I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER (William Bell cover).DON'T PLAY THAT SONG (Aretha Franklin cover, originally by Ben E.I WISH IT WOULD RAIN (The Temptations cover).HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN (Jerry Butler cover).TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME (Tyrone Davis cover).THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE (The Walker Brothers cover, originally by Frankie Valli).DO I LOVE YOU (INDEED I DO) (Frank Wilson cover).ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE (Jerry Butler cover).The announcement was made by Springsteen himself who addressed fans in a pre-recorded video posted online a few minutes earlier.

Only The Strong Survive was officially announced on at 10:00 a.m. A strings section consisting of Rob Mathes (string arranger and conductor), Lisa Kim (concertmaster), and Sandy Park (string contractor) is listed in the album credits but it's not clear on which tracks it appears.E Street Horns is a horn section consisting of Curt Ramm (trumpet), Barry Danielian (trumpet), Clark Gayton (trombone), Bill Holloman (tenor saxophone), Ed Manion (baritone saxophone), and Toni Timko (baritone saxophone).Dennis Colins sings background vocals on tracks 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, and 14.Fonzi Thornton sings background vocals on tracks 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, and 14.sings background vocals on tracks 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, and 15. Michelle Moore sings background vocals on tracks 4 and 6.Lisa Lowell sings background vocals on tracks 2, 4, 6, and 15.Soozie Tyrell sings background vocals on tracks 2, 4, 6, and 15.Sam Moore makes a guest appearance on the album, singing harmony vocal (tracks 2 and 12) and second vocal (track 2).Rob Lebret plays additional guitar on track 8.He plays drums, bass, percussion, guitar, vibes, piano, organ, keyboards, glockenspiel, Farfisa, Timpani, and chimes and sings background vocals. Ron Aniello appears on all of the album's tracks.He sings lead vocal and background vocals and plays guitar, keyboards, and piano. Bruce Springsteen appears on all of the album's tracks.Only The Strong Survive was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen, executive produced by Jon Landau, engineered by Rob Lebret and Ron Aniello at Thrill Hill Recording, mixed by Rob Lebret with Ron Aniello at Thrill Hill Recording, and mixed by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, ME. His parts were recorded at Bullseye Studios in Miami, FL, with Andres Bermudezat engineering. Sam Moore makes a guest appearance on the album, singing harmony vocals on two tracks. Additional parts, including horns, strings, and background vocals were recorded at Power Station At BerkleeNYC in New York City, NY. In addition to lead vocals, Springsteen played guitar and keys on some tracks and Aniello played virtually every other instrument. The core recording featured only Bruce Springsteen and producer Ron Aniello. Only The Strong Survive was tracked at Thrill Hill Recording (Springsteen's home studio) in Colts Neck, NJ, following the sessions for Letter To You, which took place around November 2020. I hope you love listening to it as much as I loved making it.' My goal is for the modern audience to experience its beauty and joy, just as I have since I first heard it. I've tried to do justice to them all and to the fabulous writers of this glorious music. And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies? I've taken my inspiration from Levi Stubbs, David Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin, the Iceman Jerry Butler, Diana Ross, Dobie Gray, and Scott Walker, among many others. It 'celebrates soul music gems from the legendary catalogues of Motown, Gamble and Huff, Stax and many more.' Springsteen commented: 'I wanted to make an album where I just sang. The album is 'a collection of fifteen soul music greats,' as described in the press release.

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