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On the Line, Gary U.S. Bonds' second comeback album under the sponsorship of Bruce Springsteen, was even more of a Springsteen record than its predecessor. This time, Springsteen wrote seven of the 11 songs, co-produced all of them with Miami Steve (Van Zandt) and again lent the E Street Band for the sessions. While there were no Springsteen masterpieces here, the rock & roll revival style of the material, similar to that on Dedication, made it, in effect, the follow-up to Springsteen's The River album, albeit with a different vocalist. And that vocalist was, if anything, more expressive than the author -- on a song like "Out of Work," one of Springsteen's blue-collar anthems, Bonds sang with the conviction of a journeyman who knows what work is and what it's like not to have it.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records LLC
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, Producer - Wayne Carson, Composer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ROY BITTAN, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Federici, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Max Weinberg, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Garry Tallent for Mr. E. Train Productions, Musician, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Derby, Musician, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Stann, Musician, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rusty Cloud, Musician, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anderson, Composer - Bruce Springsteen, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, Composer, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - L. Anderson, Composer - Bruce Springsteen, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, Composer, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Composer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
On the Line, Gary U.S. Bonds' second comeback album under the sponsorship of Bruce Springsteen, was even more of a Springsteen record than its predecessor. This time, Springsteen wrote seven of the 11 songs, co-produced all of them with Miami Steve (Van Zandt) and again lent the E Street Band for the sessions. While there were no Springsteen masterpieces here, the rock & roll revival style of the material, similar to that on Dedication, made it, in effect, the follow-up to Springsteen's The River album, albeit with a different vocalist. And that vocalist was, if anything, more expressive than the author -- on a song like "Out of Work," one of Springsteen's blue-collar anthems, Bonds sang with the conviction of a journeyman who knows what work is and what it's like not to have it.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:12
- Main artists: Gary U.S. Bonds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Music Special Markets
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1982 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1982 Capitol Records LLC
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