1973 studio album by Kourosh Yaghmaei
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| Studio album by Kourosh Yaghmaei | ||||
| Released | 1973 (1973) | |||
| Recorded | 1973, October 21, 1991 | |||
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| Length | 57:52 | |||
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| Producer | Kourosh Yaghmaei | |||
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| Singles from Gol-e Yakh | ||||
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Gol-e Yakh (Persian: گلیخ; Ice Flower, also Wintersweet) is the debut solo studio album by Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist Kourosh Yaghmaei. The album was released in 1973 by Caltex in Iran and was produced by Yaghmaei. The song "Gol-e Yakh," a melancholic ballad about love that endures through the bitterest winters was Yaghmaei's debut single and a huge success more than five million copies sold in the domestic market. Since it was released, there have been many performances within and outside of Iran. It brought fame to Yaghmaei and was translated into and adapted for other languages. Backed with the single "Del Dareh Pir Misheh," an Iranian-style garage rock song. Both singles were released in Iran in 1973 by Ahang Rooz and on February 2, 2012, in United States by Now Again Records. The album was rereleased on October 21, 1991, by Caltex.
Background
The lyrics were written by Yaghmaei and Mahdi Akhavan Langeroudi, Yaghmaei's university friend and modern Persian poet.
Singles
In 1973, as Yaghmaei's first single "Gol-e Yakh" A-side 7" Single was released with "Del Dareh Pir Misheh" B-side by the Ahange Rooz record label. In the same year under the same lebel "Leila" / "Paeiz" was released. In 1974, "Hajme Khali" / "Akhm Nakon" and in 1975 "Saraabe Toe" / "Dar Enteha" was released by Ahange Rooz.
Track listing
All music is composed by Kourosh Yaghmaei
| No. | Title | Lyrics | English title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mosafereh Shahreh Baran" | Hossein Najafian | The Traveler of Rain-Town | 6:03 |
| 2. | "Rayhan" | 3:48 | ||
| 3. | "Khaar" | Mani Motiee | Thistle | 7:00 |
| 4. | "Gol-e Yakhe" | Mahdi Akhavan Langeroudi | Ice Flower | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Paeiz" | Mani Motiee | Autumn | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Shirin Joon" | Dear Shirin | 3:31 | |
| 7. | "Entezar" | Waiting | 4:22 | |
| 8. | "Sarab To" | Your Mirage | 4:26 | |
| 9. | "Havar Havar" | Shout Shout | 3:47 | |
| 10. | "Asheghaneh" | Romance | 4:32 | |
| 11. | "Layla" | 4:32 | ||
| 12. | "Del Dareh Pir Misheh" | Mahdi Akhavan Langeroudi | My Heart is Getting Old | 4:32 |
| 13. | "Tanehe Choubi" | Wooden Trunk | 3:31 |
In popular culture
The song "Gol-e Yakh" is sampled on several albums by various Western artists. The 2018 "Adam and Eve" on the album Nasir by American rapper Nas features the song as its main backing sample.
In 2005, Iranian drama film Gol-e Yakh directed by Kiumars Poorahmad was named after this song. The song was also featured in Desiree Akhavan's film Appropriate Behavior (2014).
References
- ^ Peter, Holslin (November 18, 2016). "From National Star to Enemy of the State: Iranian Rock Pioneer Kourosh Yaghmaei Fights On". Vice. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ Breyley & Fatemi 2015, p. 129.
- "دردنامه كوروش يغمايي؛ 25 سال ممنوعالکار بودهام « سایت خبری تحلیلی کلمه". kaleme.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (June 16, 2018). "Nas Releases New Kanye-Produced Album Nasir: Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Kourosh Yaghmaei : The Resisting Psychedelic Rock Icon of Iran". Trip Magazine (1). April 2018.
- "کورش* – در انتها / سراب تو". Discogs. Discogs. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- Setaro, Shawn (July 24, 2018). "Did Kanye and Nas Steal a Beat and an Album Cover From This Producer? The Architect Finally Speaks". Complex. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- Bromwich, Jonah (June 18, 2018). ""Adam and Eve" [ft. The-Dream]". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- "Gol-e yakh". IMDb. 2005. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
Cite
- Breyley, GJ; Fatemi, Sasan (2015). Iranian Music and Popular Entertainment: From Motrebi to Losanjelesi and Beyond (illustrated ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781317336808.
External links
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