American Ride (Willie Nile album)

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

For other uses, see American Ride (disambiguation).
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]

Critical reviews

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

Track listing
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[7]
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
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
Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 40
US Billboard 200[10] 156

References
  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. 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. "American Ride (Special Edition)". itunes.apple.com. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  8. "Willie Nile Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  9. "Willie Nile Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  10. "Willie Nile Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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