It’s been almost five decades since Nils Lofgren started out as a solo artist in his own right, yet the veteran’s archive, bursting at the seams, contains pieces dating back even longer than that, and although his latest album was issued less than a year ago, the legendary musician decided, without much ado, to release an archival collection. What was unveiled on digital platforms on March 9th consists of, in his words, songs left behind: demos and outtakes.
Titled “Spares” and comprising the whopping 31 tracks, it’s an interesting run through the years – especially for Lofgren’s aficionados who are familiar with at least one cut, “Dance Of Life” which features Lou Gramm (listen below), as this piece originally surfaced on 1994’s single, but for the most part Nils’ cache of gems was never heard. Sadly, the booklet doesn’t offer details of the recordings on display – and there’s no talk at the moment of their physical outing.
Spares
1. Blue Eyes Don’t
2. Old Friends
3. Sun Comes Up (feat. Bonnie Bramlett)
4. Dance Of Life (feat. Lou Gramm)
5. Love
6. Invader
7. When I Find Love
8. Space Visitor
9. Out Of Nowhere
10. Caught A Load (feat. Tommy Lepson)
11. I Get Lost
12. In The Distance
13. Branded
14. Day By Day
15. Hearts Of The Very Young
16. Brokenhearted
17. Home To You
18. Love Is The Best Glue
19. It Hurts
20. Highway
21. Where I Wanna Be
22. Midnight Heart
23. Let Her Get Away
24. People Will Come (feat. Andy York & Eric Ambel )
25. Cry On
26. Lovers Beware
27. You Can’t Ride My Horse
28. Night And Day
29. Badmouth
30. Let Me Fall
31. Feeling Free
