Performer Notes

Personnel: Stevie Van Zandt (vocals); Marc Ribler (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jonathan Dinklage (violin, viola); Andy Burton (strings, piano, Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ); Stan Harrison (flute, tenor saxophone); Steven Salcedo (tenor saxophone); Ed Manion (baritone saxophone, horns); John Martin , Dan Nissenbaum, Steve Jankowski, Kent Smith (trumpet); Ian Gray, Michael Davis (trombone); Clifford Carter (piano); Rich Mercurio (drums); Daniel Sadownick (percussion); Cindy Mizelle, LaJuan Carter, Martha Redbone, Audrey Martells, Tawatha Agee, Elaine Caswell (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Bob Clearmountain.
Recording information: Renegade Studios, NYC.
Photographers: Kathie Maniaci; Debra L. Rothenberg; Paul Osmolskis; Joanne Jefferson; Laura Balducci; Marc Ribler.
Arrangers: Ed Manion; Stevie Van Zandt; Jonathan Dinklage.
Little Steven didn't precisely abandon his solo career, but he did stop recording his own albums after 1999's Born Again Savage. He had a few things to keep him busy, including newfound stardom as a television star thanks to The Sopranos and a reunited E Street Band, not to mention philanthropy and the development of his own record label (Wicked Cool) and radio station (Little Steven's Underground Garage). When he finally found the time to record 2017's Soulfire, he decided the best course of action was to ditch the big political statements that characterized his '80s work and instead craft a statement of personal purpose. Anybody who has followed his music, either on his own or with Bruce Springsteen, will find Soulfire comfortably bracing: it's big, brassy, and soulful, and the E Street shuffle is on full fire. Little Steven finds space for a few detours from this route -- "Blues Is My Business" is naturally a blues tune, "The City Weeps Tonight" is built on street corner doo wop, "Down and Out in New York City" glides along on a funky, sleazy '70s groove -- but these accentuate how his music is a synthesis of all the sounds he's kept alive since the '60s. He blends bold soul with the roar of a teenage rock & roll combo, happy to nod toward his influences ("Love on the Wrong Side of Town" opens with guitars ringing just like the Byrds) while keeping his eye on the present. If Soulfire often sounds like Springsteen circa the late '70s, that's because Little Steven served as the Boss' lieutenant and there are distinct differences between the two as writers. Little Steven may share the same sense of grandeur in his sonics, but he keeps his focus earthbound, and that provides a nice tension to Soulfire: it's big music about everyday things. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Paste (magazine) - "With a tight wrist figure flickering against an electric guitar neck, 'Soulfire' kicks off Steven Van Zandt's first solo project in almost 20 years with an exultant flurry of wide open vocals, horn section rising and the backbeat pushing forward."

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Album: Soulfire
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Soulfire	More Info...
2)	I'm Coming Back	More Info...
3)	Blues Is My Business	More Info...
4)	I Saw the Light	More Info...
5)	Some Things Just Don't Change	More Info...
6)	Love On the Wrong Side of Town	More Info...
7)	The City Weeps Tonight	More Info...
8)	Down and Out in New York City	More Info...
9)	Standing in the Line of Fire	More Info...
10)	Saint Valentine's Day	More Info...
11)	I Don't Want to Go Home	More Info...
12)	Ride the Night Away	More Info...

Album: Soulfire
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Soulfire	More Info...
2)	I'm Coming Back	More Info...
3)	Blues Is My Business	More Info...
4)	I Saw the Light	More Info...
5)	Some Things Just Don't Change	More Info...
6)	Love On the Wrong Side of Town	More Info...
7)	The City Weeps Tonight	More Info...
8)	Down and Out in New York City	More Info...
9)	Standing in the Line of Fire	More Info...
10)	Saint Valentine's Day	More Info...
11)	I Don't Want to Go Home	More Info...
12)	Ride the Night Away	More Info...