Golden Down

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

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
 * 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 sngineer: Jim Ball, 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, Marcelino Pagan, Kristian Lawing