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Once I Was. Songs of Ricky Ian Gordon (Stacey Tappan & Ricky Ian Gordon)

$15.99

This collection of songs by America's most beloved composer, Ricky Ian Gordon, is arranged to tell a chronological life story -- childhood, growing up, falling in love, heartbreak, grieving the death of a loved one, and moving on -- and how music helps us through it all. Coloratura soprano Stacey Tappan, who has been hailed as a "magnificent discovery" (Forum Opéra), "a powerhouse voice..." (Chicago Sun-Times), "the much applauded..., with a stunning soprano voice" (La Voix du Nord), accompanied by the composer himself, delivers emotionally charged, heartfelt renditions of these gems of American vocal literature.

This collection of songs by America's most beloved composer, Ricky Ian Gordon, is arranged to tell a chronological life story -- childhood, growing up, falling in love, heartbreak, grieving the death of a loved one, and moving on -- and how music helps us through it all. Coloratura soprano Stacey Tappan, who has been hailed as a "magnificent discovery" (Forum Opéra), "a powerhouse voice..." (Chicago Sun-Times), "the much applauded..., with a stunning soprano voice" (La Voix du Nord), accompanied by the composer himself, delivers emotionally charged, heartfelt renditions of these gems of American vocal literature.

1 I Am Cherry Alive 3:46
2 The Special Picnic 2:15
3 Afternoon On A Hill 2:02
4 My Sister's New Red Hat 3:08
5 Wild Swans 2:40
6 Joy 2:41
7 Run Away 4:37
8 Threnody 2:44
9 The Satin Dress 2:48
10 The Red Dress 3:03
11 Recuerdo 4:02
12 Song 4:50
13 Just An Ordinary Guy 4:01
14 Poem 1:40
15 The More Loving One 4:06
16 Otherwise 2:52
17 We Will Always Walk Together 5:41
18 An Old Fashioned Song 4:40
19 What The Living Do 6:43
20 Once I Was 3:48
21 who knows if the moon's a balloon 2:05
22 Poor Girl's Ruination/Dream Keeper 3:29

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