Beautiful Wreck of the World

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
Studio album by
Released1999 (1999)
GenreRock
Length57:04
LabelRiver House Records
ProducerWillie Nile
Brad Albetta
Frankie Lee
Richard Pagano
Andy York
Willie Nile chronology
Hard Times in America
(1992)
Beautiful Wreck of the World
(1999)
Streets of New York
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Uncut[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Gotta Be A Buddha (In A Place Like This)"Nile, Marc Blatte4:13
2."Black Magic And White Lies"Nile, Frankie Lee4:01
3."Bread Alone"Nile, Tony Clarkin, Rick Chertoff5:51
4."Every Time The World Turns Around"Nile, Frankie Lee3:18
5."History 101"Nile3:51
6."The Man Who Used To Be"Nile, Frankie Lee3:13
7."Beautiful Wreck of the World"Nile, Frankie Lee4:58
8."Brain Damage"Nile4:29
9."The Black Parade"Nile, Frankie Lee4:42
10."Oatmeal Box"Nile, Frankie Lee4:00
11."Somewhere It's Raining"Nile, Frankie Lee3:20
12."On The Road To Calvary (for Jeff Buckley)"Nile5:55
13."Tiorunda Surprise"Nile5:13
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

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Beautiful Wreck Of The World – Willie Nile". Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Beautiful Wreck Of The World RIVER HOUSE RECORDS, 1999", UNCUT, March 2015, pg 78.