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lemonade kid
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Stevie's "Alive On Arrival" was chosen to be included in the new book of greatest debut albums ("Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself") as one of the greatest debut albums of all time.
Thinkin' from Alive on Arrival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nthdcrY88u4&feature=kp
Samuel Stephen "Steve" Forbert (born December 13, 1954)
is an American pop music singer-songwriter. He is best known for his song "Romeo's Tune", which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980.
I Blinked Once
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok8TjUU1ml8&list=RD02yE79UxDu7Xc
Forbert signed a recording contract with Nemperor in 1978, and they released his debut album, Alive on Arrival that year. Allmusic noted that it "earned critical acclaim for its taut, poetic lyrics". Even though the sleeve of his second album Jackrabbit Slim (1979) stated that "Romeo's Tune" is "dedicated to the memory of Florence Ballard," the song is not really about the Supremes singer who died in 1976. The song was actually written about a girl from Forbert's home town of Meridian, Mississippi, but was dedicated to Ballard because, as Forbert explained, "that seemed like such bad news to me and such sad news. She wasn't really taken care of by the music business, which is not a new story."
Jackrabbit Slim was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and produced by John Simon, who had worked with The Band. On any comparison to Bob Dylan, Forbert said, "You can't pay any attention to that. It was just a cliche back then, and it's nothing I take seriously. I'm off the hook — I don't have to be smarter than everybody else and know all the answers like Bob Dylan." Jackrabbit Slim peaked at No. 54 in the UK Albums Chart.
Forbert also had a cameo appearance in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" video, playing her boyfriend.
In 1984, Forbert had a disagreement with his record company (Nemperor), which apparently did not want to release a recording he made. The record was shelved, and contractual issues prevented Forbert from recording for a number of years afterwards. Although he has never again recorded a song as commercially successful as "Romeo's Tune", his first recording for Geffen Records, 1988's Streets of This Town, has been credited with "intelligence and maturity that bested most of his previous work". His The American in Me follow-up in 1992 was praised as "equally strong". Forbert has made music "steadily ever since, writing songs and singing them, on CDs and on the road". His songs have been recorded by several artists, including Rosanne Cash, Keith Urban, Marty Stuart and Webb Wilder.
After many successful years, Forbert sought out new inspiration and found it when he relocated to Nashville in 1985. Forbert's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Any Old Time, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy in the best traditional folk category. In 2006, he was inducted into the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame, and in 2007, Keith Urban covered Forbert hit "Romeo's Tune." The same year, Forbert's music was featured in the film, Margot at the Wedding starring Nicole Kidman.
Forbert has written new music in support of the Occupy Wall St. movement as well as re-releasing some of his earlier recordings on CD. One of his latest artistic adventures is photography. Using an old LG phone, an exhibit of his cell phone photographs opened at the Tinney Contemporary Art Gallery in Nashville in September, 2011.
He has released a series of recordings, including his most recent release, 2012's Over With You (Blue Corn Music) which was produced by Chris Goldsmith. Musical backing on the record included Ben Sollee on cello and bass, with Ben Harper guesting on guitar on several tracks. Reviews have been strong, with American Songwriter stating "it’s all lovely, melancholy, lyrically moving and beautifully performed."
Steve Forbert released a music video, "Sandy," to raise awareness about the storm and its aftermath.
Blue Corn Music has just re-released Forbert's career-launching first two albums - the aptly titled "Alive on Arrival," and its Gold Record follow-up "Jackrabbit Slim." 2013 marks the 35th anniversary of the release of "Alive on Arrival," and Steve will play that album in its entirety at a number of shows this year. That album was also chosen to be profiled as one of the greatest debut albums ever in the forthcoming book Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself
Discography
Studio albums
* Alive on Arrival, Nemperor/CBS Records, 1978
* Jackrabbit Slim, Nemperor, 1979
* Little Stevie Orbit, Nemperor, 1980
* Steve Forbert, Nemperor, 1982
* Streets of This Town, Geffen Records, 1988
* The American In Me, Geffen Records, 1992
* Mission of the Crossroad Palms, Giant/Warner Bros. Records, 1995
* Rocking Horse Head, Giant/Warner Bros. Records, 1996
* Evergreen Boy, Koch Records, 2000
* Any Old Time (Songs of Jimmie Rodgers), Koch Records, 2002
* Just Like There's Nothin' to It, Koch Records, 2004
* Strange Names & New Sensations, 429 Records, 2007
* The Place And The Time, 429 Records, 2009
* Over With You, Blue Corn Music, 2012
Tonight I Feel So Far Away From Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLMftxqfBF8
Running On Love on Letterman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30ynzbRIebU
Going Down To Laurel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEZvLXLwOWU
Cellophane City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmY9yLUhbHs
It Doesn't Have To Be That Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV27FvZjq-o
January
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpDwuMyYwH8&list=PL552ottM2SRYfO3zRuHysA23bNCJUakbP
You Cannot Win If You Do not Play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EN9sHam7m0
Best Of -- full CD play 1+ hours of the best of Steve Forbert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PS1DJT4l5s
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lemonade kid
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Posted - 01/08/2013 : 14:11:09
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ROMEO'S TUNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE79UxDu7Xc
Although Jackrabbit Slim was Steve Forbert's best-selling album, containing his only Top 40 hit, "Romeo's Tune," and his only other chart single, "Say Goodbye to Little Jo," it took Nemperor (formerly part of CBS, now part of Sony) 17 years to put it out on CD (on September 3, 1996). It sounds as good as it did before, thanks both to Forbert's excellent songwriting (also included: "January 23-30, 1978," one of his best diary songs) and to John Simon's production. In a newly added note, Forbert says Simon was a late addition, after his producer was stolen by Barbra Streisand. If he means Gary Klein, who handled Streisand's 1979 Wet album, one can only conclude that he traded up. Simon, whose previous credits included the Band, understood Forbert's folk/rock/pop style perfectly, making this the best marriage of artist and producer on what is also the artist's best material.
Review by William Ruhlmann
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 03/08/2013 : 15:15:27
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"Little Stevie Orbit" / Steve Forbert Release Info
Rolling Tide Records To Release "Little Stevie Orbit", "Steve Forbert", and "Don't Look Down" on August 2
Song For Katrina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1CUxRZDlZ8
# SteveForbert.com receives a lot of questions and requests, but easily the most common question in our inbox is "why aren't "Little Stevie Orbit" and Steve Forbert available on CD?". We're happy to be able to tell you that the wait is finally over and the albums have never sounded so good!
"Little Stevie Orbit" and "Steve Forbert" will be released on CD for the first time ever on August 2! Both of these albums have been out-of-print since their original vinyl pressings in the early '80s and have never been available digitally in any format until now.
"Little Stevie Orbit" is fully remastered and features the original thirteen tracks from the 1980 album release along with five outtakes from the Orbit sessions. Also included is a free bonus disc of live material recorded in Denver, CO in November 1980. "Orbit" is the follow-up to 1979's "Jackrabbit Slim" and includes the singles "Get Well Soon", "Schoolgirl", and "Song For Katrina".
The free bonus disc, "On Tour: Live in Denver, CO, captures Steve Forbert and the Orbit touring band live on Thanksgiving 1980 and features 20 tracks in total -- including songs from "Alive On Arrival", "Jackrabbit Slim", and "Little Stevie Orbit".
"Steve Forbert (The Fourth Album)" originally released in 1982, has also been fully remastered and will include the eleven tracks from the original release plus nine bonus tracks recorded during the sessions for the album. The self-titled album features guest appearances from Sonny Terry, Larry Campbell, Sid McGinnis, David Sanborne, and The Jordanaires.
"Little Stevie Orbit" and "Steve Forbert" were mastered in May 2011 by Dennis Drake at The Music Lab in Morganville, NJ. "On Tour: Live in Denver, CO" was edited and mastered by Kenneth McGee at Mastermix Audio Media in Asbury Park, NJ.
The 1980 promotional video for "Get Well Soon" is now streaming at http://www.steveforbert.com.
In addition to "Little Stevie Orbit" and Steve Forbert, August 2nd will see the release of a new live album from Steve Forbert entitled "Don't Look Down". The bulk of the sixteen tracks on this solo acoustic release were recorded live at Puck in Doylestown, PA on March 27, 2010 with the additional tracks recorded in 2011 in Houston, TX and Marietta, OH.
"Don't Look Down" features a recording of "Don't Look Down, Pollyanna" on CD for the first time (a studio demo featuring Garry Tallent on bass was released on a seven track digital EP in October 2009).
All three albums will be made available individually from SteveForbert.com and in unique, deluxe package options detailed below.
http://www.steveforbert.com/news/news_orbit_forbert_release.html
School Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TwwoYXCexk
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lemonade kid
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Posted - 01/03/2014 : 21:11:27
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CD Review 2012- Steve Forbert "Over With You"
No Depression, The Roots Music Authority
ÒIÔm not Lady Gaga,Ó Steve Forbert confesses, exposing one of rockÕs best kept secrets in a press release for his latest, Over With You. But even if he donned a blonde wig and a fat suit, as soon as he opened his mouth, nobody would mistake the artist formerly known as Little Stevie Orbit for Gaga. Since Õ79, when ÒRomeoÕs TuneÓ on his sophomore release Jackrabbit Slim barely missed the top ten, coming in at number 11 on the top forty chart, the crackly voiced folk rockerÕs vaguely Springsteen-ish presentations have earned him a niche as a revered, if not highly visible singer-songwriter, nominated for a Grammy forÕ04Õs Jimmy Rodgers tribute, Any Old Time.
ForbertÕs voice and material havenÕt changed much over the span of his fourteen album career. He still sounds like heÕs singing through a cellophane filter, setting his quirky little tone poems to musical scores that fall somewhere between orchestral folk and quavery, almost-rock.
ForbertÕs theme throughout his latest release is relationships, either ones already gone bad or those heading that way quickly. No mere narrator, ForbertÕs emotional involvement is evident, his voice cracking with emotion in his impassioned pleadings to a collection of former and soon to be ex-beloveds. He starts out with a swagger on ÒAll I Need To Do,Ó declaring that the solution to this lovesickness episode is Òjust to find someone just like you- all I need to change is the 7 letters of your name.Ó But his swagger turns to stagger as he breaks down, confessing that he worshiped the ground his lover dumped him on, with the melody threatening to break out into Rod StewartÕs ÒMaggie MayÓ any second.
Even they donÕt share a melody, ÒMetal MarieÓ also has ties to ÒMaggie May,Ó as Forbert reveals to his audience and his lover that ÒIÕm 33 and youÕre over 50 /youÕre gonna miss me when I go away.Ó
One of ForbertÕs songwriting strengths is his ability to dish out retribution without sounding overtly mean. He couches his sharp-tongued little barbs carefully in pretty, melodic sheaths that slide in easily so you donÕt release youÕre cut until you start to feel faint from blood loss. It ainÕt flashy, but it cuts deep. YouÕll want to handle this one carefully, but often.
--Grant Britt
Over With You 2012-Electronic Press Kit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF17c3Aktq8
That'd Be Alright...mmmmm, nice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-SrLfjhkV8
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"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music".
-Aldous Huxley
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STEVE FORBERT-Alive on arrival-best debut
