Gol-e Yakh

Gol-e Yakh
Gol-e Yakh
Studio album by
Kourosh Yaghmaei
Released1973 (1973)
Recorded1973, October 21, 1991
Genre
Length57:52
Label
ProducerKourosh Yaghmaei
Kourosh Yaghmaei chronology
Gol-e Yakh
(1973) 		Hajm-e Khali
(1975)
Singles from Gol-e Yakh
  1. "Gol-e Yakh" / "Del Dareh Pir Misheh"
    Released: 1973, 2012
  2. "Khaar"
    Released: 1973
  3. "Leila" / "Paeiz"
    Released: 1974
  4. ""Saraabe Toe" / "Dar Enteha""
    Released: 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[1] was Yaghmaei's debut single and a huge success more than five million copies sold in the domestic market.[2] Since it was released, there have been many performances within and outside of Iran.[3][4] It brought fame to Yaghmaei and was translated into and adapted for other languages.[5] 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.[6] 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.[2][5]

Singles

In 1973, as Yaghmaei's first single "Gol-e Yakh" A-side 7" Single[1] 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.[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Kourosh Yaghmaei

Side one
No.TitleLyricsEnglish titleLength
1."Mosafereh Shahreh Baran"Hossein NajafianThe Traveler of Rain-Town6:03
2."Rayhan"  3:48
3."Khaar"Mani MotieeThistle7:00
4."Gol-e Yakhe"Mahdi Akhavan LangeroudiIce Flower5:14
5."Paeiz"Mani MotieeAutumn4:28
6."Shirin Joon" Dear Shirin3:31
7."Entezar" Waiting4:22
8."Sarab To" Your Mirage4:26
9."Havar Havar" Shout Shout3:47
10."Asheghaneh" Romance4:32
11."Layla"  4:32
12."Del Dareh Pir Misheh"Mahdi Akhavan LangeroudiMy Heart is Getting Old4:32
13."Tanehe Choubi" Wooden Trunk3:31

The song "Gol-e Yakh" is sampled on several albums by various Western artists.[7] The 2018 "Adam and Eve" on the album Nasir by American rapper Nas features the song as its main backing sample.[8][4]

In 2005, Iranian drama film Gol-e Yakh directed by Kiumars Poorahmad was named after this song.[9] The song was also featured in Desiree Akhavan's film Appropriate Behavior (2014).

References

  1. ^ a b Peter, Holslin (November 18, 2016). "From National Star to Enemy of the State: Iranian Rock Pioneer Kourosh Yaghmaei Fights On". Vice. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Breyley & Fatemi 2015, p. 129.
  3. ^ "دردنامه كوروش يغمايي؛ 25 سال ممنوع‌الکار بوده‌ام « سایت خبری تحلیلی کلمه". kaleme.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Sodomsky, Sam (June 16, 2018). "Nas Releases New Kanye-Produced Album Nasir: Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Kourosh Yaghmaei : The Resisting Psychedelic Rock Icon of Iran". Trip Magazine (1). April 2018.
  6. ^ "کورش* – در انتها / سراب تو". Discogs. Discogs. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Setaro, Shawn (July 24, 2018). "Did Kanye and Nas Steal a Beat and an Album Cover From This Producer? The Architect Finally Speaks". Complex. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (June 18, 2018). ""Adam and Eve" [ft. The-Dream]". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Gol-e yakh". IMDb. 2005. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

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