Storyville (album)

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Storyville
Storyville cover
Studio album by Robbie Robertson
Released September 30, 1991
Recorded 1991, The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, CA
Southlake Studios, Metarie, LA
Ultrasonic Sound Studios, New Orleans
Kingsway, New Orleans
Zeitgeist Studios, Brentwood, CA
Ground Control, Santa Monica, CA
St. Claire Studio, Scotland
Genre Rock
Length 54:37
Label Geffen Records
Producer(s) Robbie Robertson, Gary Gersh, Stephen Hague
Professional reviews
Robbie Robertson chronology
Robbie Robertson
(1987)
Storyville
(1991)
Music for the Native Americans
(1994)


Storyville is Robbie Robertson's second solo album. It is focused on the famous jazz homeland section of New Orleans and on that part of the South in particular. He contributed one song ("Breakin' the Rules") to Wim Wenders' soundtrack to his 1991 film, Until the End of the World.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Robbie Robertson unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Night Parade" – 5:05
  2. "Hold Back the Dawn" – 5:25
  3. "Go Back to Your Woods" (Robertson, Bruce Hornsby) – 4:48 produced by Robertson and Gersh
  4. "Soap Box Preacher" – 5:17
  5. "Day of Reckoning (Burnin' for You)" (Robertson, David Ricketts) – 6:43
  6. "What About Now" (Robertson, Ivan Neville) – 5:08
  7. "Shake This Town" – 5:21
  8. "Breakin the Rules" – 5:48
  9. "Resurrection" – 5:18
  10. "Sign of the Rainbow" (Robertson, Martin Page) – 5:24 produced by Robertson, Hague and Page

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional personnel

  • Ronnie FosterHammond organ on 1
  • Code Blue (see below) – backing vocals on 1 3 7
  • Wardell Quezerguehorn arrangement on 1 3 4 8 9
  • Horn Section #1 (see below) – horns on 1 4 9
  • Billy Ward – drums on 2
  • Stephen Hague – keyboard on 2 7, keyboard bass on 4, programming on 7
  • Rick Danko – backing vocal on 2
  • Russell Batiste – drums on 3
  • George Porter – bass on 3, backing vocal on 3
  • Leo Nocentelli – rhythm guitar on 3
  • Art Neville – organ on 3, backing vocal on 3
  • Bruce Hornsby – keyboard on 3, backing vocal on 3
  • Cyril Neville – percussion on 3
  • Big Chief Bo Dollis of the Wild Magnolias of Mardi Gras Indians – backing vocal on 3, chant on 3
  • Big Chief Monk Boudreaux of the Golden Eagles of Mardi Gras Indians – backing vocal on 3, chant on 3
  • Horn Section #2 (see below) - horns on 3 8
  • Ronald Jones – drums on 4 8
  • Garth Hudson – keyboard on 4 7 9
  • Neil Young – backing vocal on 4
  • John Robinson – drums on 5 7
  • David Ricketts – bass on 5, guitar on 5, programming on 5, keyboard on 5
  • Jared Levine – hi-hat on 5
  • Yvonne Williams – backing vocal on 5
  • Carmen Twillie – backing vocal on 5
  • Clydene Jackson – backing vocal on 5
  • Roy Galloway – backing vocal on 5
  • Mark Isham – horn arrangement on 5
  • Horn Section #3 (see below) – horns on 5
  • Ivan Neville – keyboards on 6, backing vocal on 6
  • Ndugu Chanclersnare on 6
  • Aaron Neville – backing vocal on 6 10
  • Mark Leonard – bass on 7
  • Charlie Pollard – keyboard on 7, programming on 7
  • Rebirth Brass Band (see below) – horns on 7, percussion on 7
  • Ginger Baker - skip snare on 7
  • Zion Harmonizers (see below) – backing vocal on 7 9 10
  • David Baerwald – backing vocal on 7
  • Mike Mills – backing vocal on 7
  • Robert Bell - bass on 8 10, drum programming on 8
  • Paul Buchanan - guitar on 8, backing vocal on 8
  • Ziggyboo Modeleste – drums on 9
  • Martin Page – keyboard on 10, piano on 10, programming on 10, backing vocal on 10

[edit] Horn Section #1 (arranged by Wardell Quezergue)

[edit] Horn Section #2 (arranged by Wardell Quezergue)

  • Amadee Castenell – tenor saxophone
  • Duane Van Paulin – trombone
  • Carl Blouin – baritone saxophone
  • Anthony Dagardi – soprano saxophone
  • Brian Graber – trumpet

[edit] Horn Section #3 (arranged by Mark Isham)

[edit] Code Blue

  • Yadonna Wise
  • Dorene Wise

[edit] Rebirth Brass Band

  • Roderick Paulin
  • Keith Frazier
  • Keith Anderson
  • Glen Andrews
  • Stafford Agee
  • Ajay Mallery
  • Philip Frazier
  • Kermit Ruffins

[edit] Zion Harmonizers

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 69

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "What About Now" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 15
1991 "What About Now" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 28
1991 "Go Back to Your Woods" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 32