The album is a collection of soul music gems, that celebrate the legendary songbooks of Gamble and Huff, Motown, Stax and many more. His 21st studio album with Columbia Records, Only The Strong Survive is a collection of fifteen soul music greats celebrating soul music gems from the legendary catalogues of Motown, Gamble and Huff, Stax and many more. If you like soul and are a fan of The Boss you may feel, like me, that this is another really good Springsteen album. I bought 'Only the Strong Survive' wondering how much I would like it as it is not the sort of music I normally listen to. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

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Records that aren't in picture sleeves will either be in a company sleeve or a generic plain sleeve.The packaging also is a delight with a nice poster / lyric insert, thick sleeve and stunning record colour. Only The Strong Survive features vocals from Springsteen and instrumentation primarily from his longtime producer Ron Aniello. I applaud Bruce for continuing to surprise and delight and hope that doubters will give this great album a chance. Only The Strong Survive is the new album from Bruce Springsteen, and his first new album since 2020’s Letter To You. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Only The Strong Survive is the new album from Bruce Springsteen, and his first new studio album since 2020’s Letter To You. Bruce Springsteen is a self proclaimed student of popular music roots and history and this album has clearly been crafted with love and care. Maybe, I would have liked to hear a bit more depth to the band and can't help but wonder whether this would have been an even better album with the swaggering e-street band. Only The Strong Survive’ is the new album from Bruce Springsteen, and his first new album since 2020’s Letter To You.

standard weight NIGHTSHADE GREEN vinyl discs, in gatefold jacket, printed inner sleeves, and a 12” x 24” poster. Only The Strong Survive’ features vocals from Springsteen and instrumentation primarily from his longtime producer Ron Aniello. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. I ended up having to send one album back and get a replacement due to what appeared to be a pressing issue. I have felt many of Springsteen's albums have a soul influence, so this perhaps is not the biggest of departures for him.