Product Overview
Arthur Russell - Iowa Dream (Vinyl) At once kaleidoscopic and intimate, ØIowa DreamÙ bears some of Arthur RussellÙs most personal work, including several recently discovered folk songs he wrote during his time in Northern California in the early 1970s. For Russell, Iowa was never very far away. ÜI see, I see it all,Ý sings Russell on the title track: red houses, fields, the town mayor (his father) streaming by as he dream-bicycles through his hometown. RussellÙs childhood home and family echo, too, through ØJust Regular PeopleÙ, ØI Wish I Had a BrotherÙ, ØWonder BoyÙ, ØThe Dogs Outside are BarkingÙ, ØSharper EyesÙ and ØI FeltÙ. Meanwhile, songs like ØI Kissed the Girl From Outer SpaceÙ, ØI Still Love YouÙ, ØList of BoysÙ and ØBarefoot in New YorkÙ fizz with pop and dance grooves, gesturing at RussellÙs devotion to New YorkÙs avant-garde and disco scenes. Finally, the long-awaited ØYou Did it YourselfÙ, until now heard only in a brief heart-stopping black-and-white clip in Matt WolfÙs documentary ØWild CombinationÙ, awards us a new take with a driving funk rhythm and RussellÙs extraordinary voice soaring at the height of its powers. On ØIowa DreamÙ, you can hear a country kid meeting the rest of the world - and with this record, the world continues to meet a totally singular artist. TRACKLISTING 1. Wonder Boy 2. I Never Get Lonesome 3. Everybody Everybody 4. You Did It Yourself 5. Come to Life 6. Iowa Dream 7. Words of Love 8. I Still Love You 9. You Are My Love 10. Barefoot in New York 11. Just Regular People 12. I Wish I Had a Brother 13. I Felt 14. The Dogs Outside Are Barking 15. Sharper Eyes 16. Follow You 17. List of Boys 18. I Kissed the Girl From Outer Space 19. In Love With You for the Last Time
