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Trust the Tangerine Peel (in Persian: از پوست نارنگی مدد, Az Poost-e Narengi Madad) is the 7th official (his 5th released outside Iran) studio album by Iranian singer-songwriter Mohsen Namjoo. It was released on May 28, 2014. The album is a mixture of original and cover songs using both contemporary and classical Persian poetry. At times, Namjoo attempts to juxtapose or fuse Persian and popular western styles of music, particularly in "Roo Dast" (Eric Clapton's acoustic "Layla") and "Golmammad" (Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love"). Some suggest that "Golmammad" is an homage to Gol Mohammad, the hero of the story of Kelidar, written by the notable Iranian writer, Mahmoud Dolatabadi. However, in interviews, Namjoo has stated that "Golmammad" has been based on a traditional song from Sabzevar and that he didn't have the hero of Kelidar in mind at the time of writing it. The song "Adam-e Pooch" is a cover version of "Nahang" (The Whale) by the late Ebrahim Monsefi, an Iranian musician and singer from Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Namjoo dedicated the album to his brother, Mahmoud Namjoo: To his art filled with respect for life.




Title


The title of the album suggests the possibility of drawing inspiration and strength from an ordinary object like a tangerine. The song "Narengi" (Persian for tangerine) makes a reference to the album name and morphs its way from a traditional Sufi song rooted in the Magham music of Torbat-e Jam (Namjoo's birthplace) crying "O God, Help me, Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami, Help me," to Namjoo's own words praising a tangerine.




Track listing


"Reza Khan" – 5:00
Lyrics: Namjoo
Dedicated to Abbas Milani
"Roo Dast (Layla)" – 6:33
Based on "Layla" by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon
Lyrics by Namjoo and Masoud Gharashpour
" Adame Pooch" – 6:51
Based on "Nahang" (The Whale) by Ebrahim Monsefi
" Man Mast" – 8:30
Based on "Twist in My Sobriety" by Tanita Tikaram
"Narengi (Khorassani)" – 8:56
Lyrics: Namjoo
Based on the traditional Sufi text from Torbat Jam
"Abr Agar" – 2:15
Based on folk song from Khorasan
"Darda" – 7:37
Lyrics: Arezoo Khosravi and Namjoo
Selected verses from Rumi
Dedicated to Bahram Beyzai
" Baroon" – 5:04
Lyrics: Akhavan-e Sales
"Golmammad" – 5:07
Based on "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin
Lyrics: Traditional song from Sabzevar
"Hichi" – 8:35
Lyrics: Namjoo




Personnel


Greg Ellis – Percussion
Kasra Saboktakin - Bass Guitar
Siamack Sanaie – Acoustic guitar
Jimmy Mahlis – Electric and
Mohammad Talani – Electric and Acoustic guitar
Saba Alizadeh – Kamanche
Mohsen Namjoo – Setar, Vocals
Mammad Zadeh – Percussion (on "Baroon")




Production


All compositions by: Mohsen Namjoo
All Arrangements by: Mohsen Namjoo and Mammad Zadeh
Music Produced by: Mammad Zadeh
Mastering by: Bob Katz
Graphic Design: Reza Abedini
Production Sponsor: Shari Rezai




Controversies


The song "Reza Khan" talks about Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty. Namjoo's lyric refers to Reza Khan as an "opium addict, with a bad temper who killed his enemies and brought modernity to Iran." This angered the Iranian pro-monarchists who flooded Namjoo's Facebook page with obscenities against Namjoo.




References






External links


Reza Khan in Mohsen Namjoo's official YouTube
Roodast (Layla) in Mohsen Namjoo's official YouTube

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