Beautiful Wreck of the World is the fourth studio album from American musician Willie Nile. It was released in 1999 by Nile's label River House Records.
Uncut: "the majestic "On The Road to Calvary (For Jeff Buckley)" is soul music of the deepest order".[2]
| Beautiful Wreck of the World | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 57:04 | |||
| Label | River House Records | |||
| Producer | Willie Nile Brad Albetta Frankie Lee Richard Pagano Andy York | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Uncut |   [2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Gotta Be A Buddha (In A Place Like This)" | Nile, Marc Blatte | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Black Magic And White Lies" | Nile, Frankie Lee | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Bread Alone" | Nile, Tony Clarkin, Rick Chertoff | 5:51 |
| 4. | "Every Time The World Turns Around" | Nile, Frankie Lee | 3:18 |
| 5. | "History 101" | Nile | 3:51 |
| 6. | "The Man Who Used To Be" | Nile, Frankie Lee | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Beautiful Wreck of the World" | Nile, Frankie Lee | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Brain Damage" | Nile | 4:29 |
| 9. | "The Black Parade" | Nile, Frankie Lee | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Oatmeal Box" | Nile, Frankie Lee | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Somewhere It's Raining" | Nile, Frankie Lee | 3:20 |
| 12. | "On The Road To Calvary (for Jeff Buckley)" | Nile | 5:55 |
| 13. | "Tiorunda Surprise" | Nile | 5:13 |
| Total length: | 57:04 | ||
Personnel
edit- Musicians
- Willie Nile – guitar, vocals, piano, keyboard
- Andy York – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brad Albetta – bass guitar
- Rich Pagano – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Frankie Lee – guitar, drums, backing vocals on "Beautiful Wreck" and "Oatmeal", tambourine on "Somewhere It's Raining"
- Mickey Raphael – echo harp on "Calvary"
- Chris Byrne – uilleann pipes on "Beautiful Wreck", tin whistle on "Oatmeal"
- Stewart Lerman – organ on "Oatmeal", guitar & organ on "Beautiful Wreck"
- Bruce Tunkel – backing vocals on "Oatmeal"
- Production and additional personnel
- Executive Producer: George Hecksher
- Produced by Willie Nile, Frankie Lee, Brad Albetta, Andy York, Rich Pagano
- Engineered by Brad Albetta, Rich Lamb, Rich Pagano, Bruce Tunkel
- Mixing by Stewart Lerman at The Shinebox, Rich Pagano at New Calcutta Recordings
- Mastering by Vince Carp at BMG Studios, NYC
- Art direction by George Philhower
- Photography Godlis, Margaret Bevan
References
edit- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Beautiful Wreck Of The World – Willie Nile". Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "Beautiful Wreck Of The World RIVER HOUSE RECORDS, 1999", UNCUT, March 2015, pg 78.