Robbie Robertson is the solo debut album by Canadian rock musician Robbie Robertson, released in 1987. Though Robertson has been a professional musician since the late 1950s, notably a founder of and primary songwriter for The Band, this was his first proper solo album.
- Robbie Robertson – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Bill Dillon – guitars on tracks 1, 2, and 5–9; backing vocal on track 2
- Tony Levin – Chapman Stick on tracks 5 & 7; bass on tracks 6 & 8
- Manu Katché – drums on tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8; percussion on tracks 1, 7, and 8
- Daniel Lanois – percussion on tracks 2, 3, 4, and 8; backing vocal on tracks 2, 3, and 4; Omnichord on track 5; guitar on tracks 5 and 8
Additional personnel
- Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield – bass on tracks 1 and 5
- Garth Hudson – keyboards on tracks 1 and 5
- Peter Gabriel – keyboards on tracks 1 and 3; vocals on track 1; drum program on track 3; vocal cameo on track 9
- Martin Page – drum programming on track 1
- Larry Klein – bass on track 2
- Abraham Laboriel – bass on track 3
- Terry Bozzio – drums on tracks 3 and 5
- Bono – vocals, bass on track 4; backing vocal and guitar on track 9
- The Edge – guitar on tracks 4 and 9
- Adam Clayton – bass on tracks 4 and 9
- Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums on tracks 4 and 9
- Hans Christian – bass guitar on track 5
- BoDeans (Sam Llanas, Kurt Neumann) – backing vocals on tracks 2 and 5
- Maria McKee – backing vocal on track 5
- Sammy BoDean (Sam Llanas) – backing vocal on track 6
- Cary Butler – backing vocal on track 8
- Rick Danko – backing vocal on track 8
- Ivan Neville – backing vocal on track 9
- Gil Evans Horn Section – horns on track 9
The album includes contributions from Rick Danko and Garth Hudson of The Band, as well as U2 and Peter Gabriel, both of whom had worked with Lanois. U2 was recording The Joshua Tree concurrent to the early stages of this album, and Gabriel had recorded So the previous year. U2's contributions are heard in the song "Sweet Fire of Love", a duet of sorts between Robertson and U2 lead singer Bono, and in "Testimony" again featuring backing by U2. Gabriel's contributions are heard on the song "Fallen Angel", which was dedicated to Richard Manuel, Robertson's former bandmate in the Band, and "Broken Arrow", which reverberates with Gabriel's signature Yamaha CP-80 electric piano. In addition, Tony Levin and Manu Katché, who were recording with Gabriel, are featured prominently on this record.
A1 - Fallen Angel 5:54
Backing Vocals, Keyboards - Peter Gabriel / Bass - Tinker Barfield
Drum Programming - Martin Page / Drums, Percussion - Manu Katché
Guitar - Bill Dillon / Keyboards - Garth Hudson / Written-By - Martin Page
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar - Robbie Robertson
A2 - Showdown At Big Sky 4:48
Backing Vocals - BoDeans / Bass - Larry Klein / Drums - Manu Katché
Guitar, Backing Vocals - Bill Dillon
Percussion, Backing Vocals - Daniel Lanois
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Soloist - Robbie Robertson
A3 - Broken Arrow 5:23
Backing Vocals, Guitar - Robbie Robertson / Bass - Abraham Laboriel
Drums - Terry Bozzio / Keyboards, Drum Programming - Peter Gabriel
Percussion, Backing Vocals - Daniel Lanois
A4 - Sweet Fire Of Love 5:17
Backing Vocals, Percussion - Daniel Lanois / Bass - Adam Clayton
Drums - Larry Mullen, Jr. / Guitar, Soloist - The Edge
Vocals, Bass - Bono / Written-By - U2
Vocals, Guitar, Soloist - Robbie Robertson
Side 2
B1 - American Roulette 4:57
Backing Vocals - BoDeans, Maria McKee / Bass [Stick] - Tony Levin
Bass - Hans Christian, Tinker Barfield / Drums - Terry Bozzio
Guitar - Bill Dillon / Keyboards - Garth Hudson
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Soloist - Robbie Robertson
B2 - Somewhere Down The Crazy River 4:57
Backing Vocals - Sammy BoDean / Bass - Tony Levin / Drums - Manu Katché
Guitar - Bill Dillon / Omnichord, Guitar - Daniel Lanois
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar - Robbie Robertson
B3 - Hell's Half Acre 4:21
Bass [Stick] - Tony Levin / Drums, Percussion - Manu Katché
Guitar - Bill Dillon / Written-By - Martin Page
Vocals, Guitar, Soloist - Robbie Robertson
B4 - Sonny Got Caught In The Moonlight 3:52
Backing Vocals - Rick Danko / Bass - Tony Levin
Drum Programming - Cary Butler / Drums, Percussion - Manu Katché
Guitar - Bill Dillon / Percussion, Guitar - Daniel Lanois
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar - Robbie Robertson
B5 - Testimony 4:50
Arranged By - Gil Evans / Arranged By [Assisted By] - Peter Levin
Backing Vocals - Ivan Neville / Backing Vocals, Guitar - Bono
Bass - Adam Clayton / Bass, Percussion - Daniel Lanois
Drums - Larry Mullen, Jr. / Guitar - Bill Dillon, The Edge
Horns - Gil Evans Horn Section
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar - Robbie Robertson
