American Ride (Willie Nile album)

For other uses, see American Ride (disambiguation).

American Ride
Studio album by Willie Nile
Released	June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
Genre	Rock
Length	40:31
Label	Loud & Proud Blue Rose
Producer	Stewart 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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
Blurt	[4]
PopMatters	[5]

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

Critical reviews

Hal Horowitz in American Songwriter said: "Nile delivers one of his finest and most passionate projects with American Ride." ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Is Our Time"	Nile	2:45
2.	"Life on Bleecker Street"	Nile	3:23
3.	"American Ride"	Nile, Mike Peters	4:51
4.	"If I Ever See the Light"	Nile, Frankie Lee	3:06
5.	"She's Got My Heart"	Nile, Frankie Lee	3:08
6.	"God Laughs"	Nile, Eric Bazilian	3:12
7.	"People Who Died"	Jim Carroll, Brian Linsley, Steve Linsley, Terrell Winn, Wayne Woods	3:50
8.	"Holy War"	Nile	4:01
9.	"Say Hey"	Nile	2:54
10.	"Sunrise in New York City"	Nile, Frankie Lee	2:49
11.	"The Crossing"	Nile, Frankie Lee	3:10
12.	"There's No Place Like Home"	Nile	3:23

iTunes Special Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Occupy"	Nile	3:22
14.	"The Motel Life"	Nile	4:01
15.	"One Guitar V2.0"	Nile, Frankie Lee	4:13
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

• Executive Producer: Andrew Fitzsimmons
• Produced by Stewart Lerman and Willie Nile
• Additional production: Johnny Pisano and Alex Alexander
• Engineered by James Frazee at Hobo Sound
• Mixing by Stewart Lerman at Hobo Sound, Weehawken, NJ
• Mastering by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
• Art direction by Deborah Maniaci
• Photography Christina Arrigoni

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [6]	156
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard) [7]	7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9]	40
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [10]	48

References

1. "American Ride Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
2. Jurek, Thom. "American Ride – Willie Nile". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
3. Horowitz, Hal. "Willie Nile American Ride". American Songwriter. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
4. Zimmerman, Lee (June 25, 2013). "Willie Nile – American Ride". Blurt.
5. Adams, Jerrick (June 26, 2013). "Willie Nile: American Ride". PopMatters. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
6. "Willie Nile Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "Willie Nile Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
8. "Willie Nile Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)"". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
9. "Willie Nile Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
10. "Willie Nile Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2025.