New York at Night
Studio album by
Willie Nile
ReleasedMay 15, 2020
StudioHobo Sound
Genre
Length45:00
LabelRiver House Records
ProducerStewart Lerman
Willie Nile
Willie Nile chronology
Children of Paradise
(2018) 		New York at Night
(2020) 		The Day the Earth Stood Still
(2021)

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 record celebrates family, unity and the city Nile has called home since the early 1970s.[1]

Background

Nile says the idea for the name, New York at Night, came to him one Friday night in the summer of 2018, when he was walking alone near Times Square to catch a subway. When he got on the train he saw a man all covered in thick whipped cream. After he exited the train he saw all sorts of characters on the street in Greenwich Village. As he continued his walk home, he thought "New York at night, wow, what a name for a song". After he got home he picked up his guitar and wrote the song. Most of the songs are New York inspired but it is not a concept album.[2] Nile says "What all the songs on this album have in common is that they reflect my life and experiences living in New York."

Nile recorded "Run Free" in 2003 with his band, at the time, The Worry Dolls, but it was never previously released. "Surrender the Moon" is a song started by Nile's brother John Noonan who died a year after starting the song in 2007. Nile finished the song for this album.[3] Nile co-wrote "New York is Rockin'" with Curtis Stigers for Stigers' 1995 album Time Was.

In February 2020 Nile announced plans to release his 13th studio album in 2020. On his own website he took advance orders for digital downloads, CDs, signed lyrics and other merchandise to raise funds to produce the album.[4] In a March 2020 interview by Jam Band News, Nile said ""I like the independent world." "There are no constraints and you can work at your own speed. I’ve no complaints about having been on major labels. I was on two of them and I was able to do what I wanted to do. But things have changed so much in the music business that being independent allows for so many more options."[5] Nile has employed similar crowdfunding campaigns for five of his previous albums.

The release of New York at Night coincides with the 40th anniversary of Nile's self-titled debut album, which was released in 1980.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[6]
AllMusic [7]
Elmore[8]
Kronen Zeitung[9]
Power Popaholic[10]

In the United States

From Canada

From the United Kingdom

From Europe

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New York is Rockin'"Nile, C. Stigers3:39
2."The Backstreet Slide"Nile3:50
3."Doors of Paradise"Nile, F. Lee4:06
4."Lost and Lonely World"Nile, F. Lee4:05
5."The Fool Who Drank the Ocean"Nile, F. Lee3:35
6."A Little Bit of Love"Nile3:57
7."New York at Night"Nile3:21
8."The Last Time We Made Love"Nile4:18
9."Surrender the Moon"Nile, J. Noonan3:20
10."Under This Roof"Nile, F. Lee3:24
11."Downtown Girl"Nile3:03
12."Run Free"Nile, F. Lee4:22
Total length:45:00

Personnel

Musicians

Run Free personnel

Production and additional personnel


Release history

Country Date Label Format
United States May 15, 2020[31] River House Records
  • Digital download
  • CD
United States June 19, 2020[32] River House Records
  • LP

References

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  14. ^ Beaudoin, Jedd (April 15, 2020). "Willie Nile Celebrates Fans, Family, Friendship With "Under This Roof"". PopMatters. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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