Springsteen releases first preview of soul covers album

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One week after his 73rd birthday, Bruce Springsteen to post First preview of a new duo LP, ‘Only the strong survive’It will be released on November 11, featuring the New Jersey rocker. recover some jewels from legendary soul music labels Like Motown, Stax, and Philadelphia International. The song chosen to announce the release ‘Do I love you (I really do)’a number written and recorded by songwriter Frank Wilson for Soul, a Motown sub-label in 1965 (the following year, singer Chris Clark released his own version, and Wilson’s several-copied ‘single’ became a sought-after collector’s item. ).

Ron Aniello’s production and E Street Band’s supportWith a horn section and a group of backing vocals, Springsteen brings a much more rock-like feel to this ‘northern soul’ classic, a preview of an album where ‘Boss’ has made her own songs and popularized a few from artists like Aretha Franklin. decades ago , The Temptations, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Commodores, The Four Tops, Elvis Presley, Cher, Grant Green, Al Kooper, Ben E. King, The Walker Brothers, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Tyrone Davis, Dobie Gray, Jerry Butler, Jimmy Ruffin, Joan Osborne, The Funk Brothers, William Bell, Jackie Shane, Bill Anderson & Jan Howard, The Marvelettes or Chuck Jackson, among others.

It will be released a few months before the release of ‘Only the fittest survive’ in November. The start of Springsteen’s new tourIt will start at the Estadi Olimpic in Barcelona on 28 and 30 April 2023 (both dates sold out).

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