Barry Goldberg - Barry Goldberg (1974, Micro Werks 2009)⭐
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Description:
Artist: Barry Goldberg
Title Of Album: Barry Goldberg
Year Of Release: 1974/2009
Label: Micro Werks
Country: US
Genre: Country folk classic rock
Audio codec: FLAC (*.flac)
Rip type: tracks+.cue
While Barry Goldberg's recording career is largely hogged by tapes of jam sessions dominated by blues cover versions, he was an excellent songwriter and more than deserved the respectful treatment he got here from a production team that consisted of none other than Bob Dylan and Jerry Wexler. This is a collection of ten of Goldberg's original songs, including the title "Imagination" that was a hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips. Goldberg may not have the voice or the personality to have been a leading singer/songwriter type, but his delivery certainly suits most of the numbers, such as the fun "Big City Woman" and the intriguing "Shady Hotel." On other numbers, at least Goldberg has the benefit of being able to say he wrote the songs, since there is just no way he can compete with Gladys Knight vocally.
His "It's Not the Spotlight," on the other hand, is such a classic performance that the entire issue of his vocal presence is unimportant. A large cast takes part in the proceedings, including none of this artist's usual cohorts. A nice pastiche of different roots genres takes place, no surprise considering the involvement of Dylan, who can be heard contributing background vocals here and there as well as a touch of percussion. A soulful rhythm section featuring keyboardist Barry Beckett, bassist David Hood, and drummer Roger Hawkins is on board, and is just what the material needs, but there are also shades of country and old-timey courtesy of pickers such as banjoist Rule Yarborough and fiddler Al Lester. On the whole, this is an unjustly neglected album and a feather in Dylan's producer's hat, which he hardly ever wears.
by Eugene Chadbourne
Barry Goldberg died January 22nd 2025 from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, at the age of 83.
Tracks
1. Minstrel Show - 5:28
2. It's Not The Spotlight (Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg) - 3:56
3. Life's Fantasy - 4:31
4. Dusty Country (Barry Goldberg, Paul Rosenberg) - 4:40
5. She Was Such A Lady - 4:08
6. I've Got To Use My Imagination (Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg) - 3:50
7. Soothe Me - 4:13
8. Orange County Bus - 3:19
9. Shady Hotel - 2:45
10.Stormy Weather Cowboy - 3:19
11.Big City Woman - 3:55
12.Silver Moon - 3:25
13.Untitled - 3:50
Musicians:
Barry Goldberg - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Bob Dylan - Percussion, Vocals, Producer
Barry Beckett - Keyboards
Michael Bloomfield - Guitar
Harrison Calloway - Trumpet
Pete Carr - Guitar, Vocals
Ronnie Eades - Saxophone
Roger Hawkins - Drums
Eddie Hinton - Guitar
David Hood - Bass
Arthur Jenkins - Percussion
Jimmy Johnson - Guitar
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
Harvey Mandel - Guitar
Jerry Wexler - Percussion, Producer