Steve Goodman (album)

Steve Goodman is the debut album of singer/songwriter Steve Goodman, released in 1971. It included his most well-known composition "City of New Orleans", first covered by Arlo Guthrie. The album was reissued on CD in 1999 and included two bonus tracks, "Election Year Rag" and "Georgia Rag". The album was a critical success, although a commercial failure.[1]

Steve Goodman
Studio album by
Released1971
StudioQuadrafonic Sound Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreFolk
Length46:40 (reissue)
LabelBuddha
ProducerNorbert Putnam, Kris Kristofferson
Steve Goodman chronology
Steve Goodman
(1971)
Somebody Else's Troubles
(1972)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

In reviewing the 1999 reissue, Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann called "City of New Orleans" the "obvious standout" and wrote, "At a time when sensitive singer/songwriters were all the rage (a trend that probably earned Goodman his record contract), this was one guy who was at least as interested in picking an old country song as he was in baring his soul."[2]

Track listing

  1. "The I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But I'm Goin' Nowhere in a Hurry Blues" – 2:32
  2. "Rainbow Road" (Donnie Fritts, Dan Penn) – 3:33
  3. "Donald & Lydia" (John Prine) – 4:54
  4. "You Never Even Call Me by My Name" (Goodman, Prine) – 4:24
  5. "Mind Your Own Business" (Hank Williams) – 2:54
  6. "Eight Ball Blues" – 4:24
  7. "City of New Orleans" – 3:52
  8. "Turnpike Tom" – 4:15
  9. "Yellow Coat" – 4:44
  10. "So Fine" – (Johnny Otis) – 3:19
  11. "Jazzman" (Ed Holstein) – 3:42
  12. "Would You Like to Learn to Dance?" – 4:07
  13. "Election Year Rag" - 2:03
  14. "Georgia Rag" - 2:00

Personnel

Production

References

  1. Paste Magazine, Steve Goodman - Unemployed
  2. Ruhlmann, William. "Steve Goodman > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
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