Beautiful Wreck of the World

Beautiful Wreck of the World
Studio album by Willie Nile
Released	1999 (1999)
Genre	Rock
Length	57:04
Label	River House Records
Producer	Willie Nile Brad Albetta Frankie Lee Richard Pagano Andy York
Willie Nile chronology
Hard Times in America (1992) Beautiful Wreck of the World (1999) Streets of New York (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Uncut	[2]

Beautiful Wreck of the World is the fourth studio album from American musician Willie Nile. It was released in 1999 by Nile's label River House Records.
Uncut: "the majestic "On The Road to Calvary (For Jeff Buckley)" is soul music of the deepest order".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Gotta Be A Buddha (In A Place Like This)"	Nile, Marc Blatte	4:13
2.	"Black Magic And White Lies"	Nile, Frankie Lee	4:01
3.	"Bread Alone"	Nile, Tony Clarkin, Rick Chertoff	5:51
4.	"Every Time The World Turns Around"	Nile, Frankie Lee	3:18
5.	"History 101"	Nile	3:51
6.	"The Man Who Used To Be"	Nile, Frankie Lee	3:13
7.	"Beautiful Wreck of the World"	Nile, Frankie Lee	4:58
8.	"Brain Damage"	Nile	4:29
9.	"The Black Parade"	Nile, Frankie Lee	4:42
10.	"Oatmeal Box"	Nile, Frankie Lee	4:00
11.	"Somewhere It's Raining"	Nile, Frankie Lee	3:20
12.	"On The Road To Calvary (for Jeff Buckley)"	Nile	5:55
13.	"Tiorunda Surprise"	Nile	5:13
Total length:			57:04

Personnel

Musicians

• Willie Nile – guitar, vocals, piano, keyboard
• Andy York – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Brad Albetta – bass guitar
• Rich Pagano – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Frankie Lee – guitar, drums, backing vocals on "Beautiful Wreck" and "Oatmeal", tambourine on "Somewhere It's Raining"
• Mickey Raphael – echo harp on "Calvary"
• Chris Byrne – uilleann pipes on "Beautiful Wreck", tin whistle on "Oatmeal"
• Stewart Lerman – organ on "Oatmeal", guitar & organ on "Beautiful Wreck"
• Bruce Tunkel – backing vocals on "Oatmeal"

Production and additional personnel

• Executive Producer: George Hecksher
• Produced by Willie Nile, Frankie Lee, Brad Albetta, Andy York, Rich Pagano
• Engineered by Brad Albetta, Rich Lamb, Rich Pagano, Bruce Tunkel
• Mixing by Stewart Lerman at The Shinebox, Rich Pagano at New Calcutta Recordings
• Mastering by Vince Carp at BMG Studios, NYC
• Art direction by George Philhower
• Photography Godlis, Margaret Bevan

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Beautiful Wreck Of The World – Willie Nile". Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
2. "Beautiful Wreck Of The World RIVER HOUSE RECORDS, 1999", UNCUT, March 2015, pg 78.