2011 compilation album by Kourosh Yaghmaei
Back from the Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock from Iran: 1973–1979 File:Back From the Brink (2011).jpg Released 22 August 2011 (2011-08-22 ) Genre Length 2 :08 :02 Label Now-Again Records Producer
50 Golden Songs of Giti (2004)
Back from the Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock from Iran: 1973–1979 (2011)
Happy Birthday (Joyful songs for Children) (2012)
Back from the Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock from Iran: 1973–1979 is a 2-CD/3-LP compilation album of Iranian songwriter, singer, and composer Kourosh Yaghmaei 's solo material, released in 2011.[1] It is a compilation of Yaghmaei's best-known numbers, recorded between 1973 and 1979, before the Islamic Revolution .[2] [3] [4] The original sessions were produced by Kourosh Yaghmaei, while this anthology was produced by Egon[1] for his Now-Again Records label.[5]
Track list
CD version
Disc One Title Lyrics Music Original album 1. "Gole Yakh" (Winter Sweet) Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)5:06 2. "Dar Enteha" (At the End) Hakim Omar Khayyam Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:09 3. "Hajme Khali" (Empty Bulk) Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei 2:42 4. "Paiz" (Autumn) Mani Motiee Mani Motiee, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)4:20 5. "Leila" Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)4:27 6. "Del Dareh Pir Misheh" (My Heart is Getting Old) Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)2:53 7. "Akhm Nakon" (Don't Frown) Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei 3:25 8. "Shirin Joon" (Dear Shirin) Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)3:31 9. "Ghazal" (Gazelle) Naser Mehdipoor, Kourosh Yaghmaei 5:18 10. "Tavalode Yek Seda" (Birth of a Sound) Aradalan Sarfaraz Ardalan Sarfaraz, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:22 11. "Saghe" (Stalk) Hossein Najafian Hossein Najafian, Kourosh Yaghmaei 3:24 12. "Entezar" (Waiting) Mansour Tehrani, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)4:22 13. "Niyayesh" (Praise) Naser Mehdipoor, Kourosh Yaghmaei 5:33 14. "Saraabe Toe" (Your Mirage) Moeeni Kermanshahi, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)4:34 15. "Reyhan" Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)3:48 16. "Baroona" (Rains) Hossein Bigham Hossein Bigham, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:27
Disc Two Title Lyrics Music Original album 1. "Mosafere Shahre Baran" (The Traveler Of Rain-Town) Hossein Najafian Hossein Najafian, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)6:01 2. "Khaar" (Thistle) Mani Motiee Mani Motiee, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)6:48 3. "Havar Havar" (Shout Shout) Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)3:45 4. "Ashiooneh" (Nest) Naser Mehdipoor, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:35 5. "Bachehaye Khoobe Koocheh" (The Good Children of the Street) Hossein Bigham Hossein Bigham, Kourosh Yaghmaei 3:39 6. "Akhtare Asemanha" (The Star of the Sky) Mani Motiee, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:01 7. "Tak Derakht" (Single Tree) Naser Mehdipoor, Kourosh Yaghmaei 5:05 8. "Share Cheshmat" (The City of Your Eyes) Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:19 9. "Dokhtare Delkhasteye Shahr" (The Heartbroken Town Girl) Hossein Bigham, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:49 10. "Daas" (Scythe) Naser Mehdipoor, Kourosh Yaghmaei 5:07 11. "Ghahr" (Sulk) Hossein Najafian, Kourosh Yaghmaei 2:51 12. "Aabere Shab" (Night Passenger) Hossein Bigham, Kamran Yaghmaei 3:56 13. "Ghad Boland" (Tall) Kourosh Yaghmaei 3:12 14. "Kei Toe Miayee" (When Will You Come) Hossein Najafian, Kourosh Yaghmaei 3:34
Vinyl version
Side A Title Lyrics Music Original album 1. "Gole Yakh" (Winter Sweet) Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)5:06 2. "Dar Enteha" (At The End) Hakim Omar Khayyam Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:09 3. "Hajme Khali" (Empty Bulk) Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei 2:42 4. "Paiz" (Autumn) Mani Motiee Mani Motiee, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)4:20
Side B Title Lyrics Music Original album 1. "Leila" Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)4:27 2. "Del Dareh Pir Misheh" (My Heart is Getting Old) Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)2:53 3. "Akhm Nakon" (Don't Frown) Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi Mehdi Akhavan Langroodi, Kourosh Yaghmaei 3:25 4. "Shirin Joon" (Dear Shirin) Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)3:31
Side C Title Lyrics Music Original album 1. "Ghazal" (Gazelle) Naser Mehdipoor, Kourosh Yaghmaei 5:18 2. "Tavalode Yek Seda" (Birth of a Sound) Aradalan Sarfaraz Ardalan Sarfaraz, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:22 3. "Mosafere Shahre Baran" (The Traveler Of Rain-Town) Hossein Najafian Hossein Najafian, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)6:01
Side D Title Lyrics Music Original album 1. "Saghe" Hossein Najafian Hossein Najafian, Kourosh Yaghmaei 3:24 2. "Entezar" (Waiting) Mansour Tehrani, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)4:22 3. "Niyayesh" (Praise) Naser Mehdipoor, Kourosh Yaghmaei 5:33 11. Untitled (Stalk)
Side E Title Lyrics Music Original album 1. "Saraabe Toe" (Your Mirage) Moeeni Kermanshahi, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)4:34 2. "Reyhan" Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)3:48 3. "Baroona" (Rains) Hossein Bigham Hossein Bigham, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:27
Side F Title Lyrics Music Original album 1. "Khaar" (Thistle) Mani Motiee Mani Motiee, Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)6:48 2. "Havar Havar" (Shout Shout) Kourosh Yaghmaei Gol-e Yakh (1973)3:45 3. "Ashiooneh" (Nest) Naser Mehdipoor, Kourosh Yaghmaei 4:35 4. "Bachehaye Khoobe Koocheh" (The Good Children of the Street) Hossein Bigham Hossein Bigham, Kourosh Yaghmaei 3:39
Personnel
Musicians
Kourosh Yaghmaei – lead vocals ; rhythm and acoustic guitars
Behrooz Soori – bass guitar (A1, A2, A3, B2)
Charlise Bet Davood – bass (B1)
Fereydoon Farhoodi – bass (B4, D2, E1, F1)
Kamran Yaghmaei – electric guitar (all but A4, B1, C3, D2, E3, F2, F4); rhythm guitar (B2, F2); acoustic guitar (C3); backing vocals (B1, C2, D3, E1, E3, F2); drums (A4, C3, F4)
Farokh Hejazi – drums (A1, A2, A3, B2)
Changiz Farjad – drums (B3, C1, C2, D1, D3, E1, E2, F1, F2, F3)
Bardia – congas (F2); drums (D2)
Behrooz Partovi – drums (E3)
Houman Darioush – piano (A1)
Siavash Ghomayshi – piano (A4)
Mehrzad – keyboards (A2, A3, B2)
Farhad – keyboards (B3)
Fariborz Akhgar – keyboards (B4, D2, E1, F2)
Behzad – congas (B3)
Jamshid Sobhani – backing vocals (B1, E1), harmonica (F1)
Yousuf Abgoun – backing vocals (E2)
Amir Beheshti – trumpet (F4)
Mirdadian – trumpet (F4)
Others
Arranged By – Kambiz Yaghmaei (tracks: F4), Kourosh Yaghmaei (tracks: A1 to F3)
Errol F. Richardson - art direction
References
External links
Studio albums Live albums Compilation Collaborative
50 Golden Songs of Giti, Afshin, Kourosh Yaghmaee & Fereydoon Farrokhzad - Persian Music (2004)