Santa Ana Winds (album)
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Alpha Studios, Burbank, California; WFMT Studio, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Label | Red Pajamas[1] | |||
| Producer | Steve Goodman | |||
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Santa Ana Winds is an album by the American musician Steve Goodman.[2][3] Goodman finished the album a short time before his 1984 death of leukemia, and it was released posthumously on his Red Pajamas label.[4][5] The album was reissued by Omnivore Recordings in 2019.[6]
Production
Santa Ana Winds was produced by Goodman.Jethro Burns on mandolin.[10]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| Robert Christgau | B[13] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [14] |
Robert Christgau called the album "a fitting testament to a likable artist who often went soft around the edges."[13] The Chicago Tribune deemed it "a fittingly eclectic monument to one of the funniest, most intelligent and most courageous performers who ever picked up a guitar."[11]
The Big Rock Candy Mountain".[15] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide considered it to be Goodman's "best collection, produced just the way his music ought to be."[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Face on the Cutting Room Floor" | Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson, Steve Goodman | ||
| 2. | "Telephone Answering Tape" | The Big Rock Candy Mountain " | Jim Rothermel, Steve Goodman | |
| 9. | "Santa Ana Winds" | Mary Gaffney, Mike Jordan, Steve Goodman | ||
| 10. | "You Better Get It While You Can (The Ballad of Carl Martin)" | Steve Goodman |
References
- ISBN 9781440229169.
- ^ "Steve Goodman Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "Steve Goodman, Composer and Folk Singer, Dies at 36". The New York Times. September 22, 1984.
- ISBN 9780810126497.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (30 Sep 1984). "Any mention of folk music just now raises the memory of Steve Goodman...". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D4.
- ^ Kogan, Rick (16 July 2019). "Let's play 2 (CDs) of Chicago's finest: Fans of the late Steve 'Go Cubs Go' Goodman get new musical treat". Arts + Entertainment. Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
- ^ Lewis, Randy (1 Jan 1985). "Sounding the Highs and Lows of Pop Music in 1984". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
- ^ "Albums: Pop". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 47. Nov 24, 1984. p. 64.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 823.
- ^ a b Eals, Clay (2006). Steve Goodman: Facing the Music. ECW Press. p. 664.
- ^ a b Hurst, Jack (20 Jan 1985). "Santa Ana Winds Steve Goodman". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 17.
- ^ a b "Santa Ana Winds". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Steve Goodman". Robert Christgau.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 492.
- ^ "DownBeat Reviews". DownBeat.
