1987 debut solo album by Robbie Robertson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robbie Robertson is the solo debut album by Robbie Robertson. It was released in 1987. The album won the Juno Award for "Album of the Year". Robertson and Daniel Lanois also won the "Producer of the Year" award.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 27, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:19 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Daniel Lanois and Robbie Robertson | |||
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U2 and Peter Gabriel contributed to the album. U2's contribution is heard in the song "Sweet Fire of Love" which is a duet between Robertson and Bono. The other track featuring U2 is "Testimony", which also has singing from Bono. Gabriel's contributions are heard on the song "Fallen Angel". This song was dedicated to Robertson's former bandmate from The Band, Richard Manuel.
The lyrics of "American Roulette" deal with the theme of Elvis Presley's rise to popularity. The song is notable for its guitar solo throughout as well as the instrumental outro. Elvis Presley is talked about in the second verse.
All songs written by Robbie Robertson except where noted.[2]
Bonus tracks on the expanded edition (2005):
Album
Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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1987 | Billboard 200 | 38 [3] |
1987 | UK Album Charts | 38 [4] |
Single
Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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1987 | "Showdown at Big Sky" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 [5] |
1987 | "Sweet Fire of Love" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 [5] |
1988 | "Showdown at Big Sky" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 21 [5] |
1988 | "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 24 [5] |
1988 | "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" | UK Singles Charts | 15 [4] |
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