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, released under the name Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. It was released on May 3, 2019 under

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. It is Little Steven's first album of new material since 1999's '' Born Again Savage''. The album consists of 10 new songs plus a reworking of "Education" from his 1989 ''

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'' album, and the outtake "Suddenly You" from the ''

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'' score.

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

;Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul *

Steven Van Zandt Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin. He has appeared i ...

– vocals, guitar, arranger * Marc Ribler – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, music director * Andy Burton – B3 Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer * Lowell "Banana" Levinger – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano * Jack Daley – bass * Rich Mercurio – drums * Anthony Almonte – percussion *

Eddie Manion Ed Manion (born February 28, 1952), also known as Eddie "Kingfish" Manion, is an American saxophonist, who plays both tenor and baritone sax. As a solo artist, he released his own instrumental album titled Nightlife in 2015. Manion is a recording ...

– baritone saxophone, horn director *

Stan Harrison Stan Harrison (born December 8, 1953) is an American saxophonist who is also accomplished in playing other woodwind instruments, namely the French horn, flute and clarinet. He has also written music for television. Harrison released his first solo ...

– tenor saxophone, flute *

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– trombone * Ravi Best – trumpet * Ron Tooley – trumpet * Jessie Wagner – backing vocals * Sara Devine – backing vocals * Tania Jones – backing vocals * The Disciples of Soul – additional backing vocals, handclaps ;Additional musicians * Yeissonn Villamar – piano, backing vocals (track 2) * Jorge González – bongos, cowbell, backing vocals (track 2) * Juan Gerena – guiro, backing vocals (track 2) * Luisito Quintero – timbales, backing vocals (track 2) * Ryan Celli – backing vocals (track 2) * Jonathan Dinklage – violin, viola (tracks 3-5, 12) * Anja Wood – cello (tracks 3-5, 12) * Joel Feitzinger – synth programming, vibraslap (track 4) * Gary Trew – backing vocals, handclaps (track 8) * Michael Wolf – keyboards (track 10) * Matt McDonald – trombone (track 11) *

Duane Eddy Duane Eddy (April 26, 1938 – April 30, 2024) was an American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" guitar sound, including ...

– guitar (track 12) * Sergio Ruelas Jr. – guitar (track 12) ;Technical * Steven Van Zandt – producer * Geoff Sanoff – co-producer * Marc Ribler – co-producer * Joel Feitzinger – assistant co-producer *

Bob Clearmountain Bob Clearmountain (born Chiaramonte, January 15, 1953) is an American mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with major acts, including Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Pretenders, and Bryan A ...

– mixing * Sergio Ruelas Jr. – mixing assistant *

Bob Ludwig Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ...

– mastering * Louis Arzonico – art direction, design * Carlo Massarini – sleeve photography * Jeff Ross – back cover photography * Ryan Celli – gatefold photography

Charts

References

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