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Bruce Springsteen played guitar, sang a duet, wrote three songs, and co-produced and co-arranged four on Gary U.S. Bonds' comeback album, recorded 20 years after his heyday. Springsteen also lent his backup group, The E Street Band, while E Street guitarist Miami Steve (Van Zandt) also contributed a song and produced the bulk of the record. The result, naturally, sounds like a Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band album with lead vocals by Gary U.S. Bonds. Bonds' elastic tenor, heard in much greater clarity than it ever was in his early years, has just enough grit to be soulful, and he puts across the pop-soul tunes Springsteen and Van Zandt have constructed for him effectively. He also tackles the Beatles' "It's Only Love" and Bob Dylan's "From a Buick 6," and sings Jackson Browne's "The Pretender" as if the lyric was devoid of irony. It's an enjoyable album that does nothing to change the notion that Bonds as a recording artist essentially conforms himself to the intentions of his producer, whether that's Frank Guida, Jerry Williams, Jr., or Bruce Springsteen.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Steven Van Zandt, Producer - Moon Mullican, Composer - Bruce Springsteen, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Bongiovi, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Dorfsman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Scheniman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Alexander, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Emerine, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
Steven Van Zandt, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
Steven Van Zandt, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
Steven Van Zandt, Composer, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
Jackson Browne, ComposerLyricist - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
Rob Parissi, Producer - Bruno, Composer - Lanny Lambert, Producer - Gary U.S. Bonds, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
Bob Dylan, Composer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
Liz Anderson, Composer - L. Conte, Composer - Gary U.S. Bonds, MainArtist - Miami Steve, Producer - J. Clemente, Composer
℗ 1981 Capitol Records Inc.
Album review
Bruce Springsteen played guitar, sang a duet, wrote three songs, and co-produced and co-arranged four on Gary U.S. Bonds' comeback album, recorded 20 years after his heyday. Springsteen also lent his backup group, The E Street Band, while E Street guitarist Miami Steve (Van Zandt) also contributed a song and produced the bulk of the record. The result, naturally, sounds like a Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band album with lead vocals by Gary U.S. Bonds. Bonds' elastic tenor, heard in much greater clarity than it ever was in his early years, has just enough grit to be soulful, and he puts across the pop-soul tunes Springsteen and Van Zandt have constructed for him effectively. He also tackles the Beatles' "It's Only Love" and Bob Dylan's "From a Buick 6," and sings Jackson Browne's "The Pretender" as if the lyric was devoid of irony. It's an enjoyable album that does nothing to change the notion that Bonds as a recording artist essentially conforms himself to the intentions of his producer, whether that's Frank Guida, Jerry Williams, Jr., or Bruce Springsteen.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:47
- Main artists: Gary U.S. Bonds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1981 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
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