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