Golden Down

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

Track listing

Personnel

• 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

• Produced by Thom Panunzio and Willie Nile
• Additional production: Jimmy Iovine – "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 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