Barry Goudreau (album)

Barry Goudreau
Studio album by
Barry Goudreau
ReleasedAugust 1980 (original release; re-released by Razor & Tie in 1996)
GenreHard rock
Length32:51
LabelEpic/Portrait
Stereo BL 36542
ProducerJohn Boylan, Barry Goudreau
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]

Barry Goudreau is the only studio album by American guitarist and former Boston member Barry Goudreau. The album features Goudreau's bandmates with Boston Brad Delp on lead vocals, Sib Hashian on drums and Fran Cosmo (who would later join Boston in 1991), the album displays a sound very similar to that of Boston's first two releases, Boston (1976) and Don't Look Back (1978). However, neither this album nor any of Goudreau's subsequent releases with other acts (Orion the Hunter and RTZ) proved to be as commercially successful as his work with Boston. The album was released in 1980 and is Goudreau's only solo album. The song "Dreams" was released as a single in 1980, nearly cracking the USBillboard Hot 100 (#103, October 1980). It still [when?] receives airplay on classic rock radio stations, as does "Mean Woman Blues".[citation needed]

Cash Box said of "Dreams" that it is "as melodic and hook-filled as anything by Boston."[2] Record World called it a "powerhouse rocker" and said that "Frenetic guitar leads burn over the bulldozer rhythm."[3]

Track listing

Side One (A)

  1. "Hard Luck" (Barry Goudreau, Brad Delp) - 3:37
  2. "Nothin' to Lose" (Fran Cosmo) – 4:01
  3. "What's a Fella to Do?" (Goudreau, Delp) – 4:29
  4. "Mean Woman Blues" (Goudreau, Delp) – 3:53

Side Two (B)

  1. "Leavin' Tonight" (Cosmo) – 3:25
  2. "Dreams" (Goudreau) – 3:32
  3. "Life Is What We Make It" (Goudreau, Delp) – 3:11
  4. "Sailin' Away" (Goudreau) – 1:48
  5. "Cold Cold World" (Cosmo) – 4:55

Personnel

  • Barry Goudreau - lead guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards
  • Brad Delp - lead vocals on tracks "Hard Luck", "What's a Fella to Do?", "Mean Woman Blues", "Dreams, "Life Is What We Make It" and "Sailin' Away"
  • Fran Cosmo - lead vocals on tracks "Nothin' to Lose", "Leavin' Tonight" and "Cold Cold World"
  • Sib Hashian - drums, percussion
  • Jesse Erlich - cello
  • Joy Lyle - violin
  • David Schwartz - viola
  • Sid Sharp - violin, concertmaster

Production

  • Produced By John Boylan & Barry Goudreau
  • Engineered By Paul Grupp
  • Assistant Engineers: Ed Cherney, Phil Jamtaas, Russ Martin
  • Mastering: Steve Hoffman
  • CD Preparation: Kevin Gray

Charts

Albums - Billboard (United States)

Year Album Chart Position
1980 Barry Goudreau Pop Albums 88[4]

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Dreams" Pop Singles 103

References

  1. ^ allmusic Review
  2. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 11, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  3. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. October 18, 1980. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  4. ^ "Barry Goudreau Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-03-28.