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Willie Nile Willie Nile (born Robert Noonan; June 7, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter. In 1980, Nile released his self-titled debut album. His early career was interrupted by various problems, but he eventually returned to recording and performing i ...

, released in 1981 on vinyl by Arista Records and re-released in 1992 on CD by

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Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians *

– vocals, guitar and piano * Clay Barnes – guitars * Peter Hoffman – guitars * Fred Smith – bass guitar * Jay Dee Daugherty – Sonor drums and percussion *

Paul Shaffer Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian singer, composer, actor, author, comedian, and multi-instrumentalist who served as David Letterman's musical director, band leader, and sidekick on the entire run of both ''Late Ni ...

– 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 * Produced by

Thom Panunzio Thom Panunzio is a music producer and engineer. His career began in 1974 at the Record Plant Studios NYC, working with John Lennon. Later, he became a staff engineer at the Record Plant, and later at The Hit Factory. Panunzio worked often wit ...

and

* Additional production:

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– "Poor Boy” * Engineered by Thom Panunzio * Additional engineering by Jim Ball – "It’s Your Love” * Assistant sngineer: Jim Ball, Jason Corasro * Mastering by

Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ...

at Sterling Sound, NYC * Art direction by Maude Gilman * Reissue art direction by Kristian Lawing * Cover Photography Christine Rodin * Additional photography: Irene Young, Marcelino Pagan, Kristian Lawing

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1981 albums Willie Nile albums Albums produced by Thom Panunzio Albums recorded at Record Plant (New York City) Arista Records albums