The Innocent Ones (Willie Nile album)

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.[4]

The Innocent Ones
Studio album by
Released2010 (2010)
GenreRock
Length39:05
LabelRiver House Records
Blue Rose
ProducerStewart Lerman
Willie Nile
Hirsh Gardner
Frankie Lee
Steuart Smith
Willie Nile chronology
House of a Thousand Guitars
(2009)
The Innocent Ones
(2010)
American Ride
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Popmatters[1]
Lincoln Journal StarA[2]
Debaser[3]

Critical reviews

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L. Kent Wolgamontt of the Lincoln Journal Star named The Innocent Ones "one of the best rock n' roll records of 2011."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Singin' Bell"Nile, Frankie Lee3:08
2."One Guitar"Nile, Frankie Lee4:16
3."The Innocent Ones"Nile, Frankie Lee3:31
4."Hear You Breathe"Nile, Frankie Lee4:05
5."Song For You"Nile, Frankie Lee3:58
6."My Little Girl"Nile, Frankie Lee2:35
7."Topless Amateur"Nile, Frankie Lee4:17
8."Rich And Broken"Nile, Frankie Lee3:13
9."Can't Stay Home"Nile, Frankie Lee2:40
10."Sideways Beautiful"Nile4:33
11."Far Green Hills"Nile, Frankie Lee2:54
Total length:39:05

Personnel

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Musicians
  • Willie Nile – guitar, vocals, piano, organ, keyboards, harmonica
  • Steuart Smith – guitars, bass, pump organ, banjo, piano on "Sideways Beautiful"
  • Frankie Lee – drums, percussion, background vocals
Production and additional personnel
  • Produced – Stewart Lerman, Willie Nile, Frankie Lee, and Hirsch Gardner
  • EngineeredStewart Lerman, Hirsch Gardner, Willie NIle, Frankie Lee
  • Marketing – Bob Chiappardi
  • Mixing – Hirsch Gardner
  • Mastering – Fred Kevorkian
  • Art direction – Deborah Maniaci
  • Photography – Thomas Weller (Front & Back Cover), Christina Arrigoni

References

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  1. ^ Rowland, Stephen (November 9, 2011). "Willie Nile: The Innocent Ones". PopMatters. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Wolgamontt, L. Kent (December 26, 2011). "Review: Nile rocks on 'Innocent Ones'". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Willie Nile The Innocent Ones". Debaser. October 24, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "12th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners Announced!" Independent Music Awards, June 11, 2013. Retrieved on September 11, 2014.
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