It Was A Very GOOD-RUM Weekend For Hall Of Fame Songwriter/Recording Artist/Producer, Randy Goodrum
Hitmaker Featured As “High Profile” Cover Subject in Arkansas Democrat Gazette & On ABC/CW News Affiliate 40/29 (Fayetteville, AR) In Conjunction WIth Release of “From Here” (Official Lyric Video) from Acclaimed Solo CD, Red Eye Which He Conceived and Created
“If you have listened to country, pop or adult contemporary radio at any point since the late ‘70s, you have likely heard his compositions. There’s England Dan & John Ford Coley’s “It’s Sad to Belong”; “Bluer Than Blue” by Michael Johnson; Gene Cotton’s “Before My Heart Finds Out”; “Broken Hearted Me,” another track recorded by Murray; “What Are We Doin’ in Love” by Dottie West and Kenny Rogers; “Who’s Holding Donna Now” by DeBarge; “I’ll Be Over You” by Toto; Jo Dee Messina’s “Lesson in Leavin” and more.”
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High Profile Highlights:
Randy Goodrum’s Hits Have Been Recorded By Anne Murray, Steve Perry And Many Others. His Hybrid Of Country, Pop, Rock And Jazz Kept Him On The Charts For Four Decades
If you have listened to country, pop or adult contemporary radio at any point since the late '70s, you have likely heard his compositions. There's England Dan & John Ford Coley's "It's Sad to Belong"; "Bluer Than Blue" by Michael Johnson; Gene Cotton's "Before My Heart Finds Out"; "Broken Hearted Me," another track recorded by Murray; "What Are We Doin' in Love" by Dottie West and Kenny Rogers; "Who's Holding Donna Now" by DeBarge; "I'll Be Over You" by Toto; Jo Dee Messina's "Lesson in Leavin" and more.
When singer Steve Perry of Journey recorded his first solo album, 1984's "Street Talk," he called Goodrum. The pair would end up co-writing most of the record, including the hits "Foolish Heart" and "Oh Sherrie." "I got a good feeling from him immediately on the phone," Perry says in an email. "Randy is an honest person and an honest songwriter. He doesn't have a jive hack bone in his body." Perry continues, saying, working with Goodrum is "Fun. We have fun. It's such a huge component to writing good songs. During the 'Street Talk' session, Randy saw I was getting a bit neurotic so he said, 'Hey Steve, the most fun thing about making records is when you're making them.' I love that to this day."
Goodrum, ranging from his early hits in the '70s through Irish pop singer Ronan Keating's "All Over Again" in 2006, has the distinction of having cracked the Top 10 at least once in each decade.
Red Eye, his latest solo project, (an album of jazz-pop originals that he calls his "bucket list solo project.") is a bright, soothing collection of smooth jazz that Goodrum co-produced with his pal, Grammy-nominated producer, composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Larry Williams, who has recorded with Michael Jackson, Sheila E., Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, Green Day and Quincy Jones Jr., just to name a few. "It's so easy to work with him," Williams says. "We just started writing. We're both well-traveled, experienced guys who have played with a lot of different people. There are certain guys, not very many, that I've written with where it is just effortless and there are none quite like Randy."
Goodrum is working on a project for GIG, his band with Dave Innis of Restless Heart and guitarist-producer Bruce Gaitsch and is mixing the latest from JaR, his collaboration with Grammy winner Jay Graydon. "I still love it the same way," Goodrum says. "I still listen to the same Miles Davis records and Bill Evans records that I listened to in 1959. They still bring me something new. It's like classical literature. It never loses its shine because there is so much depth and sincerity and correctness about it."
The “From Here” Lyric Video
Randy’s recently premiered lyric video for “From Here” from Red Eye, features original photography by Fayetteville neighbor, Jay McDonald. The Hall of Fame songwriter/recording artist/musician/producer, et al has now added video creator to his resume. Please subscribe to his RandyGoodrumSongs YouTube Channel and visit www.RandyGoodrum.com for more information and access to Randy’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts (also accessible below). #ClarkSt. Records #teamRandy
"From Here" Lyric Video (Randy Goodrum Official) ** Please Subscribe to @RandyGoodrumSongs’ YouTube Page and read more about the video here:
https://www.randygoodrum.com/news/randy-goodrum-continues-the-red-eye-journey-with-the-release-of-from-here-lyric-video
Special Thank you’s to: Sean Clancy at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and Jamie Weiss at 40/29 TV, Photographer Jay McDonald and to all of the #RanFans!!