Gol-e Yakh explained
| Gol-e Yakh |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Kourosh Yaghmaei |
| Cover: | Kourosh Yaghmaei - Gol-e Yakh (1973).jpg |
| Alt: | Gol-e Yakh |
| Recorded: | 1973, October 21, 1991 |
| Producer: | Kourosh Yaghmaei |
| Next Title: | Hajm-e Khali |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
Gol-e Yakh (Persian: گلیخ; Ice Flower, also Wintersweet) 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Singles
In 1973, as Yaghmaei's first single "Gol-e Yakh" A-side 7" Single[4] was released 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.[3]
In popular culture
The song "Gol-e Yakh" is sampled on several albums by various Western artists.[5] The 2018 "Adam and Eve" on the album Nasir by American rapper Nas features the song as its main backing sample.[6] [7]
In 2005, Iranian drama film Gol-e Yakh directed by Kiumars Poorahmad was named after this song.[8] The song was also featured in Desiree Akhavan's film Appropriate Behavior (2014).
References
Cite
Notes and References
- Web site: دردنامه كوروش يغمايي؛ 25 سال ممنوعالکار بودهام « سایت خبری تحلیلی کلمه . kaleme.com . August 14, 2019 . fa . https://web.archive.org/web/20190814070644/https://www.kaleme.com/1392/08/11/klm-163498/ . August 14, 2019 . live .
- Web site: کورش* – در انتها / سراب تو . Discogs . . January 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614123128/https://www.discogs.com/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D9%88-/master/1099486 . June 14, 2019 . live .
- Kourosh Yaghmaei : The Resisting Psychedelic Rock Icon of Iran . Trip Magazine . April 2018 . 1.
- News: Peter . Holslin . From National Star to Enemy of the State: Iranian Rock Pioneer Kourosh Yaghmaei Fights On . 7 January 2020 . . 18 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726212520/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bnjp88/from-national-star-to-enemy-of-the-state-iranian-rock-pioneer-kourosh-yaghmaei-fights-on . 26 July 2019 . live .
- News: Setaro . Shawn . Did Kanye and Nas Steal a Beat and an Album Cover From This Producer? The Architect Finally Speaks . January 9, 2020 . Complex . July 24, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181203123444/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/07/did-kanye-and-nas-steal-beat-album-cover-from-the-architect . December 3, 2018 . live .
- News: Bromwich . Jonah . "Adam and Eve" [ft. The-Dream] ]. January 9, 2020 . Pitchfork . June 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180624212854/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/nas-adam-and-eve-ft-the-dream/ . June 24, 2018 . live .
- News: Sodomsky . Sam . Nas Releases New Kanye-Produced Album Nasir: Listen . January 9, 2020 . Pitchfork . June 16, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191205204422/https://pitchfork.com/news/nas-releases-new-kanye-produced-album-nasir-listen/ . December 5, 2019 . live .
- Web site: Gol-e yakh . . January 20, 2020 . 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170209115031/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498802/ . February 9, 2017 . live .
