Storyville (album)

This article is about the album. For other things named Storyville, see Storyville (disambiguation).

Storyville
Studio album by Robbie Robertson
Released	September 30, 1991
Recorded	1991
Studio	The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA) Southlake Studios (Metairie, LA) Ultrasonic Sound Studios (New Orleans, LA) Kingsway Studio (New Orleans, LA) Zeitgeist Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Ground Control Studio (Burbank, CA) St. Claire Studio (Scotland)
Genre	Rock
Length	54:54
Label	Geffen
Producer	Robbie Robertson, Gary Gersh, Stephen Hague, Martin Page
Robbie Robertson chronology
Robbie Robertson (1987) Storyville (1991) Music for The Native Americans (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C [2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Q	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

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 general. He contributed one song ("Breakin' the Rules") to Wim Wenders' soundtrack to his 1991 film, Until the End of the World .

In 2005 the album was reissued together with Robbie Robertson as 2CD in an expanded edition, both with two bonus tracks. Cover photography by Syndey Byrd, Art Directed by Mark Andresen.

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

Bonus tracks on the 2005 expanded edition:

11. "Storyville" – 1:10  previously unreleased Storyville outtake
12. "The Far, Lonely Cry of Trains" – 2:51

Personnel

• Robbie Robertson – vocals, acoustic guitar on 4 6, electric guitar, organ on 4
• Jerry Marotta – drums on 1 4 6 10, percussion on 10
• Guy Pratt – bass on 1 2 6 9
• Bill Dillon – guitar on 1–2, 4–5, 7 & 9, mandolin on 4
• Alex Acuña – percussion on 1–2, 5–6 & 9
• Paul Moore – keyboard on 2, 5, 8 & 10, drum programming on 8

Additional personnel

• Ronnie Foster – Hammond organ on 1
• Code Blue (see below) – backing vocals on 1, 3 & 7
• Wardell Quezergue – horn arrangement on 1, 3–4 & 8–9
• Horn Section #1 (see below) – horns on 1, 4 & 9
• Billy Ward – drums on 2
• Stephen Hague – keyboards on 2 & 7, keyboard bass on 4, programming on 7
• Rick Danko – backing vocals on 2
• Russell Batiste, Jr. – drums on 3
• George Porter Jr. – bass guitar & backing vocals on 3
• Leo Nocentelli – rhythm guitar on 3
• Art Neville – organ on 3, backing vocal on 3
• Bruce Hornsby – keyboards 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 & chant on 3
• Horn Section #2 (see below) – horns on 3 & 8
• Ronald Jones – drums on 4 & 8
• Garth Hudson – keyboards on 4, 7 & 9
• Neil Young – backing vocals on 4
• John Robinson – drums on 5 & 7
• David Ricketts – bass guitar, guitar, programming & keyboards on 5
• Jared Levine – hi-hat on 5
• Yvonne Williams – backing vocals on 5
• Carmen Twillie – backing vocals on 5
• Clydene Jackson – backing vocals on 5
• Roy Galloway – backing vocals on 5
• Mark Isham – horn arrangement on 5
• Horn Section #3 (see below) – horns on 5
• Ivan Neville – keyboards on 6, backing vocals on 6
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – snare on 6
• Aaron Neville – backing vocals on 6 10
• Mark Leonard – bass guitar 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 vocals on 7 9 10
• David Baerwald – backing vocals on 7
• Mike Mills – backing vocals on 7
• Robert Bell – bass guitar on 8 & 10, drum programming on 8
• Paul Buchanan – guitar on 8, backing vocals on 8
• Zigaboo Modeliste – drums on 9
• Martin Page – keyboard, piano, programming & backing vocals on 10

Horn Section #1 (arranged by Wardell Quezergue)

• Warren Bell – soprano saxophone
• Duane Van Paulin – trombone
• Stacey Cole – trumpet
• Amadee Castenell – tenor saxophone
• Fred Kemp – tenor saxophone

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

Horn Section #3 (arranged by Mark Isham)

• Mark Isham – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Ken Kugler – trombone
• Richard Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• Dan Higgins – alto saxophone
• John J. Mitchell – bass clarinet

Code Blue

• Yadonna Wise
• Dorene Wise

Rebirth Brass Band

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

Zion Harmonizers

• Joseph Warrick
• Louis Jones
• Nolan Washington
• Willie Williams
• Howard Bowie

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1991	Australian Albums (ARIA) [6]	113
	Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7]	9
	UK Pop Albums [8]	30
	US Billboard 200	69

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"What About Now"	RPM Hit Tracks [9]	4
1991	"What About Now"	RPM 40AC [10]	7
1991	"What About Now"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	15
1991	"What About Now"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	28
1991	"Go Back to Your Woods"	RPM Hit Tracks [11]	9
1991	"Go Back to Your Woods"	RPM 40AC [12]	5
1991	"Go Back to Your Woods"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	32

References

1. Mark Deming. "Storyville – Robbie Robertson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
2. "CG: Robbie Robertson". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
3. Willman, Chris (September 29, 1991). "ALBUM REVIEW : ROBBIE ROBERTSON: "Storyville", Geffen". Los Angeles Times .
4. Hepworth, David (November 1991). "Review". Q.
5. "Storyville". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 1, 2007.
6. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 11, 1991". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7773". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
8. "Robbie Robertson: Storyville". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
9. "RPM Hit Tracks - December 7, 1991" (PDF).
10. "RPM 40AC - December 21, 1991" (PDF).
11. "RPM Hit Tracks - February 8, 1992" (PDF).
12. "RPM 40AC - March 14, 1992" (PDF).