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doing anything. So, it took a himself. Between the five tracks, when we looked up it was a Van Zandt’s signature sound, the couple of months and then whole year later and we were the horns used throughout, and record has a distinctive Asbury still trying to fix this album, but it Sound to it. came out great.” The record includes new songs by songwriters like Elvis Costello, Jimmy Webb, Desmond Child, Joan Jett, Barry Mann, and Linda Perry. It also features a pair of songs by Bruce Springsteen and three by Van Zandt Van Zandt’s production is ex- ceptional on this record. He has a signature sound of his own, which rarely gets the credit it deserves. Jersey music fans will remember the work he did on timeless classics like Hearts of Stone by Southside Johnny & Listen to “Among the Believers” by Darlene Love NewJerseyStage.com 2016 - ISSUE 2 Table of Contents 12