 | Released September 20, 1980 Label Razor & Tie Producers John Boylan, Barry Goudreau |
| Track | Title | Length | Play |
| 1 | Hard Luck (Goudreau) | 3:39 | Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. |
| 2 | Nothin' To Lose (Goudreau) | 4:01 | Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. |
| 3 | What's A Fella To Do? (Goudreau) | 4:30 | Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. |
| 4 | Mean Woman Blues (Goudreau) | 3:55 | Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. |
| 5 | Leavin' Tonight (Goudreau) | 3:25 | Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. |
| 6 | Dreams (Goudreau) | 3:31 | Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. |
| 7 | Life Is What We Make It (Goudreau) | 3:11 | Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. |
| 8 | Sailin' Away (Goudreau) | 1:48 | Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. |
| 9 | Cold Cold World (Goudreau) | 4:56 | Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. |
| Together with alum from the band Boston, Barry Goudreau put together an interesting nine songs recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles. It's the distinctive Boston guitar sound with more basic rock & roll. "What's a Fella to Do" could be a sequel to "Rock and Roll Band"; "Mean Woman Blues" goes in an almost Foghat direction. Fran Cosmo's vocals feel a bit more British than Brad Delp, and "Leavin' Tonight" leans more toward producer Mike Chapman and the sound of the Sweet than one would expect. Goudreau's guitar and Syb Hashian's drums are a powerful combo -- no bassist is listed. The song "Dreams" gave Goudreau's self-titled debut the radio attention it deserved, and a bit of a following. This track definitely sounds like the band Boston which, rumor has it, upset Tom Scholz. In 1992 singer Delp and guitarist Goudreau joined Brian Maes & the Memory. They rode the Maes original "Until Your Love Comes Back Around" into the Top 30 in America, and the Return to Zero album was a nice reunion for the two major forces behind this. "Life Is What We Make It" and "Cold Cold World" are good slices of American hard rock. More refined than Grand Funk Railroad and not as slick as the Mickey Thomas version of Starship, the Barry Goudreau album is a fun record free from the restrictions of Scholz's meticulous production. While "Cold Cold World" may evoke thoughts of the song "Long Time," the string quartet on "Sailin' Away" gives the album a depth and identity. Just a bunch of professional musicians playing what they like and coming up with a gem. |
| Personnel |
| Barry Goudreau - Bass, Vocals, Guitar Fran Cosmo - Vocals Bradley Delp - Vocals David Schwartz - Viola Sid Sharp Violin - Concert Master Sib Hashian - Percussion, Drums Jesse Erlich - Cello |
| Production |
| Russ Martin - Assistant Engineer Phil Jamtaas - Assistant Engineer Kevin Gray - CD Preparation Nancy Donald - Design, Original Design Concept Mike Ragogna - Reissue Director Ron Pownall - Photography David Richman - Design, Reissue Design, Reissue Coordinator, Reissue Coordination Paul Jasmin - Design, Photography Tom Laskey - Coordination Jamie Reamer - Coordination Steve Hoffman - Mastering Paul McAlpine - Photography Ed Cherney - Assistant Engineer Paul Grupp ebony porn - Engineer |