CLUB SOUL CITY

Home demo version

Club soul
Club soul city
Ooh, oh yeah, ooh

Club soul
Club soul city
Ah, yeah

[recording cut]

Club soul
Club soul city
Whoah, whoah, whoah

Club soul
Club soul city
Ooh, oh

Club soul

Info

CLUB SOUL CITY is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and donated to Gary U.S. Bonds for his 1982 album On The Line. See Gary U.S. Bonds' cover version for more details.

Bruce Springsteen's Version

Between Spring 1981 and Spring 1982, Bruce Springsteen spent much time laying down home demos at Thrill Hill Recording (Springsteen's home studio) in Colts Neck, NJ. These were non-professional home recordings most of which have first surfaced on The Lost Masters bootleg series released by the Labour Of Love label in 1996. CLUB SOUL CITY was one of the few that didn't make it on the series, but it later surfaced on the Fist Full Of Dollars bootleg released by E. St. Records in 1998.

The above lyrics are for that 55-seconds circulating warm-up take of CLUB SOUL CITY. According to Brucebase, it was recorded sometime between mid-September and December 1981 at Thrill Hill Recording. It can be found on the Fistfull Of Dollars (E. St. Records) [track 15] bootleg.

Bruce Springsteen -- Fistfull Of Dollars (E Street Records)

According to Brucebase, a Bruce Springsteen vocal rendition of CLUB SOUL CITY was likely recorded at The Power Station in New York City, NY, during the January-February 1982 recording sessions with Gary U.S. Bonds — it's the same core recording with the E Street Band that's found on the Bonds album, but with the Springsteen lead vocal overdub.

Live History

CLUB SOUL CITY was sound-checked prior to the 21 Jun 1992 show in Milan, Italy, (see the 21 Jun 1992 sound-check version) and the 25 Jul 1992 show in East Rutherford, NJ, (as far as it's known) but it was not performed on any of World Tour 1992-1993's regular shows.

Covers

At least 5 artists have recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's CLUB SOUL CITY.

Gary U.S. Bonds -- On The Line

LP - EMI America (SO-17068) - USA, 1982

See Gary U.S. Bonds' cover version for more details.

Mikael Rickfors -- Rickfors

LP - KGR (KGRLP 004) - Sweden, 1986
CD - KGR (CD 004) - Sweden, 1987

Killer Joe -- Scene Of The Crime

CD - Hard Ticket Entertainment (01612-65069-2) - USA, 1991
MC - Hard Ticket Entertainment (01612-65069-4) - USA, 1991

Includes two Bruce Springsteen covers: CLUB SOUL CITY and SUMMER ON SIGNAL HILL. See Killer Joe's cover version for more details.

The Nighthawks -- On The Right Track!

CD - no label (no catalog number) - UK, 2010

Graziano Romani -- Soul Crusader Again: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen

CD - Route 66 Music (RT612017004) - Italy, 2017

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.

Credits / References

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help. Some of the info on this page are taken from Brucebase.

Available Versions

List of available versions of CLUB SOUL CITY on this website:

Page last updated: 03 Jul 2011