Johnsons, Angelique Kidjo, Shawn Colv ...

and Willie Nile * Additional production: Johnny Pisano and Alex Alexander *

Engineered Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more specializ ...

by James Frazee at Hobo Sound * Mixing by

at Hobo Sound, Weehawken, NJ * Mastering by Greg Calbi at

Sterling Sound George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...

, NYC *

Art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...

by Deborah Maniaci * Photography Christina Arrigoni * Publicity – Cary Baker – Conqueroo, Los Angeles, CA

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2013 albums Willie Nile albums Albums produced by Stewart Lerman