Songs From My Path (Dusk & Dawn DD 00001) 1978
As the title suggests, this custom lp documents the songs that held importance in the life of Maryland folk-singer Andy Roman, both before and after becoming a Christian. Musically Andy’s in the simple coffeehouse format, with just one-to-two acoustic guitars to back him. He’s got a nice semi-rugged folk-singer voice that wanders into both high and low ranges while occasionally slurring mildly off-key, sounding off-and-on like Pat Terry, James Taylor or Bob Dylan. He apparently admires James Taylor a lot, as there are covers of ‘Brighten Your Night With My Day’, ‘Fire And Rain’, ‘Sunny Skies’ and ‘Steamroller Blues’. Also renditions of The Beatles’ ‘If I Fell’, Don McLean’s ‘And I Love You So’ and Tony Joe White’s ‘Polk Salad Annie’, the latter decorated with some rather expressive grunts. “Countless Hours’ and ‘I’ve Got This Old Feeling’ are original songs written by Andy. Some of these titles were selected to describe Andy’s “insecurities, fears, loneliness, doubts and hurt before finding peace with God through Jesus”. Closes “on a very positive note” with covers of Malcolm & Alwyn (‘Say It Like It Is’), Randy Matthews (‘Didn’t He’) and Larry Norman (‘The Outlaw’). Recorded during time he spent at the Roma Restaurant in Washington DC. and the Auto-Train Nightclub in Virginia. Cool cover drawing of Andy jamming on his guitar. (The Archivist, 4th edition by Ken Scott).
I have not acquired this album yet. Thank you Donald for the rear cover photo and track list.
Tracks:
| Song # | Song Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Countless Hours | 4:25 |
| 1-2 | Brighten Your Night With My Day | 2:10 |
| 1-3 | And I Love You So | 3:40 |
| 1-4 | Polk Salad Annie | 4:15 |
| 1-5 | Fire And Rain | 3:20 |
| 1-6 | Sunny Skies | 2:13 |
| 2-1 | Steamroller Blues | 3:15 |
| 2-2 | If I Fell | 2:15 |
| 2-3 | I’ve Got This Old Feeling | 3:30 |
| 2-4 | Say It Like It Is | 3:50 |
| 2-5 | Didn’t He? | 4:50 |
| 2-6 | The Outlaw | 3:25 |
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FIRE AND RAIN
James Taylor, from Sweet Baby James
Included in Andy Roman, Songs From My Path
Just yesterday mornin’, they let me know you were gone
Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can’t remember who to send it to
I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I’d see you again
Won’t you look down upon me, Jesus
You’ve got to help me make a stand
You’ve just got to see me through another day
My body’s aching and my time is at hand
I won’t make it any other way
I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I’d see you again
Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows, it’ll turn your head around
Well there’s hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I’d see you baby, one more time again, now
Thought I’d see you one more time again
There’s just a few things coming my way this time around now
Thought I’d see you, thought I’d see you, fire and rain now
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