Whitesnake - 'River Song' (official video 2024 remix)

I was born by the river
Raised by the sea
Baptized in muddy water
To drown the devil in me
I'm going back to the river
Down to the stream
I'm gonna follow that water
And find my dream

Where St. John be waiting on me
To wash my sins away
Hey St. Christopher pray for me
Cause baby I'm on my way

Where the rivers flow
Where the rivers flow
Just around the bend
I'll find my rainbows end
Maybe then I'll know
Where the rivers flow

You know the gypsy woman told me
About a river of gold
Full of dreams for the asking
In the valley of souls
So I called to the captain
Come on take my hand
I'm gonna follow the water
To the Promised Land

Where St. John be waiting on me
To wash my sins away
Hey St. Christopher pray for me
Cause baby I'm on my way

Where the rivers flow
Where the rivers flow
Just around the bend
I'll find my rainbows end
And maybe then I'll know
Where the rivers flow

Οι τρεις προσωπικοί δίσκοι του David Coverdale ("White Snake" 1977, "Northwinds" 1978, "Into the Light" 2000) αποτελούν την βάση της συλλογής "Into the Light", η οποία κυκλοφόρησε (σε... εξαπλό cd και σε διπλό βινύλιο) σήμερα (25 Οκτωβρίου 2024), με το δελτίο τύπου να μας δίνει όλες τις λεπτομέρειες:

«INTO THE LIGHT is based on David Coverdale's three solo records. The INTO THE LIGHT album was originally released as David Coverdale’s 3rd solo album, in September 2000, and was his first solo record in 22 years. Here it's been remixed with extra tracks and presented as a Whitesnake album.

With an impressive musical lineup, David is joined on INTO THE LIGHT by guitarists Earl Slick and Doug Bossi, bassist Marco Mendoza, who would later join Whitesnake, legendary drummer Denny Carmassi, who as well as Whitesnake, has played with Montrose and Heart, and Mike Finningan on keyboards, who had previously played with Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s.

As well as plenty of unreleased songs and bonus tracks, the set includes “Too Many Tears,” a song David wrote with Adrian Vandenberg and originally featured on Whitesnake’s RESTLESS HEART album.

Also included is “River Song,” David’s tribute to Jimi Hendrix, and “With All Of My Heart,” a song David wrote for his wife, and in his own words, one of top ten songs that he’s written.

INTO THE LIGHT also features the singles “Slave,” “Love Is Blind” and “Don’t You Cry.” The box set also includes David’s first two solo records, whitesnake MCMLXXVII from 1977 and NORTHWINDS from 1978, the two titles he recorded immediately after leaving Deep Purple in 1976, in both remixed, expanded and remastered form.»