Barry Goudreau (album)


Barry Goudreau is the only studio album by American guitarist and former Boston member Barry Goudreau. The album features Goudreau's bandmates with Boston Brad Delp on lead vocals, Sib Hashian on drums and Fran Cosmo, 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 is Goudreau's only solo album. The song "Dreams" was released as a single in 1980, nearly cracking the USBillboard Hot 100.
Cash Box said of "Dreams" that it is "as melodic and hook-filled as anything by Boston." Record World called it a "powerhouse rocker" and said that "Frenetic guitar leads burn over the bulldozer rhythm."

Track listing

Side One
  1. "Hard Luck" - 3:37
  2. "Nothin' to Lose" – 4:01
  3. "What's a Fella to Do?" – 4:29
  4. "Mean Woman Blues" – 3:53
Side Two
  1. "Leavin' Tonight" – 3:25
  2. "Dreams" – 3:32
  3. "Life Is What We Make It" – 3:11
  4. "Sailin' Away" – 1:48
  5. "Cold Cold World" – 4:55

Personnel

  • Barry Goudreau - lead guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards
  • Brad Delp - lead vocals on tracks "Hard Luck", "What's a Fella to Do?", "Mean Woman Blues", "Dreams, "Life Is What We Make It" and "Sailin' Away"
  • Fran Cosmo - lead vocals on tracks "Nothin' to Lose", "Leavin' Tonight" and "Cold Cold World"
  • Sib Hashian - drums, percussion
  • Jesse Erlich - cello
  • Joy Lyle - violin
  • David Schwartz - viola
  • Sid Sharp - violin, concertmaster

Production

Charts

Albums - Billboard
YearAlbumChartPosition
1980Barry GoudreauPop Albums88

Singles - Billboard
YearSingleChartPosition
1980"Dreams"Pop Singles103