Graham Gouldman Thing

Artist: Graham Gouldman
Label: Bmg/RCA
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 828766352726
EAN: 0828766352726
ASIN: B0002T6IKA

Release Date: 2004-08-26

Graham Gouldman Thing

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Tracks:

Impossible Years
Bus Stop
Behind the Door
Pawnbroker
Who Are They
My Father
No Milk Today
Upstairs Downstairs
For Your Love
Pamela, Pamela
Chestnut

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Album Description

Graham Gouldman is mostly known as a member of 10CC. What many of us don't know is that he is one of Britain's most successful songwriters having worked with countless artists over the years including Cher, The Hollies, Jeff Beck, The Shadows, Wayne Fontana & The Ramones. Found in the depths of the RCA archives, this album dates from 1968 and this is the first-time it has ever been available on CD and was produced by Led Zeppelin's bass player John-Paul Jones. BMG. 2004.

Album Details

Graham Gouldman is Best Known for Being a Member of 10cc. First Time Available on CD for this 1968 Album. Produced by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, it Includes Famous Songs Penned for Other 60s Artists.

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interesting document of a terrific artist/ songwriter.......2005-02-25

Graham Gouldman's first solo album, 1968's "The Graham Gouldman Thing", is an undeniable curiosity. Gouldman is one of the finest pop-rock songwriters of all time, seemingly possessing a magic touch for catchy songwriting over the years, whether it be gems such as "Heart Full Of Soul" by the Yardbirds, his 1979 solo single "Sunburn" (for the Farrah Fawcett-Majors movie of the same name), his brilliant 1980 "Animalympics" soundtrack, or the mass quantity of jewels he wrote or co-wrote in the legendary 10cc. Gouldman's songwriting prowess is clearly in evidence on "The Graham Gouldman Thing", however there are significant problems. First of all, Gouldman had a long way to go as a singer--he has considerable trouble keeping his vocals in tune on here, decreasing the impact of some high quality melodies. Then, there's future Led Zeppelin bass guitarist John Paul Jones' string arrangements that tend to add a twee-ness to the material. Plus, there's clearly some filler on here, and the album runs under half an hour in the first place, so it's not a fantastic bargain at all. I really don't mean to sound too harsh here though. There actually are a bunch of strong, splendidly melodic tracks including "Who Are They", the minor-keyed coming-of-age album opener "The Impossible Years", and "The Pawnbroker" which has warp-speed acoustic guitar running throughout. There's also a mid-tempo pop-rock version of "For Your Love", & although it lacks the driving intensity of the Yardbirds' version, it's a nice version in its own right. "The Graham Gouldman Thing" is an interesting document of a brilliant artist/ songwriter in the relatively early stages of his incredible career, & the best tracks here are definitely worth having.

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