Robbie Robertson (album)

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Robbie Robertson
Studio album by Robbie Robertson
Released	October 27, 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Rock
Length	44:19
Label	Geffen Records
Producer(s)	Daniel Lanois & Robbie Robertson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C+) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Robbie Robertson chronology
	Robbie Robertson (1987)	Storyville (1991)

Robbie Robertson is the self-titled solo debut by Robbie Robertson, released in 1987. It won the Juno Award for Album of the Year in 1989.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 Charts 4 Certifications

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Robbie Robertson except as indicated.

1. "Fallen Angel" (Robertson, Martin Page) – 5:52
2. "Showdown at Big Sky" – 4:43
3. "Broken Arrow" – 5:17
4. "Sweet Fire of Love" (Robertson, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.) – 5:08
5. "American Roulette" – 4:46
6. "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" – 4:44
7. "Hell's Half Acre" – 3:45
8. "Sonny Got Caught in the Moonlight" – 3:45
9. "Testimony" – 4:45

[edit] Personnel

• Robbie Robertson – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Manu Katché – drums on 1 2 6 7 8, percussion on 1 7 8
• Bill Dillon – guitars on 1 2 5 6 7 8 9, backing vocal on 2
• Tony Levin – Chapman Stick on 5 7, bass on 6 8
• Daniel Lanois – percussion on 2 3 4 8, backing vocal on 2 3 4, Omnichord on 5, guitar on 5 8

[edit] Additional personnel

• Tinker Barfield – bass on 1 5
• Martin Page – drum programing on 1
• Garth Hudson – keyboards on 1 5
• Peter Gabriel – keyboards on 1 3, vocal on 1, drum program on 3
• Larry Klein – bass on 2
• BoDeans – backing vocals on 2 5
• Terry Bozzio – drums on 3 5
• Abraham Laboriel – bass on 3
• Larry Mullen Jr. – drums on 4 9
• Adam Clayton – bass on 4 9
• The Edge – guitar on 4 9
• Bono – vocals, bass on 4, backing vocal on 9, guitar on 9
• Hans Christian – bass on 5
• Maria McKee – bacing vocals on 5
• Sammy Llanas – backing vocal on 6
• Cary Butler – backing vocal on 8
• Ian Neville – backing on vocal on 9
• Gil Evans Horn Section – horns on 9

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1987	Billboard 200	38

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	"Showdown at Big Sky"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
1987	"Sweet Fire of Love"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	7
1988	"Showdown at Big Sky"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	21
1988	"Somewhere Down the Crazy River"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	24

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	October 21, 1988