Barry Goudreau (album)
Barry Goudreau is the debut self-titled album of original Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau. Featuring Goudreau's Boston bandmates Brad Delp on lead vocals and Sib Hashian on drums, the album displays a sound very similar to that of Boston's first two releases, Boston and Don't Look Back. However, neither this album nor any of Goudreau's subsequent releases with other acts proved to be as commercially successful as his work with Boston. The album was released in 1980 and was Goudreau's only solo album. The song "Dreams" was released as a single in 1980, nearly cracking Billboard's top 100. It still receives airplay today on Classic rock radio stations, as does "Mean Woman Blues".Side One
- "Hard Luck" - 3:37
- "Nothin' to Lose" – 4:01
- "What's a Fella to Do?" – 4:29
- "Mean Woman Blues" – 3:53
Side Two
- "Leavin' Tonight" – 3:25
- "Dreams" – 3:32
- "Life Is What We Make It" – 3:11
- "Sailin' Away" – 1:48
- "Cold Cold World" – 4:55
Personnel
- Barry Goudreau - lead guitar, guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards
- Brad Delp - lead vocals on 1,3,4,6,7,8
- Fran Cosmo - lead vocals on 2,5,9
- Sib Hashian - drums, percussion
- Jesse Erlich - cello
- Joy Lyle - violin
- David Schwartz - viola
- Sid Sharp - violin, concert master
Production
- Produced By John Boylan & Barry Goudreau
- Engineered By Paul Grupp
- Assistant Engineers: Ed Cherney, Phil Jamtaas, Russ Martin
- Mastering: Steve Hoffman
- CD Preparation: Kevin Gray
Charts
Albums - Billboard
Year | Album | Chart | Position |
1980 | Barry Goudreau | Pop Albums | 88 |
Singles - Billboard
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
1980 | "Dreams" | Pop Singles | 103 |