Back in 20 explained

Back in 20
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Gary U.S. Bonds
Cover:	Back in 20.jpg
Released:	June 1, 2004
Genre:	Rock, pop
Length:	45:54
Label:	M.C. Records
Producer:	Gary U.S. Bonds Laurie Anderson
Prev Title:	Nothing Left To Lose
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Let Them Talk
Next Year:	2009

Back in 20 is a rock album released by Gary U.S. Bonds in 2004 on the M.C. Records label. The album features guest appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, Dickey Betts, and Phoebe Snow. The title of the album is a reference to Bonds' sporadic croppings of popularity; first in the early 1960s, then the early 1980s, and now, again 20 some years later, in the early 2000s.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks" (Laurie Anderson, Gary U.S. Bonds) - 4:24
2. "Murder in the First Degree" (Bonds, Mark Leimbach) - 3:13
3. "Take Me Back" (Leimbach) - 3:25
4. "She Just Wants to Dance" (Georgina Graper, Kevin Moore) - 3:09
5. "Fanny Mae" (Waymon Glasco, Morris Levy, Clarence L. Lewis) - 3:39
6. "Bitch/Dumb Ass" (Anderson, Bonds) - 4:05
7. "I've Got Dreams to Remember" (Otis Redding, Zelma Redding, Joe Rock) - 4:36
8. "Nothing But Blue" (Anderson, Bonds) - 4:17
9. "She Chose to Be My Lady" (Bonds) - 3:30
10. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (Anderson, Bonds, Leimbach) - 3:47
11. "Every Time I Roll the Dice" (Max Barnes, Troy Seals) - 4:29
12. "Don't You Do It Here" (Anderson, Bonds, Leimbach) - 3:39

Personnel

Musicians:

• Gary U.S. Bonds - lead vocals
• Bruce Springsteen - guitar ("Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks), background vocals ("Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks)
• Southside Johnny - harmonica ("Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks", "Take Me Back"), vocals ("Fannie Mae")
• Dickey Betts - guitar ("She Just Wants to Dance", "Bitch/Dumb Ass")
• Phoebe Snow - vocals ("Bitch/Dumb Ass")
• Joey Stann - saxophone
• Mark Leimbach - guitar
• Dan Cipriano - saxophone
• Jeff Kazee - keyboards
• Hal Selzer - bass
• Lance Hyland Stark - drums
• Jim Wacker - piano, keyboards
• Walter Smith - background vocals

Production:

• Gary U.S. Bonds - producer, engineer, horn arrangements
• Laurie Anderson - producer, engineer, photography
• Bruce Springsteen - engineer
• John Paul Cavanaugh - photography
• Dan Cipriano - horn arrangements
• Chris Musgrave - engineer
• Glen Robinson - engineer
• Toby Scott - engineer
• Phoebe Snow - engineer
• Joey Stann - horn arrangements

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gary U.S. Bonds | Official Website | Rock and Roll. Garyusbonds.com. December 3, 2023.