Nile Willie - Great Yellow Light The [CD]

Features special guests Steve Earle, Paul Brady, Waddy Wachtel, David Mansfield, and members of Black 47 and The Hooters. Willie Nile's "The Great Yellow Light" is the 21st full length release from veteran New York-based rocker that the New Yorker has called "One of the most brilliant singer-songwriters of the past thirty years". The album title is a reference to Vincent Van Gogh's letters to his brother, Theo, and the light that inspired him in Arles, France where he lived from February 1888 to May 1889. The album was recorded at Hobo Sound, Weehawken, NJ produced by Nile and his long-time producer, Grammy-winner Stewart Lerman (Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, Sharon Van Etten, etc.). Outlaw Country icon Steve Earle contributes guest vocals to the track Wake Up America. The Great Yellow Light is filled with passionate guitar-driven, melodic songs, a mix of anthemic rockers and sensitive ballads with a subtle socio-political message throughout. Willie was joined in the studio by his core band Jimi Bones electric & acoustic guitars, backing vocals, Johnny Pisano bass, backing vocals and Jon Weber drums, providing soaring lead vocals, electric guitar and piano himself. In addition to Steve Earle, special guests include Irish music icon Paul Brady on vocals, The Hooters Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian on keys and strings respectively, Black 47 members Larry Kirwan, Fred Parcells, and Chris Byrne and legendary sidemen Waddy Wachtel and David Mansfield. Tracks>> 1. Wild Wild World 2. We Are, We Are 3. Electrify Me 4. An Irish Goodbye (Featuring Paul Brady) 5. The Great Yellow Light 6. Tryin' to Make a Livin' in the U.S.A 7. Fall on Me 8. What Color Is Love 9. Wake Up America (Featuring Steve Earle) 10. Washington's Day