Rock Archeologia

Goldie Hawn - Goldie (1972 Reprise Records)

Artist: Goldie Hawn
Album: Goldie
Label: Reprise Records
Catalog#: MS 2061
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genre: Pop/Rock, Vocal
Format: FLAC (img+.cue)
Duration: 00:32:10

• It's a tragedy of pop culture in the new millennium that starlets don't rush willy-nilly into the recording studio anywhere near as much as they used to. Goldie Hawn's sole foray into pop music -- originally released in 1972 on Warner Bros. after Laugh-In but before Steven Spielberg's Sugarland Express revealed her dramatic range as an actress -- isn't Golden Throats-level bad, surely to the disappointment of hipsters everywhere. Although Hawn's helium-pitched voice is a trifle thin and limited, the selection of material wisely plays to her strengths, with Dolly Parton's "My Blue Tears" and -- believe it or not -- Joni Mitchell's "Carey" both well-suited to her soprano vocals. In fact, the only really egregious errors aren't really her fault: the Frenchified "Butterfly," with its absurdly cheesy choral backing, wouldn't have sounded good sung by anybody, and the countrified take on Van Morrison's "I Wanna Roo You" has a botched arrangement that slaps on a vaguely oompah-style waltz-time arrangement that suits neither singer nor song. Other than that, though, Goldie is a sweetly endearing country-tinged middle of the road pop record of a style that just isn't being made anymore. - Stewart Mason.

 • Side One:
A1. My Blue Tears - 02:14
A2. Wynken, Blynken And Nod - 02:33
A3. Butterfly - 03:22
A4. Uncle Pen - 02:43
A5. The House Song - 04:06
A6. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - 03:03
 • Side Two:
B1. Carey - 02:50
B2. Cloudy Summer Afternoon - 02:50
B3. Ring Bell - 03:01
B4. I Wanna Woo You - 02:31
B5. Pasadena - 02:57

Arranged By – Buck Owens, Dolly Parton, Don Rich, Nick DeCaro, Porter Wagoner
Backing Band – "Buckaroos", Jimmy Joyce Singers
Producer – Andy Wickham*, Lenny Waronker

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