STEVE GOODMAN
''HIGH AND OUTSIDE''
1979
37:14
1 Just Lucky I Guess
Steve Goodman 3:40
2 You Can Turn to Me
Peter Bunetta / Rick Chudacoff / Steve Goodman / Arno Lucas 3:15
3 The One That Got Away
Steve Goodman (feat: Nicolette Larson) 3:34
4 Hand It to You
Steve Goodman 4:05
5 Luxury's Lap
Steve Goodman 4:58
6 That's Why (I Love You So)
Tyran Carlo / Berry Gordy, Jr. 3:09
7 One Bite of the Apple
Steve Burgh / Steve Goodman 3:27
8 (It Would Be) You and Me
Peter Bunetta / Rick Chudacoff / Steve Goodman / Hank Neuberger 2:52
9 Men Who Love Women Who Love Men
Steve Goodman 3:27
10 What Have You Done for Me Lately
Steve Goodman / Shel Silverstein 4:47
Sol Bobrov/Violin
Michael Boddicker/Arranger, Synthesizer
Peter Bunetta/Drums, Percussion
Leonard Chauson/Cello
Rick Chudacoff/Arp Strings, ARP Synthesizer, Bass, Clavinet, Guitar (Bass), Piano, Piano (Electric)
Bill Elliott/Organ, Percussion, Piano, Piano (Electric)
Denise Fackler/Vocals (Background)
Denise Fackler/Vocals (Background)
Joseph Golan/Violin
Elliott Golub/Violin
Ruth Goodman/Violin
Steve Goodman/Arranger, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Kitty Haywood/Vocals (Background)
Bonnie Herman/Vocals (Background)
Vicki Hubly/Vocals (Background)
Vicki Hubly/Vocals (Background)
Nicolette Larson/Guest Artist, Vocals
Bobby Lewis/Cornet, Horn Arrangements, Trumpet
Arno Lucas/Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Arif Mardin/Arranger, String Arrangements
Roger Moulton/Viola
Jim Peterik/Vocals (Background)
Jim Rothermel/Clarinet, Flute, Horn Arrangements, Saxophone
Corky Siegel/Harmonica, Piano (Electric)
Leslie Smith/Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Fred Spector/Violin
Ottokar Sroubek/Violin
Robert Swan/Viola
Arthur Tabachnick/Violin
Shirley Tabachnick/Cello
Rick Vito/Guitar (Electric)
REVIEW
by Jim Newsom
As the singer/songwriter era waned in the late '70s, recording artists of the genre found themselves being presented by the major labels in more heavily orchestrated, rockish settings. High and Outside presents Steve Goodman in just such an aural situation, with electric keyboards, horns, and sha-la-la-ing backup singers. In this case it works very nicely -- Goodman's distinctive voice glides above the arrangements, and his clever, always insightful, often humorous lyrics stand on their own. "The One That Got Away" ranks with the best of Goodman's compositions, and features a vocal duet with Nicolette Larson. Other highlights include the rollicking "Men Who Love Women Who Love Men," the N'Orleans-tinged "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (co-written with Shel Silverstein), and a tasty rendering of the Jackie Wilson hit "That's Why (I Love You So)." Although the commercial trappings found here failed to break Goodman to a wider audience, High and Outside still rates as one of his most enjoyable recordings.
BIOGRAPHY
courtesty of Wikipedia
Steve Goodman - July 25, 1948 - September 20, 1984
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Goodman began writing and performing songs as a teenager. By 1969, after a brief sojourn in New York City's Washington Square, Goodman was a regular performer at the well-known Earl of Old Town folk music club in Chicago, while attending Lake Forest College. During this time Goodman also married Nancy Pruter, and paid bills by writing and singing advertising jingles.
It was also during this time that Goodman wrote many of his most enduring songs, including "City of New Orleans", the song which would become most associated with Goodman. Goodman's songs first appeared on a locally-produced record, Gathering at the Earl of Old Town, in 1971.
In 1971, Goodman was playing at a Chicago bar called the Quiet Knight as the opening act for Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson, impressed with Goodman, introduced him to Paul Anka who brought Goodman to New York to record some demos; these resulted in Goodman signing a contract with Buddah Records.
Seeing Arlo Guthrie in a bar, Goodman asked to be allowed to play a song for him. Guthrie grudgingly agreed on the condition that Goodman buy him a beer first; Goodman played "City of New Orleans" which Guthrie liked enough that he asked for the right to record it. Guthrie's version of the song became a hit in 1972, and provided Goodman with enough financial success to make his music a full-time career. The song would become an American standard, covered by many other musicians including Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, and Willie Nelson.
In 1974, singer David Allen Coe achieved considerable success on the country charts with Goodman's "You Never Even Call Me By My Name", a song which good-naturedly spoofed stereotypical country music lyrics.
Goodman's own success as a recording artist was more limited. Although known in folk circles as a great song writer and highly influential, his albums received more critical than commercial success.
Goodman's singing career remained centered around the folk music clubs of Chicago, and Goodman wrote and performed many humorous songs about the city, including two about the Chicago Cubs: "The Dying Cub Fan's Last Request" and "Go, Cubs, Go." Others included "The Lincoln Park Pirates", about the notorious Lincoln Towing Company, and "Daley's Gone," about Mayor Richard J. Daley. Another comic highlight is "Vegematic," about a man who falls asleep while watching late-night TV and dreams he ordered a slew of products he saw on infomercials. He could also write serious songs, most notably "My Old Man," a tribute to Goodman's father, Bud Goodman, a used car salesman.
Goodman was closely involved with the Old Town School of Folk Music, where he met and mentored his good friend, John Prine. Ironically one of Goodman's biggest hits was a song he never wrote; The Dutchman which he popularised, was written by Michael Peter Smith.
Around the time Goodman's career began to take off, he was diagnosed with leukemia. The entire time he was writing and singing, he was also fighting cancer. On September 20, 1984, Goodman died at University of Washington Hospital in Seattle, Washington . Eleven days later, the Chicago Cubs, the baseball team Goodman rooted for and wrote two songs about, would play their first play-off game since 1945 at Wrigley Field.
MORE BIOGRAPHY
BY ITUNES
Growing up in what he called "a Midwestern middle-class Jewish family," Steve Goodman began playing the guitar as a teenager. He was influenced by the folk revival of the early '60s and by country performers such as Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams. After attending college in the mid-'60s, he turned to playing in Chicago clubs by night and writing commercial jingles by day. In 1971, he opened for Kris Kristofferson and was seen by Paul Anka, who financed demo recordings that led to a contract with Buddah Records and the release of Steve Goodman, which featured his train song "The City of New Orleans," a Top 40 hit for Arlo Guthrie in 1972 and now a folk standard. Goodman made a second album for Buddah, Somebody Else's Troubles (1973), then broke with the label, which went on to issue an outtakes record, The Essential Steve Goodman (1975). Goodman moved to the singer/songwriter-oriented West Coast label Asylum for his first charting album Jessie's Jig & Other Favorites in 1975, the same year that outlaw country singer David Allen Coe made the Top Ten of the country charts with a cover of his "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" from the Steve Goodman album. Goodman's subsequent Asylum albums were Words We Can Dance To (April 1976) (featuring "Banana Republics," popularized by Jimmy Buffett), Say It in Private (October 1977), High and Outside (February 1979), and Hot Spot (1980). None became a major commercial success, but Goodman established himself on the national club and festival circuits, frequently appearing with mandolin player Jethro Burns, formerly of the country duo Homer & Jethro. Goodman turned record producer for his friend and fellow Chicagoan John Prine on Prine's 1978 album Bruised Orange. In 1983, Goodman followed Prine in establishing his own independent label, Red Pajamas, which released the live Artistic Hair and Affordable Art (1984). Goodman died of leukemia after battling the disease for many years. Red Pajamas released Santa Ana Winds (1984) posthumously, as well as a double-disc LP drawn from a concert in his memory, A Tribute to Steve Goodman, which featured John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, and others. After a second posthumous release, Unfinished Business, Red Pajamas licensed the Asylum material and put out two Best of the Asylum Years compilations.
OFFICIAL SITE
''HIGH AND OUTSIDE''
1979
37:14
1 Just Lucky I Guess
Steve Goodman 3:40
2 You Can Turn to Me
Peter Bunetta / Rick Chudacoff / Steve Goodman / Arno Lucas 3:15
3 The One That Got Away
Steve Goodman (feat: Nicolette Larson) 3:34
4 Hand It to You
Steve Goodman 4:05
5 Luxury's Lap
Steve Goodman 4:58
6 That's Why (I Love You So)
Tyran Carlo / Berry Gordy, Jr. 3:09
7 One Bite of the Apple
Steve Burgh / Steve Goodman 3:27
8 (It Would Be) You and Me
Peter Bunetta / Rick Chudacoff / Steve Goodman / Hank Neuberger 2:52
9 Men Who Love Women Who Love Men
Steve Goodman 3:27
10 What Have You Done for Me Lately
Steve Goodman / Shel Silverstein 4:47
Sol Bobrov/Violin
Michael Boddicker/Arranger, Synthesizer
Peter Bunetta/Drums, Percussion
Leonard Chauson/Cello
Rick Chudacoff/Arp Strings, ARP Synthesizer, Bass, Clavinet, Guitar (Bass), Piano, Piano (Electric)
Bill Elliott/Organ, Percussion, Piano, Piano (Electric)
Denise Fackler/Vocals (Background)
Denise Fackler/Vocals (Background)
Joseph Golan/Violin
Elliott Golub/Violin
Ruth Goodman/Violin
Steve Goodman/Arranger, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Kitty Haywood/Vocals (Background)
Bonnie Herman/Vocals (Background)
Vicki Hubly/Vocals (Background)
Vicki Hubly/Vocals (Background)
Nicolette Larson/Guest Artist, Vocals
Bobby Lewis/Cornet, Horn Arrangements, Trumpet
Arno Lucas/Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Arif Mardin/Arranger, String Arrangements
Roger Moulton/Viola
Jim Peterik/Vocals (Background)
Jim Rothermel/Clarinet, Flute, Horn Arrangements, Saxophone
Corky Siegel/Harmonica, Piano (Electric)
Leslie Smith/Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Fred Spector/Violin
Ottokar Sroubek/Violin
Robert Swan/Viola
Arthur Tabachnick/Violin
Shirley Tabachnick/Cello
Rick Vito/Guitar (Electric)
REVIEW
by Jim Newsom
As the singer/songwriter era waned in the late '70s, recording artists of the genre found themselves being presented by the major labels in more heavily orchestrated, rockish settings. High and Outside presents Steve Goodman in just such an aural situation, with electric keyboards, horns, and sha-la-la-ing backup singers. In this case it works very nicely -- Goodman's distinctive voice glides above the arrangements, and his clever, always insightful, often humorous lyrics stand on their own. "The One That Got Away" ranks with the best of Goodman's compositions, and features a vocal duet with Nicolette Larson. Other highlights include the rollicking "Men Who Love Women Who Love Men," the N'Orleans-tinged "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (co-written with Shel Silverstein), and a tasty rendering of the Jackie Wilson hit "That's Why (I Love You So)." Although the commercial trappings found here failed to break Goodman to a wider audience, High and Outside still rates as one of his most enjoyable recordings.
BIOGRAPHY
courtesty of Wikipedia
Steve Goodman - July 25, 1948 - September 20, 1984
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Goodman began writing and performing songs as a teenager. By 1969, after a brief sojourn in New York City's Washington Square, Goodman was a regular performer at the well-known Earl of Old Town folk music club in Chicago, while attending Lake Forest College. During this time Goodman also married Nancy Pruter, and paid bills by writing and singing advertising jingles.
It was also during this time that Goodman wrote many of his most enduring songs, including "City of New Orleans", the song which would become most associated with Goodman. Goodman's songs first appeared on a locally-produced record, Gathering at the Earl of Old Town, in 1971.
In 1971, Goodman was playing at a Chicago bar called the Quiet Knight as the opening act for Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson, impressed with Goodman, introduced him to Paul Anka who brought Goodman to New York to record some demos; these resulted in Goodman signing a contract with Buddah Records.
Seeing Arlo Guthrie in a bar, Goodman asked to be allowed to play a song for him. Guthrie grudgingly agreed on the condition that Goodman buy him a beer first; Goodman played "City of New Orleans" which Guthrie liked enough that he asked for the right to record it. Guthrie's version of the song became a hit in 1972, and provided Goodman with enough financial success to make his music a full-time career. The song would become an American standard, covered by many other musicians including Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, and Willie Nelson.
In 1974, singer David Allen Coe achieved considerable success on the country charts with Goodman's "You Never Even Call Me By My Name", a song which good-naturedly spoofed stereotypical country music lyrics.
Goodman's own success as a recording artist was more limited. Although known in folk circles as a great song writer and highly influential, his albums received more critical than commercial success.
Goodman's singing career remained centered around the folk music clubs of Chicago, and Goodman wrote and performed many humorous songs about the city, including two about the Chicago Cubs: "The Dying Cub Fan's Last Request" and "Go, Cubs, Go." Others included "The Lincoln Park Pirates", about the notorious Lincoln Towing Company, and "Daley's Gone," about Mayor Richard J. Daley. Another comic highlight is "Vegematic," about a man who falls asleep while watching late-night TV and dreams he ordered a slew of products he saw on infomercials. He could also write serious songs, most notably "My Old Man," a tribute to Goodman's father, Bud Goodman, a used car salesman.
Goodman was closely involved with the Old Town School of Folk Music, where he met and mentored his good friend, John Prine. Ironically one of Goodman's biggest hits was a song he never wrote; The Dutchman which he popularised, was written by Michael Peter Smith.
Around the time Goodman's career began to take off, he was diagnosed with leukemia. The entire time he was writing and singing, he was also fighting cancer. On September 20, 1984, Goodman died at University of Washington Hospital in Seattle, Washington . Eleven days later, the Chicago Cubs, the baseball team Goodman rooted for and wrote two songs about, would play their first play-off game since 1945 at Wrigley Field.
MORE BIOGRAPHY
BY ITUNES
Growing up in what he called "a Midwestern middle-class Jewish family," Steve Goodman began playing the guitar as a teenager. He was influenced by the folk revival of the early '60s and by country performers such as Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams. After attending college in the mid-'60s, he turned to playing in Chicago clubs by night and writing commercial jingles by day. In 1971, he opened for Kris Kristofferson and was seen by Paul Anka, who financed demo recordings that led to a contract with Buddah Records and the release of Steve Goodman, which featured his train song "The City of New Orleans," a Top 40 hit for Arlo Guthrie in 1972 and now a folk standard. Goodman made a second album for Buddah, Somebody Else's Troubles (1973), then broke with the label, which went on to issue an outtakes record, The Essential Steve Goodman (1975). Goodman moved to the singer/songwriter-oriented West Coast label Asylum for his first charting album Jessie's Jig & Other Favorites in 1975, the same year that outlaw country singer David Allen Coe made the Top Ten of the country charts with a cover of his "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" from the Steve Goodman album. Goodman's subsequent Asylum albums were Words We Can Dance To (April 1976) (featuring "Banana Republics," popularized by Jimmy Buffett), Say It in Private (October 1977), High and Outside (February 1979), and Hot Spot (1980). None became a major commercial success, but Goodman established himself on the national club and festival circuits, frequently appearing with mandolin player Jethro Burns, formerly of the country duo Homer & Jethro. Goodman turned record producer for his friend and fellow Chicagoan John Prine on Prine's 1978 album Bruised Orange. In 1983, Goodman followed Prine in establishing his own independent label, Red Pajamas, which released the live Artistic Hair and Affordable Art (1984). Goodman died of leukemia after battling the disease for many years. Red Pajamas released Santa Ana Winds (1984) posthumously, as well as a double-disc LP drawn from a concert in his memory, A Tribute to Steve Goodman, which featured John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, and others. After a second posthumous release, Unfinished Business, Red Pajamas licensed the Asylum material and put out two Best of the Asylum Years compilations.
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