1991 studio album by Robbie Robertson
Storyville Studio album byReleased September 30, 1991 Recorded 1991 Studio The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA)Southlake Studios (Metairie, LA) Ultrasonic Sound Studios (New Orleans, LA)Kingsway Studio (New Orleans, LA) Zeitgeist Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Ground Control Studio (Burbank, CA) St. Claire Studio (Scotland) Genre Rock Length 54 :54 Label Geffen Producer Robbie Robertson , Gary Gersh,Stephen Hague ,Martin Page Robbie Robertson chronology
Storyville is Robbie Robertson's second solo album. It is focused on the famousjazz homeland section ofNew Orleans and on that part of the South in general. He contributed one song ("Breakin' the Rules") toWim Wenders 'soundtrack to his 1991 film,Until the End of the World .
In 2005 the album was reissued together withRobbie Robertson as 2CD in an expanded edition, both with two bonus tracks. Cover photography by Syndey Byrd, Art Directed by Mark Andresen.
All songs written byRobbie Robertson unless otherwise indicated.
"Night Parade" – 5:05 "Hold Back the Dawn" – 5:25 "Go Back to Your Woods" (Robertson,Bruce Hornsby ) – 4:48produced by Robertson and Gersh "Soap Box Preacher" – 5:17 "Day of Reckoning (Burnin for You)" (Robertson,David Ricketts ) – 6:43 "What About Now" (Robertson,Ivan Neville ) – 5:08 "Shake This Town" – 5:21 "Breakin the Rules" – 5:48 "Resurrection" – 5:18 "Sign of the Rainbow" (Robertson,Martin Page ) – 5:24produced by Robertson, Hague and Page Bonus tracks on the 2005 expanded edition:
"Storyville" – 1:10 previously unreleased Storyville outtake "The Far, Lonely Cry of Trains" – 2:51 Robbie Robertson –vocals ,acoustic guitar on 4 6,electric guitar ,organ on 4Jerry Marotta –drums on 1 4 6 10, percussion on 10Guy Pratt –bass on 1 2 6 9Bill Dillon – guitar on 1–2, 4–5, 7 & 9,mandolin on 4 Alex Acuña –percussion on 1–2, 5–6 & 9Paul Moore –keyboard on 2, 5, 8 & 10, drum programming on 8Additional personnel [ edit ] Ronnie Foster –Hammond organ on 1Code Blue (see below) –backing vocals on 1, 3 & 7 Wardell Quezergue –horn arrangement on 1, 3–4 & 8–9Horn Section #1 (see below) – horns on 1, 4 & 9 Billy Ward – drums on 2 Stephen Hague – keyboards on 2 & 7, keyboard bass on 4, programming on 7Rick Danko – backing vocals on 2Russell Batiste, Jr. – drums on 3George Porter Jr. – bass guitar & backing vocals on 3Leo Nocentelli –rhythm guitar on 3Art Neville – organ on 3, backing vocal on 3Bruce Hornsby – keyboards on 3, backing vocal on 3Cyril Neville – percussion on 3Big Chief Bo Dollis of the Wild Magnolias ofMardi Gras Indians – backing vocal & on 3,chant on 3 Big ChiefMonk Boudreaux of the Golden Eagles of Mardi Gras Indians – backing vocal & chant on 3 Horn Section #2 (see below) – horns on 3 & 8 Ronald Jones – drums on 4 & 8 Garth Hudson – keyboards on 4, 7 & 9Neil Young – backing vocals on 4John Robinson – drums on 5 & 7David Ricketts – bass guitar, guitar, programming & keyboards on 5Jared Levine –hi-hat on 5Yvonne Williams – backing vocals on 5 Carmen Twillie – backing vocals on 5Clydene Jackson – backing vocals on 5 Roy Galloway – backing vocals on 5Mark Isham – horn arrangement on 5Horn Section #3 (see below) – horns on 5 Ivan Neville – keyboards on 6, backing vocals on 6Leon "Ndugu" Chancler –snare on 6Aaron Neville – backing vocals on 6 10Mark Leonard – bass guitar on 7 Charlie Pollard – keyboard on 7, programming on 7 Rebirth Brass Band (see below) – horns on 7, percussion on 7Ginger Baker – skip snare on 7Zion Harmonizers (see below) – backing vocals on 7 9 10 David Baerwald – backing vocals on 7Mike Mills – backing vocals on 7Robert Bell – bass guitar on 8 & 10, drum programming on 8Paul Buchanan – guitar on 8, backing vocals on 8Zigaboo Modeliste – drums on 9Martin Page – keyboard,piano , programming & backing vocals on 10 Horn Section #1 (arranged by Wardell Quezergue)[ edit ] Horn Section #2 (arranged by Wardell Quezergue)[ edit ] Amadee Castenell – tenor saxophone Duane Van Paulin – trombone Carl Blouin –baritone saxophone Anthony Dagardi – soprano saxophone Brian Graber –trumpet Horn Section #3 (arranged by Mark Isham)[ edit ] Album
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