Official studio version
SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER) is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on The Promise in 2010. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's official studio version of SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER) as released in 2010.
According to Sony's logs of Bruce Springsteen's studio sessions, SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER) was recorded on 26 and 29-30 Sep 1977 at The Record Plant in New York City, NY. The song is listed under the title "Someday (Tonight)" on all the tape logs.
The version that was released on The Promise is the only studio take of SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER) that's in circulation, though the backing track (instrumental-only) has been circulating on bootlegs since 1996. It was most likely recorded during one the above-mentioned 1977 sessions. The official studio version of SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER), released in 2010, features modern lead vocals and background vocals and probably some other modern elements too.
Track credits:
Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
Roy Bittan: piano
Clarence Clemons: percussion
Danny Federici: organ
Garry Tallent: bass
Steven Van Zandt: guitar
Max Weinberg: drums
Tiffeny Andrews: background vocal
Corinda Carford: background vocal
Michelle Moore: background vocal
Antoinette Savage: background vocal
Patti Scialfa: background vocal
Soozie Tyrell: background vocal
Producer: Jon Landau
Recording engineer: Jimmy Iovine
Project coordinator, recording engineer: Toby Scott
Assistant engineer: Thom Panunzio
Assistant engineer, project coordinator: Rob Lebret
Mixing engineer: Bob Clearmountain
Assistant engineer: Brandon Duncan
Mastering engineer: Bob Ludwig
Project coordinator: Kevin Buell
Tiffeny Andrews, Corinda Crawford, Michelle Moore, Antoinette Savage are part of The Alliance Singers, a New Jersey vocal group that has appeared on Springsteen's The Rising album in 2002 and performed with him at special concerts in New jersey between 2001 and 2003.
The Promise is a Bruce Springsteen album that was released on 16 Nov 2010 as part of The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story box set, and separately as a 2-CD set. The album was also issued on a limited edition 3-LP set pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
The Promise is a collection of 22 previously-unreleased songs from the Darkness On The Edge Of Town recording sessions. Depending on their level of completion back in 1977-1978, some were only remastered, some were overdubbed with 2010 vocals or music, and some were completely re-recorded in 2010. The album was mixed by Bob Clearmountain.
Side 1:
Side 2:
Side 3:
Side 4:
Side 5:
Side 6:
The backing track for SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER), which was recorded in September 1977, has been circulating among fans since 1996. It plays at a higher speed and clocks at about 4:40. It can be found on The Lost Masters Vol. 3 (Labour Of Love) [track 16] bootleg. The song is titled "Someday, Tonight" in this bootleg.
As far as it's known, Bruce Springsteen has never performed SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER) live.
At least one artist has recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER).
Thanks Glenn (from Durham, NC) and Mike Orlowski (from Milwaukee, WI).
If you have any corrections or additional info, please contact me via the below
form or by email: .
List of available versions of SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER) on this website:
SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER) [Official studio version]
