Gol-e Yakh


Gol-e Yakh 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 relesead 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

In popular culture

The song "Gol-e Yakh" featured on several albums by various artists. In 2018, the song about disappearing youth appeared originally as "Adam and Eve" on albums Nasir by American rapper Nas.
In 2005, Iranian drama film Gol-e Yakh directed by Kiumars Poorahmad was named after this song.

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