Blues With Friends

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Original

Collaboration

Compilation

Playlist

Commercially Released: June 5, 2020
Label: Keeping The Blues Alive
Produced by Roy Weisman, Wayne Hood and Dion
Recorded by ... at ...
Mixed by Wayne Hood at ...
Mastered by Wayne Hood at ...
Design by ...
Photography by ...

Overview

Blues With Friends is a collection of songs written during a productive time coming off his latest release. When the legendary Joe Bonamassa was eager to be involved, it inspired Dion to invite others to join the project. He says, "I wanted the best musicians alive like Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Van Morrison and more to take them in unexpected directions. Wayne Hood, my producer, brought out the best of them."

Released

Blues With Friends

#	Song Title	Running Time	Release
13.	WAY DOWN (I WON'T CRY NO MORE) (2)	2:58	GUEST: BLUES
14.	HYMN TO HIM (1)	4:30	GUEST: BLUES

^{Total Running Time: 1:00:44}

^{1: With Patti Scialfa.
2: Not with Bruce, only with Stevie Van Zandt.}

Additional Information

Artwork

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Personnel

• Dion: Vocals, Guitar
• Wayne Hood: Guitars, Bass, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hammond Organ, Drums

• Patti Scialfa: Vocals
• Bruce Springsteen: Guitar

Related Releases

• All Versions
  • Blues With Friends

• Single
  • Hymn To Him ^{(May 1, 2020)}

On The Tracks

HYMN TO HIM

4:30

GUEST: BLUES / 2020 single

Note: The original version of "Hymn To Him" was recorded for Dion's 1987 gospel album Velvet & Steel. As songs are never finished, Dion kept hearing it with Patti's voice, and he asked her to help remake the song. Bruce joined in the studio with his guitar and played a solo.

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^{Studio Sessions: Western Stars}

History

Way Down (I Won't Cry No More) (with Stevie Van Zandt) "It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn't let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate."

Hymn To Him (with Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen) "I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album 'Velvet & Steel'. But songs are never finished… I kept hearing this with Patti's voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. They made it something sublime."

Gallery/News

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Links:

• Dion – Blues With Friends ^{(BluesMagazine)}
• Dion Announces ‘Blues With Friends’ with Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, and More ^{(RockAndBluesMuse)}
• Q&A: Dion on His NYC Roots and His Star-Studded New Album, ‘Blues With Friends’ ^(RockCellar)

Lyrics

• Hymn To Him

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