Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
1977, Epic Records
(S. Van Zandt)
(I.J. Hunter/C. Franklin)
(D. Johnson)
(S. Van Zandt)
(S. Van Zandt)
(S. Van Zandt)
(S. Van Zandt/B. Springsteen)
(S. Van Zandt)
(S. Van Zandt/B. Springsteen)
(S. Van Zandt/B. Springsteen)
Asbury Jukes/Miami Horns:
Big Al the doctor Berger: bass, vocals, mylanta, jewish stomach
Eddie
clams Manion: baritone, vocals, class, cool
Kevin close-out Kavanaugh:
piano, celeste, vocals, bad bets, mostly chalk
Kenny popeye Pentifallo:
drums, tambourine, vocals unforgivable
Little Willie Rush: guitar,
vocals, telestar solo, Becky
Southside Johnny: lead vocals, harmonica
Richie la bamba Rosenberg: trombone, vocals, moves, inspiration
Tony
muff Palligrosi: 2nd trumpet (he left the first one in a taxi), vocals
Ricky
G the G Gazda: 1st trumpet, vocals, incredibly non-photogenic, heineken
Saxy
Carlo Novi: tenor, vocals, tireless tijuana tourist
With special guests:
Ernest boom Carter: conga, tympani
Bobby magic Malach: tenor
solo on "Wrong Side"
Da Tree Roots (Don, Ken, Harold) and
their humble arranger
Akimba O'Malley Meshugeneh Rodriguez Fenderino:
Jungle
SMS: an occasional lick in fever and an infrequent bleeding
vocal
Arranged and Produced by: Sugar Miami Steve, with the sugar miami wall of idiots
Engineer: Dial-an-edit Don roughmix Meehan
(it's all done with his pinky and echo, kids)
Most ably assisted by:
Courteous Ken de-hydrogenated Robertson
Mastered by
Crosscut Stan Kalina
Further maintenance and harassment: Lexington Tom ("this is not a test") Dwyer the Impeccable Icewater Charles Lemell Paulie superfly Hlavaty and everybody's favorite uppity yenta, Harold Tarowsky (yes, girls, he can be had)
The Organization:
Road
Manager: Gentleman Jim McHale
Lights: Marc Mooky Brickman
Sound: Yogi
Hughes and the rockin' rebels down at Sound
Specialties in Philly, and thanks
again, Chas
Equipment: Garry A and Keansbury Pete Croken
Travel: Trudge
Agent: the Godfather
Secretary, cook, housekeeper, "let's play with Rod," chauffeur, defroster, bail bondsman, "you never take me anywhere," tailor, checks (post-dated), furrier, decorator, mechanic, "see if I ever invite Mick again," defender of the faith, babysitter, honeymooner, jet-setter, bad news, terminal anglophile, and Polish wop: Hurricane Obie
Sugar's
Strings:
Conductor? Joe Parente - 3 hard packs Marlboro
Violin
I: Florence Rosensweig - 2 hot pastrami on rye with mustard (one for Max), beer,
coleslaw on side
Marion Head - Bacon, tomato on white toast, beer
David
"Sweetnote" Madison - Pastrami on rye with mustard
Violin II: Chuck
Parker - Mushroom barley soup, white meat turkey on rye with mayo, orange juice,
blueberry cheesecake
Barbara Sonies - Hot pastrami on rye with a little mustard,
coleslaw, orange juice, french fries
Diane Barnett - Pastrami on rye with
mustard, cherry cheesecake
Viola: Nardo Poy - Soup du jour, chef's salad,
milk, apple strudel
Pete Rosato - Cherry cheesecake, beer
Davis Barnett
- 2 cheesecake (regular), mushroom barley soup
Strings by SMS with Joe
Parente
Entire ordeal tolerated by Columbia Recording Studios, 49 E. 52nd St., NYC
We dedicate this record to Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller, and Pammy
Popovich's silly daddy.
& leave us not forget to thank...
The Coasters (Carl Gardner, Earl Carroll, Jimmy Norman, Ronnie Bright), The Drifters (Charlie Thomas, Doc Greene, Ellsbury Hobbs, Don Thomas), The Satins (Fred Parris, Richard Freeman, James Curtis, Nate Marshall), Aretha, Chicago Ronnie the Big A, Pistol Petze, Sammy L the numbers man, Mikey Pilot - president of the Eddie Bo fan club for popeye, Marathon Brahma, Harvey T.C.B. Leeds, Slick Swig, Wiry Ira, Jungle Jim Jeffries, Tryin' One Tyrrell, Hitman Harris, Attila Gurewitz, Smooth Shavelson, The Infinite Aloysius DeMarino, Dickie Asher, Bunny and Ellen, Lovely Lois Marino, Fabulous Faye, Ramblin' Al Aronowitz, Harvey "the K" Kubernik, Richard Barrett (for almost doing the triplets), First lady of rock 'n' roll and queen of the E Street Kings - Ronnie Spector, the Duke tapes, Jimmie Iovine for forgetting to show up, Ritchie run run rudolph Barnes, Corky, the Baron, Duncan the Disrespectful, Dave Robinson, Ricky Farr, the Duchess, Premier, the Boss, Tune, the Sexy Secs (Doreen, Sheila, Carol, and um-hmm-you-too Peggy), Joey the Big P Parente, Diane Brooks, the guards, the guys that turn up the heat, Barney, Roy Friedman for Van Gogh's earphones, and any other turkey that works at Columbia Studios in the apple, and Star's Deli - who has got to start delivering later than 2 A.M.
Steven Van Zandt (Blue Midnight Music)
Baby,
you can't slow me down
I've come too far to ever turn back now
I've
spent my whole life
Working so hard for it
Baby, I changed the odds today
Gonna push the scales baby 'till they tilt
my way
Pass that bottle, deal the cards
'Cause I ain't waiting no more
You can say what you want to
But there ain't nothing gonna change
my mind
Baby, this time it's for real
I know, I know it baby
This time it's for real
The time has come and I've paid the bill
I'll
keep the glass raised 'till my cup is filled
I'm gonna keep on shaking
'Till it all comes tumblin' down
Baby, don't give me no advice
Gonna
shoot it all baby on a roll of the dice
When you start with nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose
Well you can do what you want to
But
there ain't nothing gonna stop me now
Baby, this time it's for real
I know, I know it baby
This time it's for real
You can stay if you
want to
It don't make a bit of difference to me
Baby, this time it's
for real
I know, I know it baby
This time it's for real
First
Night
Steven
Van Zandt (Blue Midnight Music)
Last night you were so wonderful
Well, you turned my whole world around
And I, I just wanna say, baby
You make me feel like
I'm in love for the first time
You don't
know, you don't know what I'm going through
And I long for you to tell me,
darling tell me that you love me too
First night, we spent together
First night, in love forever
So right, I'll always remember the first night
One look in your eyes and you sold me
Now see what your magic has
done
One night in your arms and you told me
Baby, you, I know you are
the one
I'm in love for the first time
You don't know, you don't know
what I'm going through
And I long for you to tell me, honey tell me, that
you love me too
First night we spent together
First night, in love
forever
So right, I'll always remember the first night
She
Got Me Where She Wants Me
Steven
Van Zandt (Blue Midnight Music)
I
want to tell you a story - I want to tell you all about my girl
She's the
sweetest little woman in the whole doggone world
She said that she needs
me, I know that it's true
Nobody's ever loved me the way that she do
The
little girl has got me where she wants me
And I don't mind
(Is it
the way that she walks?)
No, but she moves so fine
(Is it the way that
she baby talks?)
No, but you know that drives me out of my mind
She's
tight dresses and lipstick - my style
Pretty little angel was born to make
me smile
The little girl has got me where she wants me
And I don't
mind
Early one morning I discovered that she opened my eyes
Hey pretty
baby, are you looking for a lover
Well, I want to give you the rest of my
life
She'll never turn her back and walk away
'Cause she knows I'm
gonna love her each and every day
I'd even work two jobs and give her my
money
Just 'cause her love is so much sweeter than honey
Gonna love
me right
She's my shelter and my light
The little girl has got me
where she wants me
And I don't mind
Some
Things Just Don't Change
Steven
Van Zandt (Blue Midnight Music)
After
the wind dried my eyes
Baby I knew I'd have to make it without you
I
was up all night telling myself lies that I didn't need you
Oh you know I
need you baby
Blinded by pride I sent you away
Spend all my time just
thinking about you
And all the words that I'd like to say
Are still
inside me - wish you were here beside me
All that fills my life is emptiness
and trouble
How could I be so wrong
Just as long as the sun rises in
the morning
Long as the stars shine at night
Just as long as the river's
flowin'
My love's gonna keep on growing
Some things just don't change
Got home today and I got your letter
Cried all night long
Thought
by this time I'd be feeling better
Come on home I'm so lonely
Through
my tears I see your face
How could I be so wrong
Just as long as the
sun rises in the morning
Long as the stars shine at night
Just as long
as the river's flowin'
My love's gonna keep on growing
Some things just
don't change
Little
Girl So Fine
Steven
Van Zandt/Bruce Springsteen (Blue Midnight Music/Bruce Springsteen)
After
the music had stopped I still heard it playing
I moved a little closer to
hear the words she was saying
She said, "I'd never break your heart"
She said, "I'd never try to fake it"
"My love is here
for you all you have to do is take it"
Kisses sweeter than wine
My little girl so fine
The night seemed to say it was right but could I
believe her
My heart said it's time to go but my eyes wouldn't leave her
There's always someone trying to break your heart
Somebody trying to
take it
My little girl tries so hard to help me make it
Kisses sweeter
than wine
My little girl so fine
When we danced I forgot everything
and whispered hold me tight
Take a chance on what tomorrow brings
Would
you be mine tonight
We walked away laughing together into the night
Forever and ever and ever
Now I know I'll never break my baby's heart
I'll never try to fake it
I'll give her all my love all she has to do is
take it
Kisses sweeter than wine
My little girl so fine
I
Ain't Got The Fever No More
Steven
Van Zandt (Blue Midnight Music)
It's
the same old story, baby
You go out and have a good time
Leaving me
here to wonder
If I ever had what I thought was mine
But I got a little
surprise for you baby
The old boy is back in style
No more sleepless
nights
I'm all through walkin' the floor
I ain't gonna wait by the telephone
'Cause I ain't got the fever no more
Last time that I saw you baby
I had nothing left to say
And I thought I'd lost my reason for living
When you took my sunshine away
But now you're a fading memory
Like
one long cloudy day
No more sleepless nights
I'm all through walkin'
the floor
I ain't gonna wait by the telephone
I ain't got the fever
no more
My only regret baby
Is that I waited so damn long
I thought
that I'd been making you happy
But all I did was wrong, wrong, wrong
It's a brand new horse race, darling
And honey you just got shut out
No
more sleepless nights
I'm all through walkin' the floor
I ain't gonna
wait by the telephone
'Cause I ain't got the fever no more
Love
On The Wrong Side Of Town
Steven
Van Zandt/Bruce Springsteen (Blue Midnight Music/Bruce Springsteen)
I
was there when you needed someone
Look now baby see what you have undone
I did most of the talking
But you were the one who lied
Now baby
our love is tumblin' down
I can't be hangin' around
Love on the wrong
side of town
You were gone when I needed you by my side
There was
no one to dry the tears from my eyes
You were the one who cheated
But
I was the one who cried
Baby our love is tumblin' down
I can't be
hangin' around
Love on the wrong side of town
When
You Dance
Steven
Van Zandt/Bruce Springsteen (Blue Midnight Music/Bruce Springsteen)
When
you dance, I hear the music rocking everywhere
When you dance, I see the
light shining through your hair
When you dance, the band is blowing like
a hurricane
When you dance, you look so fine but you don't know my name
Come
here baby don't be afraid
Just one taste won't do
I can't hold back
one more day
Sugar I know I got to dance with you
When you dance,
your smile's hiding what you're thinking of
When you dance, your body trembles
like you're making love
When you move, my soul is aching and my blood runs
hot
Running through me now, my heart is breaking, shaking what you got
Come
here baby don't be afraid
Just one taste won't do
I can't hold back
one more day
Sugar I know I got to dance with you
When you dance,
I hear the music rocking everywhere
When you dance, the sky can tumble, honey
I don't care
When you dance
When you dance
When you dance
Song lyrics are reproduced by kind permission of Steven Van Zandt.
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