Golden Down

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Golden Down is the second studio album from American musician Willie Nile. It was first released in 1981 on vinyl by Arista Records. It was re-released on CD by Razor & Tie in 1992.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Poor Boy"	Nile	4:32
2.	"Shine Your Light"	Nile	3:52
3.	"Grenade"	Nile	3:25
4.	"I Can’t Get You Off Of My Mind"	Nile	3:41
5.	"I Like The Way"	Nile	4:07
6.	"Golden Down"	Nile	5:08
7.	"Hide Your Love"	Nile	3:04
8.	"Les Champs Élysées"	Nile, Amanda Owen	2:57
9.	"Shoulders"	Nile	4:54

1992 Razor & Tie CD Edition added track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"It’s Your Love"	Nile	4:05
Total length:			39:45

Personnel

Musicians

• Willie Nile – vocals, guitar and piano
• Clay Barnes - guitars
• Peter Hoffman – guitars
• Fred Smith – base
• Jay Dee Daugherty – Sonor drums and percussion
• Paul Schaffer – Keyboards on “Les Champs Élysées”, “Shine Your Light”, “Golden Down”, “Hide Your Love”, “I Like The Way”, and “Poor Boy”
• Greg Husted – Hammond organ on “Shoulders”, and “Poor Boy”
• Paul Prestopino – dulcimer and dobro on “I Like The Way”
• Arno Hecht – Saxophone on “Les Champs Élysées”
• Terre Roche – Background vocals
• Mark Johnson – Background vocals
• Lowry Hamner – Background vocals

Production and additional personnel

• Produced by Thom Panunzio and Willie Nile
• Additional production: Jimmy Iovine – “Poor Boy”
• Engineered by Thom Panunzio
• Additional Engineering by Jim Ball – “It’s Your Love”
• Assistant Engineer Jim Ball
• Assistant Engineer Jason Corasro
• Mastering by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
• Art direction by Maude Gilman
• Reissue art direction by Kristian Lawing
• Cover Photography Christine Rodin
• Additional Photography Irene Young
• Additional Photography Marcelino Pagan
• Additional Photography Kristian Lawing