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- Date Released: January 1, 1994
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Folk Singer-Songwriter
- Label: Red Pajamas Records / Oh Boy Records
The man who brought the folk sound out of Greenwich Village and into Middle America.
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We Say...
Indelibly entwined with second-wave folk artists Loudon Wainwright, James Taylor and especially John Prine, Chicago-born-and-raised Steve Goodman took the folk sound and movement out of Greenwich Village and brought it to Middle America, where it lived throughout the '70s via the “laid back, mellow, singer-songwriter era.” Where Prine may have been more emotional, Taylor glibber and Wainwright ever the sad clown, Goodman combines the best of each, a veritable Carl Sandburg of American concerns, from riding the rails (the massive hit "The City of New Orleans") to watching the Cubs (“Go Cubs Go”). The second half of this huge anthology showcases Goodman’s enormously compelling performing style and features his great country hit, “You Never Even Call Me by My Name.” But by far the emotional peak is his tribute to his father, “My Old Man,” who died too young, just like his son Steve, who passed away at the age of 36.
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They Say...
This posthumous compilation, released on Goodman's own Red Pajamas label, spans two discs: the first highlighting his best studio cuts, with the second disc exclusively devoted to live tracks. About half of the songs are previously unreleased material or unreleased live recordings. This is probably overkill for the casual fan who just wants the "hits." Diehard Goodman aficionados, however, are in luck. The live disc especially brings out the artist's witty, versatile songwriting personality, showing how he could work a crowd by not taking the material (or himself) too seriously. Copious liner notes from close friends and family pay tribute to Goodman the man, songwriter, and performer. An essential buy for completists (due to the unreleased material), the compilation takes material from Goodman's Buddah and Asylum albums, making it perhaps the best survey of his career to date.
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| 01. |  |
Between the Lines |
3:20 |
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| 02. | |
Take Me Out to the Ball Game |
2:32 |
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| 03. | |
Go Cubs Go |
2:51 |
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| 04. | |
City of New Orleans |
3:52 |
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| 05. | |
Would You Like to Learn to Dance? |
4:47 |
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| 06. | |
Souvenirs |
3:31 |
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| 07. | |
Red Ball Jets |
1:03 |
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| 08. | |
The One That Got Away |
3:33 |
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| 09. | |
Talk Backwards |
2:31 |
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| 10. | |
If She Were You |
2:16 |
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| 11. | |
Danger |
2:19 |
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| 12. | |
You Better Get It While You Can (The Ballad of Carl Martin) |
4:25 |
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| 13. | |
Yellow Coat |
3:57 |
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| 14. | |
Banana Republics |
3:45 |
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| 15. | |
California Promises |
2:43 |
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| 16. | |
Bobby Don't Stop |
3:44 |
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| 17. | |
My Old Man |
4:07 |
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| 18. | |
This Hotel Room |
3:36 |
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| 19. | |
Where's the Party |
2:29 |
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| 20. | |
I Just Keep Falling in Love |
2:45 |
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| 21. | |
Watchin' Joey Glow |
2:39 |
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| 22. | |
The Dutchman |
5:21 |
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| 23. | |
In Real Life |
3:36 |
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23 Total Tracks, 75:42 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Chicken Cordon Blues |
2:59 |
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| 02. | |
I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But I'm Goin' Nowhere in a Hurry Blues |
3:58 |
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| 03. | |
Is It True What They Say About Dixie? |
3:26 |
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| 04. | |
Turnpike Tom |
4:37 |
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| 05. | |
Elvis Imitators |
2:51 |
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| 06. | |
Lincoln Park Pirates |
3:54 |
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| 07. | |
Wonderful World of Sex |
3:12 |
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| 08. | |
Vegematic |
2:55 |
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| 09. | |
A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request |
5:58 |
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| 10. | |
Men Who Love Women Who Love Men |
4:07 |
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| 11. | |
The Auctioneer |
2:59 |
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| 12. | |
The Broken String Song |
1:36 |
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| 13. | |
Just Lucky I Guess |
3:29 |
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| 14. | |
I'll Fly Away |
4:27 |
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| 15. | |
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie |
2:04 |
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| 16. | |
Born to Be Wild/Teen Angel/Tell... [Medley] |
10:03 |
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| 17. | |
You Never Even Call Me by My Name |
3:51 |
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| 18. | |
Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes |
2:54 |
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| 19. | |
As Time Goes By |
3:35 |
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19 Total Tracks, 72:55 Total Length
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Credits
- Marty Stuart - Liner Notes // Jethro Burns - Mandolin // Jethro Burns - Mandolin // Jethro Burns - Vocals // Jethro Burns - Vocals // Emmylou Harris - Vocals (Background) // Emmylou Harris - Liner Notes // Kris Kristofferson - Vocals (Background) // Kris Kristofferson - Producer // Kris Kristofferson - Liner Notes // Steve Goodman - Guitar (Acoustic) // Steve Goodman - Guitar // Steve Goodman - Vocals // Steve Goodman - Producer // Steve Goodman - Mandola // Steve Goodman - Main Performer // Arlo Guthrie - Liner Notes // Loudon Wainwright III - Liner Notes // Bette Midler - Liner Notes // Jimmy Buffett - Liner Notes // John Prine - Guitar (Acoustic) // John Prine - Vocals // John Prine - Liner Notes // Ken Bloom - Clarinet // Ken Bloom - Clarinet (Bass) // Ken Bloom - ? // Mark Colby - Saxophone // Mark Colby - Saxophone // Lew London - Dobro // Bill LaBounty - Vocals (Background) // Ben Keith - Dobro // Ben Keith - Guitar (Steel) // Sanford Allen - Strings // Bob Bowker - ? // Alfred Brown - Strings // Al Bunetta - Liner Notes // Al Bunetta - Executive Producer // Al Bunetta - Compilation Producer // Peter Bunetta - Percussion // Peter Bunetta - Drums // Peter Bunetta - Handclapping // Peter Bunetta - Producer // Peter Bunetta - Tape // Peter Bunetta - Finger Snaps // Peter Bunetta - Tape Box // Steve Burgh - Guitar // Steve Burgh - Guitar (Electric) // Steve Burgh - Producer // Rick Chudacoff - Bass // Rick Chudacoff - Producer // Rick Chudacoff - Fender Rhodes // Rick Chudacoff - Finger Snaps // Selwart Clarke - Strings // Vassar Clements - Fiddle // Vassar Clements - Fiddle // Don Cobb - Digital Editing // Kenny Kosek - Fiddle // Linda Dillard - Vocals (Background) // Joel Dorn - Producer // Dan Einstein - Producer // Dan Einstein - Executive Producer // Dan Einstein - Compilation Producer // Bill Elliott - Piano // Bill Elliott - Fender Rhodes // Alan Estes - Percussion // Chuck Fiore - Bass // Steve Fishell - Pedal Steel // Steve Fishell - Guitar (Steel) // Carlos Grier - Digital Editing // Jeff Gutcheon - Piano // Jeff Gutcheon - Fender Rhodes // Bonnie Herman - Vocals (Background) // Vicki Hubley - Vocals (Background) // Jack the Bear - Cornet // Harold Kohon - Strings // Arno Lucas - Percussion // Arno Lucas - Vocals (Background) // Arno Lucas - Finger Snaps // Guy Lumia - Strings // Amy Madigan - Organ // Amy Madigan - Vocals (Background) // George Marinelli - Guitar (Electric) // Hugh McDonald - Bass // Kermit Moore - Strings // Steve Mosley - Drums // Herb Pedersen - Vocals (Background) // Sheldon Plotkin - Drums // Denny Purcell - Remastering // Joe Pusateri - Percussion // Joe Pusateri - Drums // Norbert Putnam - Bass // Norbert Putnam - Producer // Tom Radtke - Timbales // Brian Ray - Guitar (Acoustic) // Brian Ray - Guitar (Electric) // Steve Rodby - Bass // Jim Rothermel - Horn // Jim Rothermel - Recorder // Jim Rothermel - Saxophone // Jim Rothermel - Arp // Bill Ruppert - Guitar (Electric) // Sid Sims - Bass // Jim Tullio - Producer // William Warren - Photography // Matthew Weiner - Vocals (Background) // Kevin Wells - Drums // Red Young - Piano // Dawn Bunetta - Production Coordination // Charlie McCoy - Harmonica // Studs Terkel - Liner Notes // Bob Rans - Piano // Bob Rans - Strings // Bob Rans - Synclavier // Nancy Goodman Tenney - Liner Notes // Nancy Goodman Tenney - Executive Producer // Neal Preston - Photography // Diane Painter - Design // Vicki Hubly - Vocals (Background) // Joe Raymond - Photography // Billy Rupppert - Guitar (Electric) // Robert Bowker - Vocals (Background) // Robert Bowker - ? // David Briggs - Piano
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