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Golden Down is the second studio album by the American rock artist Willie Nile.[2] It was released in 1981 on vinyl by Arista Records and re-released in 1992 on CD by Razor & Tie.
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Poor Boy" | Nile | 4:32 |
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| 2. | "Shine Your Light" | Nile | 3:52 |
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| 3. | "Grenade" | Nile | 3:25 |
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| 4. | "I Can't Get You Off of my Mind" | Nile | 3:41 |
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| 5. | "I Like The Way" | Nile | 4:07 |
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| 6. | "Golden Down" | Nile | 5:08 |
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| 7. | "Hide Your Love" | Nile | 3:04 |
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| 8. | "Les Champs Élysées" | Nile, Amanda Owen | 2:57 |
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| 9. | "Shoulders" | Nile | 4:54 |
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1992 Razor & Tie CD edition added track| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 10. | "It's Your Love" | Nile | 4:05 |
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| Total length: | 39:45 |
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Personnel
- Musicians
- Willie Nile – vocals, guitar and piano
- Clay Barnes – guitars
- Peter Hoffman – guitars
- Fred Smith – bass guitar
- Jay Dee Daugherty – Sonor drums and percussion
- Paul Shaffer – 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 – backing vocals
- Mark Johnson – backing vocals
- Lowry Hamner – backing vocals
- Production and additional personnel
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