Robbie Robertson is the solo debut album by Robbie Robertson. It was released in 1987. The album won the Juno Award for "Album of the Year". Robertson and Daniel Lanois also won the "Producer of the Year" award.
U2 and Peter Gabriel contributed to the album. U2's contribution is heard in the song "Sweet Fire of Love" which is a duet between Robertson and Bono. The other track featuring U2 is "Testimony", which also has singing from Bono. Gabriel's contributions are heard on the song "Fallen Angel". This song was dedicated to Robertson's former bandmate from The Band, Richard Manuel.
The lyrics of "American Roulette" deal with the theme of Elvis Presley's rise to popularity. The song is notable for its guitar solo throughout as well as the instrumental outro. Elvis Presley is talked about in the second verse.
Track listing
All songs written by Robbie Robertson except where noted. "Fallen Angel" (Robertson, Martin Page) – 5:52 "Showdown at Big Sky" – 4:43 "Broken Arrow" – 5:17 "Sweet Fire of Love" (Robertson, U2) – 5:08 "American Roulette" – 4:46 "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" (Robertson, Martin Page) – 4:44 "Hell's Half Acre" – 3:45 "Sonny Got Caught in the Moonlight" – 3:45 "Testimony" – 4:45 Bonus tracks on the expanded edition (2005): "Christmas Must Be Tonight" – 4:51 "Testimony (Edited 12" Remix)" – 6:34