Back in 2022 Ace Records released Ladies Sing The Boss which, as the title suggests, featured artists like the Patti Smith Group, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris and Bettye Lavette serving up their interpretations of classic Bruce Springsteen songs.
That collection was compiled by Sean Rowley who now returns with Springsteen’s Country, where artists including Johnny Cash, Travis Tritt, Kenny Chesney, Neal Coty and Sonny Burgess shine their own light into Springsteen’s songwriting attic to offer up their own unique interpretations.
It’s a fantastic collection of songs that reveal not only the skill of Springsteen as a songwriter, but how those songs can be revitalised by being framed in a different musical setting.
1. JOHNNY 99 - Johnny Cash
2. TOUGHER THAN THE REST - Travis Tritt
3. ATLANTIC CITY - John Anderson
4. ALL THAT HEAVEN WILL ALLOW - The Mavericks
5. SAD EYES - Neal Coty
6. ONE STEP UP - Kenny Chesney
7. THE PRICE YOU PAY - Emmylou Harris
8. IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND - Paul Ansell
9. FIRE - Lera Lynn
10. TIGER ROSE - Sonny Burgess
11. AIN'T GOT YOU - Solomon Burke
12. STAND ON IT - Mel McDaniel
13. REASON TO BELIEVE - The Beat Farmers
14. FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME) - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
15. DARLINGTON COUNTY - Jeff Stevens & The Bullets
16. GIRLS IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES - Doc Walker
17. I'M ON FIRE - Town Mountain
18. RACING IN THE STREET - The Breakmen
19. THE RISING - The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow
20. STATE TROOPER (LIVE) - Steve Earle