Editing Robbie Robertson (section)

===Geffen Records period (1987–1991) ===
'''''Robbie Robertson'' (1987)'''

Robertson began work on his first solo album, ''[[Robbie Robertson (album)|Robbie Robertson]]'', in July 1986 after signing to [[Geffen Records]]. Robertson chose fellow Canadian [[Daniel Lanois]] to produce the album. Much of the album was recorded at The Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, California. He recorded at Bearsville Studios near Woodstock, New York, and also in [[Dublin, Ireland]], with U2, and in [[Bath, England]], with [[Peter Gabriel]]. He employed a number of guest artists on the album, including U2, Gabriel, [[the Bodeans]], and [[Maria McKee]].<ref name=musician_9-87/><ref name=rr_87_cr/> Garth Hudson and Rick Danko also made appearances on the album. Robertson wrote one track, "Fallen Angel", in honor of Richard Manuel,<ref name=rr_87_cr/> after his death in March 1986.<ref name=band_bio/>{{rp|384}} Released on October 26, 1987,<ref>{{cite web|title=Albums Released This Week (October 26 – November 1)|url=https://drrockblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/albums-released-this-week-october-26-november-1|website=Dr. Rock's Blog & Roll|publisher=Strategic Planning Advisors LLC|access-date=July 4, 2016|date=October 26, 2015}}</ref> ''Robbie Robertson'' peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard 200, remaining on the top 40 for three weeks.<ref name=billboard_book/>{{rp|260}} The album charted even higher in the UK, peaking at No. 23 on the UK Albums Chart and remaining on the chart for 14 weeks.<ref name="official_charts_rr">{{cite web|title=Robbie Robertson|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25020/robbie-robertson|website=Official Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=September 12, 2016}}</ref> ''Robbie Robertson'' received overwhelming critical acclaim at the time of its release,<ref name=gq_10-91/> being listed in the Top-Ten Albums of the Year by several critics in ''Billboard'' magazine's 1987 "The Critics' Choice" end of the year feature.<ref name="billboard_12-26-87">{{cite magazine|last1=Dupler|first1=Steven|display-authors=etal|date=December 26, 1987|title=The Critics' Choice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JCgEAAAAMBAJ|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|volume=99|issue=52|pages=Y17–Y53|issn=0006-2510|access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> The album was No. 77 in ''Rolling Stone'''s 1989 list, "100 Best Albums of the Eighties".<ref name="rr_rs_best_80s_77">{{cite web|title=77 – Robbie Robertson, 'Robbie Robertson'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/robbie-robertson-robbie-robertson-20110329|website=Rollingstone.com|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|access-date=July 4, 2016|date=November 16, 1989}}</ref>

Robertson had his single largest hit in the UK with "[[Somewhere Down the Crazy River]]", which features his spoken word verses contrasted with singing in the choruses.<ref name=rr_87_cr/> The song reached No. 15 in the UK Hit Singles chart, and remained in the chart for 11 weeks.<ref name=official_charts_rr/> The video for "Somewhere Down The Crazy River" was directed by Martin Scorsese, and features Maria McKee in an acting role.<ref name="scorsese_virgin_film">{{cite book|last1=Sangster|first1=Jim|title=Scorsese: Virgin Film|date=2002|publisher=Virgin Books|location=London|isbn=9781448133277|edition=E-Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=St92xkypjk0C&q=Martin+Scorsese+Somewhere+Down+the+Crazy+River+Maria+McKee&pg=PT233|access-date=September 12, 2016}}</ref> In the U.S., ''Robbie Robertson'' produced several hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, with "Showdown At Big Sky" coming in the highest (#2) and "Sweet Fire Of Love" the second highest (#7).<ref name="rr_billboard_msr">{{cite web|title=Artists: Robbie Robertson. Chart History (Mainstream Rock Songs)|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/365543/robbie-robertson/chart?f=376|website=Billboard.com|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> The album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for "Best Rock / Vocal Album",<ref name="en_native_music">{{cite book|last1=Wright-McLeod|first1=Brian|title=The Encyclopedia of Native Music|date=2005|publisher=University of Arizona Press|location=Tucson, Arizona|isbn=0816524475|page=[https://archive.org/details/trent_0116405745989/page/168 168]|url=https://archive.org/details/trent_0116405745989|url-access=registration|access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> and was certified gold in the United States in 1991.<ref name="gq_10-91">{{cite magazine|last1=Fried|first1=Stephen|date=October 1991|title=Rocker of Ages|magazine=GQ|location=New York|publisher=Condé Nast|pages=133–36}}</ref> In Canada, Robertson won Album of the Year, Best Male Vocalist of the Year, and Producer of the Year at the [[Juno Award]] ceremony in 1989.<ref name="junoawards.ca">{{cite web|url=http://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2016&nomination-category=&wins-only=no&artist=Robbie%20Robertson|title=Awards|publisher=junoawards.ca}}</ref> In 1991, [[Rod Stewart]] recorded a version of "[[Broken Arrow (Robbie Robertson song)|Broken Arrow]]" for his album ''[[Vagabond Heart]]''.<ref name="allmusic_rs_vh">{{cite web|title=Rod Stewart: Vagabond Heart|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vagabond-heart-mw0000691766|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref> Stewart's version of the song reached No. 20 on the Billboard 100 chart in the United States<ref>{{cite web|title=Artists: Rod Stewart. Chart History (Billboard 100)|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/367145/rod-stewart/chart?page=2&f=379|website=Billboard.com|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref> and No. 2 on the Billboard Top Canadian Hit Singles chart in Canada.<ref name="ml_ca_rod_stewart">{{cite web|title=Rod Stewart – Hit Songs and Billboard Charts|url=http://musiclegends.ca/rod-stewart-greatest-hits|website=Musiclegends.ca|date=May 29, 2014 |publisher=Jason Saulnier|access-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref> "Broken Arrow" was also performed live by the [[Grateful Dead]] with [[Phil Lesh]] on vocals.<ref name="gm_fam_disc_ba">{{cite web|title=Broken Arrow|url=http://www.deaddisc.com/songs/Broken_Arrow.htm|website=The Grateful Dead Family Discography|access-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref>

'''''Storyville'' (1991) '''

''[[Storyville (album)|Storyville]]'' was released on September 30, 1991.<ref name="deriso_storyville">{{cite web|last1=DeRiso|first1=Nick|title=Robbie Robertson was again sparked by America, old friends on Storyville|url=http://somethingelsereviews.com/2015/09/30/robbie-robertson-storyville|website=Something Else!|access-date=July 4, 2016|date=September 30, 2015}}</ref> Robertson headed to [[New Orleans]] to collaborate with some of the city's natives like [[Aaron Neville|Aaron and Ivan Neville]] and the [[Rebirth Brass Band]]. Once again, Robertson brought in Band alumni Garth Hudson and Rick Danko as contributors.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/dress-rehearsal-19910905|title=Robbie Robertson: Dress Rehearsal|magazine=Rolling Stone|author=David Wild|date=September 5, 1991}}</ref> The album reached No. 69 on the Billboard 200 chart.<ref name="rr_billboard_200">{{cite web|title=Artists: Robbie Robertson. Chart History (Billboard 200)|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/365543/robbie-robertson/chart|website=Billboard.com|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> ''Storyville'' received numerous positive reviews, with ''Rolling Stone'' giving it 4 1/2 stars out of 5,<ref name="rs_10-31-91">{{cite magazine|last=DeCurtis|first=Anthony|date=31 October 1991|title=Robbie Robertson: The Saga of Storyville|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|issue=616|page=87}}</ref> and the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' awarding it 3 stars out of 4.<ref name="latimes_9-29-91">{{cite web|last1=Willman|first1=Chris|title=Album Review. Robbie Robertson: "Storyville", Geffen|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-29-ca-4489-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times: Collections|publisher=Timothy Ryan|access-date=July 5, 2016|date=September 29, 1991}}</ref> Two tracks from the album, "What About Now" and "Go Back To Your Woods", charted on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts at No. 15 and No. 32 respectively.<ref name=rr_billboard_msr/> The album was nominated for Grammy Awards in the categories "Best Rock Vocal Performance (solo)" and "Best Engineer".<ref name=en_native_music/>