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1973 studio album by Kourosh Yaghmaei

Gol-e Yakh
Gol-e Yakh
Released 1973 (1973)
Recorded 1973, October 21, 1991
Genre
Length 57:52
Label
Producer Kourosh Yaghmaei
  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. 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[edit]

The lyrics were written by Yaghmaei and Mahdi Akhavan Langeroudi, Yaghmaei’s university friend and modern Persian poet.[5]

Singles[edit]

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]

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Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Kourosh Yaghmaei.

Side one
Title Lyrics English title
1. “Mosafereh Shahreh Baran” Hossein Najafian The Traveler of Rain-Town 6:03
2. “Rayhan”     3:48
3. “Khaar” Mani Motiee Thistle 7:00
4. “Gol-e Yakhe” Mahdi Akhavan Langeroudi Ice Flower 5:14
5. “Paeiz” Mani Motiee Autumn 4:28
6. “Shirin Joon”   Dear Shirin 3:31
7. “Entezar”   Waiting 4:22
8. “Sarab To”   Your Mirage 4:26
9. “Havar Havar”   Shout Shout 3:47
10. “Asheghaneh”   Romance 4:32
11. “Layla”     4:32
12. “Del Dareh Pir Misheh” Mahdi Akhavan Langeroudi My Heart is Getting Old 4:32
13. “Tanehe Choubi”   Wooden Trunk 3:31

In popular culture[edit]

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[edit]

  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. ^ “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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c “Kourosh Yaghmaei : The Resisting Psychedelic Rock Icon of Iran”. Trip Magazine (1). April 2018.
  5. ^ “کورش* – در انتها / سراب تو”. Discogs. Discogs. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (June 18, 2018). ““Adam and Eve” [ft. The-Dream]”. Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  8. ^ “Gol-e yakh”. IMDb. 2005. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

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