Robert Gordon - Is Red Hot! (1989)

Posted By: perfecta

Date: July 5, 2011

For a time back in the late '70s, Robert Gordon was in an extraordinary position for a solo rock artist. The singer, then just over 30 years old, suddenly found himself leading what amounted to a rediscovery of authentic 1950s-style rockabilly music, two decades out of its own time. The rediscovery didn't quite lead to a revival, which probably suited Gordon just fine – he never defined himself as a revivalist – and his records didn't sell the way his label hoped, but Gordon ended up a celebrated figure among open-minded oldies buffs, rock & roll enthusiasts, and, generally, anyone with ears, whether they liked rockabilly music or not.

Robert Gordon is a paradoxical artist. When asked how he related to the '60s, he replied tersely that he did not. However, he also refused to be branded as a '50s revival act, pouring scorn on Sha-Na-Na and others who played music for those who simply wanted to Remember When. Robert Gordon saw himself - perhaps with some justification - as a contemporary performer whose style was rooted in '50s music.

Robert Gordon's reference points from the '50s were not the popular acts from the period but rather the proto-punk rockabillies such as Johnny В urnette, Billy Riley and Gene Vincent. It was the raw, visceral energy of a blind drunk Billy Riley hollaing into the Arkansas night that Robert Gordon sought to emulate.

Red Hot 1977-1981 is a terrific compilation of Robert Gordon's peak years, featuring his nervy covers of such rockabilly staples as "Red Hot/Flyin' Saucers Rock'N'Roll," "Black Slacks" and "It's Only Make Believe," plus the best of such latter-day rockabilly revival tunes and originals as "Rock Billy Boogie." A few fans might find a personal favorite or two missing, but overall it's a near-definitive summation of Gordon's best recordings.

– Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

Tracks:

01. Red Hot
02. The Fool
03. I Sure Miss You
04. Flyin' Saucer Rock And Roll
05. The Way I Walk
06. Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)
07. I Want To Be Free
08. Rock Billy Boogie
09. All By Myself
10. The Catman
11. Wheel Of Fortune
12. Love My Baby
13. It's Only Make Believe
14. Crazy Man Crazy
15. The Worrying Kind
16. Nervous
17. Sweet Love On My Mind
18. Need You
19. Someday, Someway
20. Look Who's Blue
21. Drivin' Wheel
22. Something's Gonna Happen
23. Black Slacks
24. Fire (live)
25. Red Hot (live)

1977-1981 Original Recordings.
Re-Issue Produced by Trevor Cajiano.
Mastered by Joerg Siemer.

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Robert Gordon / Is Red Hot

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