Lost Album Plus

by Robert Gordon

Overview

When Robert Gordon entered the recording studio in June 1980 to record what was to be his fifth album, it was make or break time with RCA. He emerged from the studio with 12 songs, but RCA wasn't happy with what they had heard, so they sent him back to work on more material. The material that he began working on that November eventually became his final RCA album, Are You Gonna Be The One, while only two songs from the June sessions were ever released. This fantastic Bear Family release compiles the other ten unreleased tracks from those sessions, and they are stunning. Leaving the rockabilly rebel in his back pocket, Gordon concentrates on pure pop and rock 'n' roll, never trying to be commercial or mainstream, yet sounding instantly accessible. His version of the Beatles' "Run For Your Life" rocks with more venom than the original, while the Elvis classic "Suspicion" equals the original in emotional power. Other gems include the driving "I Found You," the grooving "Movin' Too Slow," and the dramatic "So Young, So Bad." "It Hurts So Much" and "One Day Left" are fantastic pop songs. Marshall Crenshaw's "Wasting My Time" sounds as if it could have been recorded at the legendary Sun Studios. And on top of all these great unheard tracks, you get the remainder of Gordon's recordings from Private Stock and RCA that didn't end up on Bear Family's Red Hot 1977-1981 and Black Slacks compilation CDs. ~ Steve Schnee

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/1998
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	4000127162519
Rank:	62525

Tracks

1. She's Not Mine Anymore
2. It Hurts So Much
3. Run For Your Life
4. One Day Left
5. Suspicion
6. Movin' Too Slow
7. You Girl
8. I Found You
9. Signs Of Love
10. Wasting My Time
11. Girl Like You
12. So Young So Bad
13. If This Is Wrong
14. Blue Eyes (Don't Run Away)
15. Is This The Way
16. Endless Sleep
17. Woman (You're My Woman)
18. Sweet Surrender
19. It's In The Bottle
20. Sea Cruise
21. Fire

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Robert Gordon   Primary Artist,Vocals
Chris Spedding   Guest Artist,Guitar
Danny Gatton   Guest Artist,Guitar
Tony Garnier   Multi Instruments
Jeff Bova   Keyboards
Richard Gottehrer   Piano,Farfisa Organ
Anton Fig   Drums
Sal DiTroia   Guitar (Acoustic)
Chrissy Faith   Choir/Chorus
Dennis Cooley   Choir/Chorus
Scotty Turner   Guitar (Rhythm)
The Three R's   Choir/Chorus
Kathy Ingraham   Choir/Chorus
Jan Magruder   Choir/Chorus
Marty Nelson   Choir/Chorus
Bobby Black   Guitar (Steel)
Bobby Chouinard   Drums
The Jordanaires   Choir/Chorus
Rob Stoner   Multi Instruments
Lance Quinn   Guitar
Shannon Ford   Drums
Dick Hyman   Piano
Hilda Harris   Choir/Chorus
Jay Leonhart   Bass (Acoustic)
Charles Magruder   Choir/Chorus
Chris Robison   Farfisa Organ
The Bellomo Sisters   Choir/Chorus
Garry Lee Wayne   Bass
Robin Grean   Choir/Chorus
Charlie Messing   Guitar
Terry Vernon   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Billy Cross   Guitar
Tish   Choir/Chorus
Paul Evans   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Andy Stein   Fiddle
Link Wray   Guitar
Lloyd Green   Guitar (Steel)
Howie Wyeth   Drums,Piano
Bruce Springsteen   Piano
Buddy Spicher   Fiddle
Paul Shaffer   Keyboards
Artie Kaplan   Saxophone
Allan Schwartzberg   Drums

Technical Credits

Huey "Piano" Smith   Composer
Richard Gottehrer   Composer,Producer
Richard Weize   Discography,Reissue Producer
Marshall Crenshaw   Composer
Wendy Suits   Group
Joe Babcock   Group
Juergen Crasser   Mastering
The Three R's   Group
Nadine Wuppesahl   Artwork
Desmond Wray   Composer
The Jordanaires   Group
Chris Spedding   Composer
Jimmy Wisner   String Arrangements
Jody Reynolds   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Dolores Nance   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
The Bellomo Sisters   Group
R.A. Andreas   Photography,Illustrations
Paul McCartney   Composer
Link Wray   Composer
Dennis Ferrante   Multi-Track Mix
Roy Buchanan   Composer
The Nashville Edition   Group
Bruce Springsteen   Composer
Dolores Edgin   Group
Mort Shuman   Composer
Colin Escott   Liner Notes