| Streets of New York | ||||
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| Released | February 21, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 64:35 | |||
| Label | Reincarnate Music | |||
| Producer | Willie Nile, Rich Pagano, Andy York, Brad Albetta | |||
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Streets of New York (2006) is the fifth studio album by New York City based singer/songwriter Willie Nile. This is Nile's tribute to the city that gave him international exposure to the music world through the critical eyes and ears of the New York Times.
The album is a tour book of City images; The tourists, the subway, the West Side, Rivington Street, a circus at Washington Square where one meets Bo Diddley, a Broadway night out with Annie, where we encounter a saddened aging actress whose best years are far behind her. A protest and a chilling reminder of the modern dangers we all face in today's world. The album is a portrait of the maze of iron, stone, and people that makes New York so unique, while mocking its opulence; still Nile always finds his way back home to the "Streets of New York".
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Uncut |   [2] |
| Popmatters | [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B+ [4] |
Willie Nile is an American singer-songwriter.
Bo Diddley is the debut studio album by American rock and roll musician Bo Diddley. It collects several of his most influential and enduring songs, which were released as singles between 1955 and 1958. Chess Records issued the album in 1958. In 2012, it was ranked number 216 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list alongside his second album, Go Bo Diddley (1959). The ranking of the album pair dropped to number 455 in the 2020 update of the list.
Junction Seven is the seventh solo studio album by English musician and songwriter Steve Winwood, released in June 1997. The album broke the Top 40 in the UK but did not sell well in the US, and Winwood took a six-year break from making solo albums. This album was co-produced with Narada Michael Walden, while Winwood's wife Eugenia co-wrote several songs. Des'ree provided vocals on 'Plenty Lovin'.
I've Got My Own Album to Do is the first solo album by English rock musician Ronnie Wood, released in September 1974. An all-star project recorded outside of his activities with the Faces, it reached number 27 on the UK's NME chart. The album title was thought to be a dig at Rod Stewart, who appeared to be more committed to his solo career than working with the Faces. Wood has said that the title originated from contributors such as George Harrison and Mick Jagger "nagging me to let them go home" and finish their own projects. The album was recorded at The Wick, Wood's house in Richmond, south-west London.
A Spanner in the Works is the seventeenth studio album released by Rod Stewart on 29 May 1995. It ended a four-year gap since his previous studio album. At that time, it was Stewart's longest break between albums. It was released on Warner Bros. Records in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Five singles were released: "You're The Star", "Leave Virginia Alone", "This", "Lady Luck", and "Purple Heather".
Rant is the 10th solo studio album by Ian Hunter and also his most political one in 25 years. Unlike his last three albums which were more collaborative, Hunter wrote all the tracks by himself.
House of a Thousand Guitars (2009) is the sixth studio album by singer/songwriter Willie Nile, comprising a mixture of piano ballads and classic guitar rock. The album is dedicated to the memory of Nile’s brother John.
Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger is the fifth studio album by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley released in December 1960 by Checker Records. The album title comes from the album's first track called "Gunslinger" and the cover art has Bo Diddley dressed in Western-style clothing. The songs for Bo Diddley is a Gunslinger were recorded from October 1959 to February 1960. Several tracks of interest are "Sixteen Tons" which Bo was supposed to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, the title track, and "Diddling".
Anne Murray is a studio album by Canadian country vocalist Anne Murray. It was released by SBK Records on August 6, 1996. It was Murray's last album of all original material. The album peaked at number 10 on the RPM Country Albums chart.
Places I Have Never Been is the third studio album, and first in ten years, by singer/songwriter Willie Nile.
American Ride is the eighth studio album from American musician Willie Nile. It was released in June 2013 under Loud & Proud Records.
Golden Down is the second studio album by the American rock artist Willie Nile, released in 1981 on vinyl by Arista Records and re-released in 1992 on CD by Razor & Tie.
Beautiful Wreck of the World is the fourth studio album from American musician Willie Nile. It was released in 1999 by Nile's label River House Records.
Uncut: "the majestic "On The Road to Calvary " is soul music of the deepest order".
The Innocent Ones is the seventh studio album from American musician Willie Nile. It was released in 2010 under Nile's River House Records and introduced One Guitar, winner of the 2013 AIM Independent Music Awards for Best Social Action Song
Hard Times in America is an extended play musical recording by American singer-songwriter Willie Nile. The EP was released in 1992 by Polaris Records, Inc.
If I Was a River is the ninth studio album from American singer-songwriter Willie Nile. The all-piano album was released in November 2014 under River House Records. Nile recorded If I Was a River on the same Steinway grand piano that he played the night John Lennon was killed, December 8, 1980. Nile was in Studio "A" at The Record Plant in New York City making Golden Down and John and Yoko were working on Walking on Thin Ice in Studio C that night.
Children of Paradise is the twelfth studio album by American singer and songwriter Willie Nile. It was released on 27 July 2018 by River House Records. Nile says of the album, "The music always lifts my spirits, and that's what these songs do for me and it's why I wrote them. Hopefully they can lift others’ spirits as well." "I believe in the basic goodness of most people, and that's where these songs come from."
Rocket is an album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. The album was released on October 12, 2018, and is their first album since 2006's Stranger Things. The band wrote the songs on the album during the rehearsals of their 2017 La Rondalla Benefit Concert. After that they decided to record them, and the band recorded seven songs in eight days. The lead singer of the band, Edie Brickell, says that the album doesn't have too much structure, and often bounces between genres. Brickell also hopes that this album is a new beginning for the band and will bring them back on the radar.
New York at Night is the 13th studio album by American singer-songwriter Willie Nile, released on May 15, 2020 by River House Records, it was co-produced by Nile and Stewart Lerman who has worked with Nile on eight of his previous albums.
The Day The Earth Stood Still is the 14th studio album by American singer-songwriter Willie Nile, released on August 13, 2021 by River House Records, it was co-produced by Nile and Stewart Lerman who has worked with Nile on nine of his previous albums. Grammy-award-winning musician Steve Earle is a guest artist on this album.
