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• 20 previously unissued recordings
• Contains both solo and band demos
• Versions of classics including “City Of New Orleans,” “You Never Even Call Me By My
Name,” and more
• Packaging contains liner notes from Lee Zimmerman and photos from the Goodman family
archives
There is no denying Steve Goodman’s impact on the world of songwriting. Omnivore
Recordings’ reissues of his classic 1980s Red Pajamas Records contained a flurry of demo
recordings drawn from that era. Live ’69 demonstrated his early career abilities as an expert
interpreter of other writers’ songs. But the genesis of Steve Goodman, the songwriter, and
the legend he would become hasn’t been as well documented. Until now.
It Sure Looked Good On Paper: The Steve Goodman Demos presents an unparalleled look
into Goodman’s two decade career from a songwriting and an ‘in the studio’ perspective,
before the world lost him far too young. Luckily, the recordings of his thoughts and works in
progress live on.
From demos of the now classic “City Of New Orleans” and “You Never Even Call Me By My
Name,” to early versions of “The Auctioneer,” written by Leroy Van Dyke and Buddy Black
and the traditional, “The Water Is Wide,” It Sure Looked Good On Paper: The Steve Goodman
Demos finds Goodman artistically exploring. Also included are tracks written for film projects
including “Face On The Cutting Room Floor” – written for the Steve Martin comedy Dead
Men Don’t Wear Plaid, co-penned with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Jimmy Ibbotson, and later
covered by that band, and “Six Pack,” written for inclusion on the soundtrack for the 1980
Kurt Russell movie, Used Cars. Neither film submission made it to the final feature, but it’s
enticing to imagine a Kenny Rogers version of “Six Pack,” as it was Rogers for whom this
demo was intended.
The CD and gatefold double-LP contain new liner notes from Lee Zimmerman, and photos
from the Goodman family archive, provided by Steve’s daughter, Rosanna, who was involved
in every step of this fitting tribute to her father’s genius.
It Sure Looked Good On Paper: The Steve Goodman Demos benefits from the restoration
and mastering of Grammy®-winning engineer, teaming again with Grammy®-winning
producer, Cheryl Pawelski who compiled this new collection of all previously unissued
tracks.
From Zimmerman’s liner notes:
“Clearly, Goodman didn’t mince words, and now, getting to hear each of these songs in a
decidedly different context or for the first time, allows for variety and variation in
appreciating Goodman’s body of work. Here, fans and followers can celebrate the fact that
these songs not only looked good on paper, but also resonated in the studio, and some, out
in the world and down through time. And they affirm the fact that the good in Goodman was
clearly great as well.”