| 词条 | If I Was a River (album) |
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| name = If I Was a River | type = Studio | artist = Willie Nile | cover = IfWasARiverWeb.jpeg | alt = The cover is a black-and-white photo of a hand writing with an inkpen | released = November 11, 2014 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Folk rock | length = {{Duration|m=33|s=52}} | label = River House Records Blue Rose | producer = Stewart Lerman Willie Nile | prev_title = American Ride | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = World War Willie | next_year = 2016 }}{{Album ratings |rev1 = Uncut |rev1Score = {{Rating|8|10}}[1] |rev2 = AllMusic |rev2Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}[2] |rev3 = The Daily Vault |rev3score = B+[3] |rev4 = ReadJunk |rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}[4] |rev5 = PopMatters |rev5Score = {{Rating|8|10}}[5] |rev6 = Musikreviews.de |rev6Score = {{Rating|13|15}}[6] |rev7 = Melodic.net |rev7Score = {{Rating|4.5|5|score=4.63 stars on a 5 point scale}}[7] |rev8 = Soundz Magazine |rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[8] }}If I Was a River is the tenth studio album from American singer-songwriter Willie Nile. The all-piano album was released in November 2014 under River House Records.[9] Nile recorded If I Was a River on the same Steinway grand piano that he played the night John Lennon was killed, December 8, 1980. Nile was in Studio "A" at The Record Plant in New York City making Golden Down and John and Yoko were working on Walking on Thin Ice in Studio C that night.[10][11] Critical receptionIf I Was a River has been positively received and has had favorable reviews.Uncut critic Luke Torn wrote: "Intimate, understated gem from New York City's unofficial poet laureate".[1] Pop Matters writer Steve Horowitz writes "Nile knows we have a river of love within that connects us to others..... He doesn’t intellectualize it. Instead, Nile gently draws this from us through his music."[5] Peter Gerstenzang, in The Village Voice, wrote "Nile has a strong command of the keys, embellishing his songs with lovely cord voicings, but never overwhelming you with a flurry of flourishes. One listen and you may find yourself using your sleeve to wipe away the tears."[12] Freshindependence says If I Was a River will take your breath away and move you to a place that will check your ego at the door and take you back to what matters most in this crazy old world."[13] Jeffrey Sisk of Pittsburgh In Tune said; "The spellbinding 10-track release features sparse arrangements with Nile accompanying himself on piano, rather than his usual guitar. The results are truly special. I can’t recommend this one highly enough, folks."[14] Writing in No Depression Harrisonaphotos says "this album ends with two delightful love songs, delivered with gravitas and care way beyond my expectations. "The One You Used to Love" is truly wonderful and his piano playing is very nearly classical. The finale, "Let Me Be the River" brought a tear to my eye the first time I heard it."[15] Carlo Wolff, in the Cleveland Jewish News, describes "If I Was a River" as the type of music that becomes timeless, is often oracular, regularly poetic, mysterious and personal, and refers to Nile along with Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen as bards and masters of melody and meaning.[16] James Mann affirms in the December 2014 "Ink19" that If I Was a River "glistens with a quiet power and grace. Masterful"[17] In The Alternate Root Danny writes: "The album does out Willie Nile though, showing the man behind the curtain has tenderness in his pen as he scribes ten tales of introspection and self-assessment."[18] Han van Bree of Soundz Magazine declares "If I Was A River is a timeless album that sounds familiar right from the opening track".[8] Associated Press: "A top-notch album”[19] Track listing{{Track listing|- |title1=If I Was A River |writer1=Nile, F. Lee |length1=2:45 |- |title2=Lost |length2=4:03 |writer2=Nile |- |title3=Song Of A Soldier |writer3=Nile, F. Lee |length3=2:29 |- |title4=Once In A Lullaby |writer4=Nile, F. Lee |length4=3:31 |- |title5=Lullaby Loon |writer5=Nile |length5=3:04 |- |title6=Gloryland |writer6=Nile, F. Lee |length6=2:37 |- |title7=I Can't Do Crazy (Anymore) |writer7=Nile, Danny Kortchmar |length7=3:41 |- |title8=Goin' To St. Louis |writer8=Nile |length8=2:35 |- |title9=The One You Used To Love |writer9=Nile |length9=3:49 |- |title10=Let Me Be The River |writer10=Nile, F. Lee |length10=3:21 | total_length =33:52 }} Personnel
References1. ^1 "WILLIE NILE If I Was A River", Luke Torn, UNCUT, March 2015, p. 78. 2. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/if-i-was-a-river-mw0002789586|title=If I Was a River - Willie Nile|publisher=Allmusic.com|last=Deming|first=Mark|accessdate=December 21, 2014}} 3. ^The Daily Vault review 4. ^Album Review, ReadJunk.com, Bryan Kremkau, November 26, 2014 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/189598-willie-nile-if-i-was-a-river/|title=Willie Nile: If I Was a River|publisher=PopMatters|date=January 22, 2015|last=Horowitz|first=Steven|accessdate=January 22, 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2015/Willie-Nile/If-I-Was-A-River/|title=Willie Nile: If I Was A River (Review)|publisher=Musikreviews.de|date=January 30, 2015|last=König|first=Jochen|accessdate=January 31, 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=81570|title=REVIEW Willie Nile - If I Was a River|publisher=Melodic.net|last=Wippsson|first=Johan|accessdate=February 9, 2015}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url= http://www.soundzmagazine.nl/cd-reviews/cd-review-willie-nile-if-i-was-a-river/|title=CD Review: Willie Nile: If I Was a River|publisher=Soundz Magazine|date=January 30, 2015|last=van Bree|first=Han|accessdate=February 11, 2015}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Willie Nile to Release Album of Piano-Based songs Nov 11|author=Harr, Dan|newspaper=Music News Nashville|date=November 6, 2014|url= http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/willie-nile-to-release-album-of-piano-based-songs-nov-11/|accessdate=November 28, 2014}} 10. ^{{cite web|last=Wien|first=Gary|title=Willie Nile's Journey Continues|publisher=New Jersey Stage, Vol. 1 Issue 5, pp. 7–16|date= November 2014|url= http://www.joomag.com/magazine/new-jersey-stage-november-2014/0316729001416236695/p7?short|accessdate=December 7, 2014}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/News/Memorabilia/John-Lennon%27s-last-ever-autograph-on-sale-and-priced-at-nearly-%C2%A3100,000/4482.page|work=Paul Fraser Collectibles|title=John Lennon’s last autograph on sale|date=September 15, 2010 |accessdate=December 7, 2014}} 12. ^{{cite web|last=Gerstenzang|first=Peter|title=Pun Intended? Inside Willie Nile's New "If I Was a River"|publisher=The Village Voice|date=November 11, 2014| url= http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/11/willie_nile_river.php|accessdate=December 7, 2014}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Freshindependence|date=December 8, 2014|url=http://freshindependence.com/2014/12/08/|accessdate=December 8, 2014}} 14. ^{{cite web|last=Sisk|first=Jeffrey|title=Willie Nile's spectacular 'If I Was a River' shows theres plenty of gas left in the tank|publisher=Pittsburgh In Tune|date=December 5, 2014|url= http://pghintune.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/willie-niles-spectacular-if-i-was-a-river-shows-theres-plenty-of-gas-left-in-the-tank/|accessdate=December 7, 2014}} 15. ^{{cite web|last=Harrisonaphotos|title=The pride of CBGB finds his tender side.|publisher=No Depression|date=December 4, 2014|url=http://nodepression.com/album-review/willie-nile-if-i-was-river|accessdate=December 7, 2014}} 16. ^{{cite web|last=Wolff|first=Carlo|title=Sounds for the season|publisher=Cleveland Jewish News|date=December 12, 2014| url=http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/holidays/chanukah/article_f7c98d8e-814c-11e4-8e02-432d988e4a02.html|accessdate=December 13, 2014}} 17. ^{{cite web|last=Mann|first=James|title=Music Review|publisher=Ink19|date=December 18, 2014| url= http://www.ink19.com/issues/december2014/musicReviews/willieNile.html|accessdate=December 20, 2014}} 18. ^{{cite web|last=Danny|title=Willie Nile - If I Was A River|publisher=The Alternate Root|date=January 24, 2015|url= http://thealternateroot.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2924:wn-iiwar&catid=222:new-releases&Itemid=299|accessdate=January 24, 2015}} 19. ^{{cite news|title=A Look at Some Overlooked Albums of 2014|author=Associated Press|newspaper=New York Times|date=January 7, 2015|url= https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/01/07/arts/ap-us-music-overlooked-in-2014.html?_r=2|accessdate=January 7, 2015}} 3 : 2014 albums|Willie Nile albums|Albums produced by Stewart Lerman |
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