American Ride (Willie Nile album)

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American Ride
Studio album by
Willie Nile
ReleasedJune 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
GenreRock
Length40:31
LabelLoud & Proud
Blue Rose
ProducerStewart Lerman
Willie Nile
Johnny Pisano
Alex Alexander
Willie Nile chronology
The Innocent Ones
(2011) 		American Ride
(2013) 		If I Was a River
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blurt Magazine[3]
Popmatters[4]
American Songwriter[5]
Classic Rock RevisitedA[6]
Tom HullB[7]

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

Critical reviews[edit]

Hal Horowitz in American Songwriter says: "Nile delivers one of his finest and most passionate projects with American Ride."[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This is Our Time"Nile2:45
2."Life on Bleecker Street"Nile3:23
3."American Ride"Nile, Mike Peters4:51
4."If I Ever See the Light"Nile, Frankie Lee3:06
5."She's Got My Heart"Nile, Frankie Lee3:08
6."God Laughs"Nile, Eric Bazilian3:12
7."People Who Died"Jim Carroll, Brian Linsley, Steve Linsley, Terrell Winn, Wayne Woods3:50
8."Holy War"Nile4:01
9."Say Hey"Nile2:54
10."Sunrise in New York City"Nile, Frankie Lee2:49
11."The Crossing"Nile, Frankie Lee3:10
12."There's No Place Like Home"Nile3:23
iTunes Special Edition[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Occupy"Nile3:22
14."The Motel Life"Nile4:01
15."One Guitar V2.0"Nile, Frankie Lee4:13
Total length:49:22

Personnel[edit]

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 – 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

Charts[edit]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 40
US Billboard 200[11] 156

References[edit]

  1. ^ "American Ride Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "American Ride – Willie Nile". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (June 25, 2013). "Willie Nile – American Ride". Blurtonline.com.
  4. ^ Adams, Jerrick (June 26, 2013). "Willie Nile: American Ride". PopMatters. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Horowitz, Hal. "Willie Nile American Ride". American Songwriter. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Wright, Jeb. "Willie Nile – An American Ride". Classic Rock Revisited. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  7. ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Willie Nile". tomhull.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "American Ride (Special Edition)". itunes.apple.com. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  9. ^ "Willie Nile Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Willie Nile Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Willie Nile Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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