Soulfire Live!

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Soulfire Live!
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Live album by
ReleasedApril 27, 2018 (digital edition)
January 29, 2021 (expanded edition)
Recorded2017
VenueVarious venues in North America and Europe
Genre Rock
Length154:59
Label Wicked Cool Records
Producer Steven Van Zandt
Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul chronology
Soulfire
(2017)
Soulfire Live!
(2018)
Summer of Sorcery
(2019)

Soulfire Live! is the first live album released by Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul in 2018. The album was recorded during various live performances on the Soulfire tour in 2017. [1] While the initial April 2018 release of the album was digital-only, [2] deluxe versions of the album were reissued on CD (three CDs) in August 2018 [3] and vinyl (seven LPs) in February 2019, [4] containing additional songs recorded during the tour. [5] [6] [1] [7] A Blu-ray edition was also released, containing video of all of the tracks present on the digital, CD, and vinyl editions. [8] An "expanded edition" of the album containing four CDs of material was released on January 29, 2021. [9]

Contents

Track listing

Digital edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mike Stoller Intro" 2:05
2."Soulfire" Steven Van Zandt, Anders Bruus4:31
3."I'm Coming Back"Van Zandt4:17
4."Blues Is My Business (Intro)" 2:08
5."Blues Is My Business" Kevin Bowe, Todd Cerney 9:04
6."Love on the Wrong Side of Town"Van Zandt, Bruce Springsteen 4:02
7."Until the Good Is Gone (Intro)" 0:51
8."Until the Good Is Gone"Van Zandt9:30
9."Angel Eyes"Van Zandt5:04
10."Some Things Just Don't Change"Van Zandt6:41
11."Saint Valentine's Day (Intro)" 0:12
12."Saint Valentine's Day"Van Zandt5:48
13."Standing in the Line of Fire (Intro)" 0:12
14."Standing in the Line of Fire"Van Zandt, Gary Anderson, Laurie C. Anderson4:49
15."I Saw the Light"Van Zandt4:43
16."Salvation"Van Zandt6:15
17."The City Weeps Tonight (Intro)" 4:19
18."The City Weeps Tonight"Van Zandt4:19
19."Down and Out in New York City"Bodie Chandler, Barry De Vorzon 12:16
20."Princess of Little Italy (Intro)" 2:41
21."Princess of Little Italy"Van Zandt6:12
22."Solidarity"Van Zandt6:26
23."Leonard Peltier"Van Zandt2:58
24."I Am a Patriot (And the River Opens for the Righteous)"Van Zandt4:11
25."Groovin' Is Easy" Nick Gravenites 4:28
26."Ride the Night Away (Intro)" 0:16
27."Ride the Night Away"Van Zandt, Steve Jordan 5:28
28."Bitter Fruit"Van Zandt8:20
29."Forever"Van Zandt4:32
30."Checkpoint Charlie (Intro)" 1:34
31."Checkpoint Charlie"Van Zandt4:52
32."I Don't Want to Go Home"Van Zandt4:37
33."Out of the Darkness (Intro)" 0:24
34."Out of the Darkness"Van Zandt5:34
Total length:154:59
Note

CD and vinyl bonus tracks

Bonus tracks!
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Even the Losers" (October 26, 2017 - Fort Lauderdale, FL, WZFL Revolution Live) Tom Petty 3:26
2."Can't Be So Bad" (feat. Jerry Miller, October 15, 2017 - Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo) Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson 5:20
3."You Shook Me All Night Long" (November 20, 2017 - Oslo, Norway, Rockefeller Music Hall) Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson 3:53
4."Working Class Hero" (October 9, 2017 - Toronto, Canada, Danforth Music Hall) John Lennon 4:06
5."We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (November 16, 2017 - Newcastle, England, O2 Academy) Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil 4:14
6."Can I Get a Witness" (feat. Richie Sambora, October 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, Orpheum Theatre) Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland 6:08
7."It's Not My Cross to Bear (Intro)" 0:20
8."It's Not My Cross to Bear" (September 21, 2017 - Holmdel, NJ, Laid Back Festival, PNC Bank Arts Center) Gregg Allman 5:16
9."Freeze Frame" (feat. Peter Wolf, December 21, 2017, Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Bowl) Seth Justman, Peter Wolf 4:26
10."The Time of Your Life" (May 27, 2017 - Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie Theatre)Van Zandt6:25
11."Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (feat. Bruce Springsteen, September 21, 2017 - Holmdel, NJ, Laid Back Festival, PNC Bank Arts Center) Bruce Springsteen 4:56
12."I Don't Want to Go Home" (feat. Bruce Springsteen, May 27, 2017 - Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie Theatre)Van Zandt4:53
13."Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)" (December 8, 2017 - Madrid, Spain, Palacio Vistalegre) Joey Ramone 5:50
Total length:59:28

Expanded edition CD and vinyl bonus tracks

Macca To Mecca!
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Saw Her Standing There (Intro)" 0:44
2."I Saw Her Standing There" (feat. Paul McCartney, November 4, 2017 - London, England, Roundhouse)Lennon, Paul McCartney 4:06
3."Cavern Club Intro" 0:44
4."Magical Mystery Tour" (November 14, 2017 - Liverpool, England, The Cavern Club)Lennon, McCartney2:58
5."Boys" (November 14, 2017 - Liverpool, England, The Cavern Club) Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell 3:43
6."Slow Down (Intro)" 1:31
7."Slow Down" (November 14, 2017 - Liverpool, England, The Cavern Club) Larry Williams 3:26
8."Some Other Guy" (November 14, 2017 - Liverpool, England, The Cavern Club) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Richard Barrett 2:38
9."Soldier of Love (Intro)" 0:39
10."Soldier of Love" (November 14, 2017 - Liverpool, England, The Cavern Club) Buzz Cason, Tony Moon2:52
11."Good Morning Good Morning" (November 14, 2017 - Liverpool, England, The Cavern Club)Lennon, McCartney2:24
12."Got to Get You Into My Life" (November 14, 2017 - Liverpool, England, The Cavern Club)Lennon, McCartney3:25
13."All You Need Is Love" (November 14, 2017 - Liverpool, England, The Cavern Club)Lennon, McCartney4:56
14."Birthday" (November 8, 2017 - Leeds, England, O2 Academy)Lennon, McCartney2:50
Total length:36:50

Personnel

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
Additional musicians
Guests
Technical

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