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Summer of Sorcery
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)
RecordedSeptember–October 2018
StudioRenegade Studio, New York City
Length59:53
Label
  • UMe
  • Producer
    Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul chronology
    Soulfire Live!
    (2017)
    Summer of Sorcery
    (2019)
    The Early Work
    (2019)
    Singles from Summer of Sorcery

    1. "Superfly Terraplane"
      Released: March 8, 2019
    2. "Communion"
      Released: April 5, 2019
    3. "A World of Our Own"
      Released: April 12, 2019
    4. "Love Again"
      Released: April 26, 2019

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic71/100[1]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[2]
    American Songwriter[3]
    Classic Rock[4]
    Maximum Volume Music9.5/10[5]
    The Spill Magazine[6]

    Summer of Sorcery is the seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Little Steven, released under the name Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul.[7] It was released on May 3, 2019 under Universal Music Enterprises.[8] It is Little Steven's first album of new material since 1999's Born Again Savage.[9] The album consists of 10 new songs plus a reworking of "Education" from his 1989 Revolution album, and the outtake "Suddenly You" from the Lilyhammer score.[10]

    Critical reception[edit]

    According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Summer of Sorcery received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 from 6 critic scores.[1]

    Track listing[edit]

    All tracks are written by Steven Van Zandt

    No.TitleLength
    1."Communion"6:02
    2."Party Mambo!"4:33
    3."Love Again"4:35
    4."Vortex"4:47
    5."A World of Our Own"4:37
    6."Gravity"5:26
    7."Soul Power Twist"4:38
    8."Superfly Terraplane"4:32
    9."Education"4:51
    10."Suddenly You"3:05
    11."I Visit the Blues"4:38
    12."Summer of Sorcery"8:09

    Personnel[edit]

    Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
    Additional musicians
    Technical

    Charts[edit]

    Chart Peak
    position
    Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 131
    Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 200
    German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 39
    Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 18
    Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] 94
    Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 40
    UK Albums (OCC)[17] 94

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ Horowitz, Hal (May 1, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ Needs, Kris (May 2, 2019). "Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul: Summer Of Sorcery album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • ^ Thorley, Andy (June 2, 2019). "Review: Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul – Summer Of Sorcery (2019)". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • ^ Badgley, Aaron. "Spill Album Review: Little Steven and The Disciples Of Soul – Summer Of Sorcery". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • ^ "Steven Van Zandt on His New Album & Staying as Nonpartisan as I Can During the Current Political Landscape". Billboard. May 20, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ Browne, David (March 8, 2019). "Inside Steven Van Zandt's New Album "Summer of Sorcery"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ "Press release: Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul To Celebrate 'Summer Of Sorcery'". PR Newswire. March 8, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • ^ "Press release: Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul's Highly Anticipated New Album 'Summer of Sorcery' Out Today Via Wicked Cool/UMe". PR Newswire. May 3, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Summer of Sorcery" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Summer of Sorcery" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Summer of Sorcery". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ "Swisscharts.com – Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Summer of Sorcery". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  • ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

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