Clarence Clemons Discography
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 Clarence Clemons & the Red Bank RockersHero Release Date 1985 11 zz Label Columbia Rating:  Narada Michael Walden produces most of this album by Mokshagun Clarence Clemons, known to the world as the "Big Man." His unmistakable saxophone that lifted many a Bruce Springsteen tune sounds like it was lifted right out of a Phil Spector session on Hero. &"You're a Friend of Mine" by Jeffrey Cohen and Narada has Jackson Browne dueting on the lead vocal with Clemens and his then-girlfriend, Daryl Hannah, on backing vocals. The same songwriting duo comes up with &"Temptation," a hooky, smart, mid-'80s thick-pop sound with Booker T. Jones again on keyboards. For &"It's Alright With Me Girl" it's the very hip Jonzun Crew backing up Clemons: Michael Jonzun, Gordon Worthy, guitarist Tony "Rocks" Cowan, Maurice Starr on bass, and Princess Loria on vocals, with stunning dynamic switches from Narada Michael Walden to Michael Jonzun in a flash. Clemons and Jonzun put &"It's Alright With Me Girl" together, and it's a shame there aren't four or five more of these collaborations. One oddity on the album is the closing to side one, the Arthur Baker-produced remake of the Walker Brothers' hit &"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore," with Stu Kimball from Face to Face and Phil Spector singer Darlene Love. The title track, which kicks off side two, is a tremendous song about being a lover and a friend. &"Crossin' the Line" works, as does &"Kissin' on You," where Clemons' nickname, the Big Man, is one of the hooks. The leadoff track with Jackson Browne went Top 20 in 1985, four years before his first go-round with the E-Street Band was concluding. It's great to see a musician step from the shadows of a legend and make a mark on his own, and Clarence Clemons does that remarkably well here. This is a record where dropping names means something, because the names are allowed to do what is expected of them. It's a beautiful work that will appeal to those who never found the Boss all that exciting. Of course, it might appeal to Springsteen fans as well. Joe Viglione, All Music Guide |
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | You're a Friend of Mine | Walden, Cohen | |
| 2 | Temptation | Cohen, Walden | |
| 3 | It's Alright With Me Girl | Clemons, Jonzun | |
| 4 | Liberation Fire | Walden | |
| 5 | Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) | Gaudio, Crewe | |
| 6 | I Wanna Be Your Hero | Clemons, Walden, Cohen, Glass | |
| 7 | Cross the Line | Clemons, Johnstone, Landesman, Brown | |
| 8 | Kissin' on U | Walden, Cohen | |
| 9 | Christina | Walden, Cohen |
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