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Track Listing
1. Coming Back
2. All I Needed Was You
3. It's Been a Long Time
4. Soul's on Fire (Intro)
5. Soul's on Fire
6. Better Days (Intro)
7. Better Days
8. I've Been Working Too Hard
9. Ride the Night Away
10. Right to Walk Away, The
11. All Night Long (Intro)
12. All Night Long
13. All the Way Home
14. Shake 'Em Down
Album Notes
Southside Johnny/Asbury Jukes: Southside Johnny (vocals, harmonica); Bobby Bandiera (guitar); Rusty Cloud (piano, organ); Garry Tallent (bass).
The Miami Horns: Mark Pender, Rick Gazda (trumpet); La Bamba (trombone); Eddi Manion (baritone saxophone).
Jukes Horns: Jerry Vivino, Jr., Joe Stann (tenor saxophone); Frank Elmo (baritone saxophone); Barry Danielian (trumpet); Dan Levine (trombone).
Additional personnel: Steve Van Zandt (vocals, guitar); Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen (vocals); Max Weinberg (drums); Zoe Yanakis (tambourine, maracas); Flo & Eddie, Steve Jordan, Mick Seeley, Joey Stann (background vocals).
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, New York, New York.
After the modernized approach of Southside Johnny's 1988 solo album, SLOW DANCE, failed to break the Jersey singer commercially, he wisely returned to his straight-ahead original direction on 1991's BETTER DAYS. The extended break between albums had given Southside Johnny more than enough time to plot his return.
BETTER DAYS boasts an impressive cast of guests--teenage heartthrob Jon Bon Jovi, the ever-present Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt, and members of the E Street Band, including Gary Tallent and Max Weinberg. The production is a touch glossier than earlier releases, but there's no denying the wonderful Motown soul sounds of "All I Need Is You" and "It's Been a Long Time," while the title track is steeped in the blues. BETTER DAYS marked a solid return for Southside Johnny.
Industry Reviews
4 Stars - Excellent - ..a resounding triumph... thick with wailing guitars and horns and fueled by a soul sensibility....a truly compelling vocalist...
Rolling Stone (11/14/1991)
4 Stars - Excellent - ..club-bred, full-tilt stomped- out rock & roll...it's very much a classic Southside record..
Q (12/01/1991)
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