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Gary U.S. Bonds - Dedication/On The Line (1981/1982) {2007 American Beat}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 522 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 186 mb
Genre: rock'n'roll, R&B, soul,
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 522 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 186 mb
Genre: rock'n'roll, R&B, soul,
Dedication/On The Line is a 2007 American Beat 2-for-1 CD by singer Gary U.S. Bonds. The CD, released on 9 January, 2007, gathers 1981's Dedication and the majority of 1982's On The Line, as the CD was unable to feature one song ("Last Time") from the latter.
Gary "U.S." Bonds had been lurking on the fringes of the oldies circuit for the better part of twenty years when Bruce Springsteen gave the guy a well-earned break and co-produced 1981's Dedication, which doubtless represented a bit of payback after Springsteen had been playing Bonds' 1961 hit "Quarter to Three" on-stage for close to a decade. Anyone who thought of this an act of charity on Springsteen's part got a pleasant surprise after listening to the album; the years had turned Bonds into a mature and forceful soul shouter, and he was more than capable of making something of the material given to him. Springsteen's presence is audible on "Jolé Blon No. 2" and the title cut, but Bonds sounds equally impressive (if not more so) when he gets the stage all to himself on "This Little Girl," "Way Back When" and a cover of the Beatles' "It's Only Love," while Steven Van Zandt's "Daddy's Come Home" is a soul maven's masterstroke. Dedication leads off this two-fer reissue disc from American Beat Records, and while Bonds' 1982 follow-up On the Line didn't sell nearly as well, played back to back it becomes evident that On the Line is actually the stronger album. Unlike Dedication, On the Line had the same production team for all 11 tunes (Springsteen and Van Zandt), and Springsteen wrote the lion's share of the album, giving it a more consistent tone and voice. And Bonds is in even better form here than on Dedication; he sounds as if he's out to prove that the strength of his comeback album was no fluke, and on tunes like "Out of Work," "Love's on the Line" and "Club Soul City" (which features a vocal cameo from Chuck Jackson), he delivers some of the finest work of his career. Unfortunately, On the Line loses its final track, "Last Time," in order to fit these two LPs onto one disc, but otherwise this is an excellent collection of music from a man who deserves better than to be remembered as a novelty act or some superstar's pet project.
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01. Jole Blon No. 2
02. This Little Girl
03. Your Love
04. Dedication
05. Daddy's Come Home
06. It's Only Love
07. The Pretender
08. Way Back When
09. From A Buick 6
10. Just Like A Child
11. Hold On (To What You Got)
12. Out Of Work
13. Club Soul City
14. Soul Deep
15. Love's On The Line
16. Turn The Music Down
17. Rendezvous
18. Angelyne
19. All I Need
20. Bring Her Back
* This edition does not include "Last Time", which appeared on the original release of On The Line
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DEDICATION
Gary U.S. Bonds-lead vocals
Danny Federici-accordion, keyboards
John Clemente-bass
Garry Tallent-bass
Mike Micara-drums
Max Weinberg-drums
Miami Steve-guitar, fuzz bass & bongos, background vocals
Louie Conte-guitar
Rob Parissi-guitar
Bruce Springsteen-guitar, background vocals
Roy Bittan-keyboards
Rusty Cloud-keyboards
Joey Stann-baritone sax
Clarence Clemons-tenor sax (all solos), background vocals
Ed Menion-tenor sax
La Bamba-trombone
Rick Gadza-trumpet
Michael Spengler-trumpet
Ben E. King-vocals (track 3)
Chuck Jackson-vocals (track 3)
Elle Greenwich-background vocals
Mikie Harris-background vocals
Ula Hedwig-background vocals
Brenda Hillard-background vocals
Carol Sylvan-background vocals
Carol Williams-background vocals
Tracks 1-4 produced & arranged by Miami Steve & Bruce Springsteen
Tracks 5-7, 9-10 produced & arranged by Miami Steve
Track 8 produced by Gary U.S. Bonds, Lanny Lambert & Rob Parissi
Additional recording & mix produced by Miami Steve with Garry Tallent
Engineers: Ellie Greenwich, Neil Dorfsman, Bob Clearmountain, Tony Bongiovi, Larry Alexander, Bill Scheniman
Assistant engineers: Jason Corsaro, Dave Greenberg, Jeffry Hendrickson, Garry Rindfuss, Ray Willhard
Recorded & mixed at The Power Station, New York City (except "Way Back When", recorded at Sound Mixers, Randy Mason, engineer)
LP Mastered at Precision Lacquer by Larry Emerine & Stephen Marcussen
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ON THE LINE
Gary U.S. Bonds-lead vocals
Danny Federici-accordion, keyboards
Bill Derby-guitar, background vocals
Joe Martin-guitar, background vocals
Miami Steve-guitar, background vocals
George Ruiz-bass, background vocals
Garry Tallent-bass
Mike Micara-drums
Max Weinberg-drums
Roy Bittan-keyboards
Rusty Cloud-keyboards, background vocals
Joey Stann-baritone sax, background vocals
Clarence Clemons-tenor sax, background vocals
J.T. Bowen-background vocals
Chuck Jackson-background vocals
Recorded by Neil Dorfsman at The Power Station, New York City
Additional recording by Bill Scheniman
Assisted by Garry Rindfuss & Josh Abbey
All songs except "Club Soul City" mixed by Toby Scott at Clover Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Assisted by Dana Brisbee
"Club Soul City" mixed by Neil Dorfsman at The Power Station, New York City
LP mastered at Precision Lacquer by Stephen Marcussen
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