Are You Gonna Be the One (1981)

About this title: Robert Gordon retains the energy and menace that he brought to his earlier rockabilly-based work, only here he aims in part for a more mature and vulnerable sound, amid the rock & roll posturing. Not that he wimps out -- there are lots of hard, solid rockabilly and country tunes here, but Gordon seems deliberately to have filled side one of the LP with such numbers as "Are You Gonna Be the One," "She's Not Mine Anymore," and "Someday, Someway," all steeped in a level of romantic angst that seems deeper than anything heard before from this artist; the effect is as intense as being in the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Are You Gonna Be the One [Johnson]
2. She's Not Mine Anymore [Crenshaw]
3. Someday, Someway [Crenshaw]
4. Standing on the Outside of Her Door [Burnette/Osborn]
5. Look Who's Blue [Gibson]
6. Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die [Gordon/Quinn/Oriolo]
7. Loverboy [Johnson]
8. Drivin' Wheel [Burnett/Swan]
9. Take Me Back [Johnson]
10. But, But [Crenshaw]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.