ROBBIE ROBERTSON – DEBUT LP – Nr MINT  THE BAND

Robbie Robertson
(Geffen Records  1987  WX133)
Matrix No’s: A5/B3

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Robbie Robertson is the self-titled solo debut by Robbie Robertson, released in 1987. The album won the Juno Award for “Album of the Year”, and producers Lanois and Robertson won the “Producer of the Year” Juno award, both in 1989 as there were no Juno Awards held in 1988.

The album includes contributions from the members of U2 and Peter Gabriel, both of whom were also working with producer Daniel Lanois at the time. U2 was recording The Joshua Tree and Gabriel was recording So. U2’s contribution is heard in the song “Sweet Fire of Love” which is a duet of sorts between Robertson and U2 lead singer Bono. The other track featuring U2 is “Testimony”, again with vocals from Bono. Gabriel’s contributions are heard on the song “Fallen Angel”, which was dedicated to Robertson’s former Band bandmate Richard Manuel, and “Broken Arrow” which reverberates with Gabriel’s signature Rhodes electric piano. In addition, Tony Levin and Manu Katché, who were recording with Gabriel, are featured prominently on this record.

Track listing

All songs written by Robbie Robertson except as noted.

1. “Fallen Angel” (Robertson, Martin Page) – 5:52
2. “Showdown at Big Sky” – 4:43
3. “Broken Arrow” – 5:17
4. “Sweet Fire of Love” (Robertson, U2) – 5:08
5. “American Roulette” – 4:46
6. “Somewhere Down the Crazy River” (Robertson, Martin Page) – 4:44
7. “Hell’s Half Acre” – 3:45
8. “Sonny Got Caught in the Moonlight” – 3:45
9. “Testimony” – 4:45

Personnel

• Robbie Robertson – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Manu Katché – drums on 1 2 6 7 8, percussion on 1 7 8
• Bill Dillon – guitars on 1 2 5 6 7 8 9, backing vocal on 2
• Tony Levin – Chapman Stick on 5 7, bass on 6 8
• Daniel Lanois – percussion on 2 3 4 8, backing vocal on 2 3 4, Omnichord on 5, guitar on 5 8

Additional personnel

• Tinker Barfield – bass on 1 and 5
• Martin Page – drum programming on 1
• Garth Hudson – keyboards on 1 and 5
• Peter Gabriel – keyboards on 1 and 3, vocal on 1, drum program on 3
• Larry Klein – bass on 2
• BoDeans (Sam Llanas, Kurt Neumann) – backing vocals on 2 and 5
• Sammy BoDean (Sam Llanas) – backing vocal on 6
• Terry Bozzio – drums on 3 and 5
• Abraham Laboriel – bass on 3
• Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums on 4 and 9
• Adam Clayton – bass on 4 and 9
• The Edge – guitar on 4 and 9
• Bono – vocals, bass on 4, backing vocal and guitar on 9
• Hans Christian – bass guitar on 5
• Maria McKee – backing vocal on 5
• Cary Butler – backing vocal on 8
• Ivan Neville – backing vocal on 9
• Gil Evans Horn Section – horns on 9
• Rick Danko – backing vocal on 8