Whitesnake’s David Coverdale On The New “Love Songs” Album, Rhino Records, COVID-19 & More
Simply put, few rock bands have sold more albums than Whitesnake. But not everyone realizes that Whitesnake leader David Coverdale was internationally-renowned for close to a decade before Whitesnake scored an international hit with 1980’s Ready An’ Willing album, touring the world as part of Deep Purple. Thus, Coverdale has been a high-profile recording artist for close to 50 years.
On the forthcoming album Love Songs, Whitesnake brings together some of the most-passionate music of its multi-platinum career. A new collection that contains remixed and remastered versions of the group’s best love songs, it is the second release within the band’s “Red, White and Blues Trilogy.” A mix of hits and deep tracks that were originally released between 1987 and 2011 on 5 Whitesnake studio albums and David Coverdale’s 3rd solo album Into The Light, Love Songs will be released on November 6th as a CD ($14.98), as a double-LP set pressed on 180-gram red vinyl ($31.98), and via all major digital outlets. This series of compilations organized by musical themes began this summer with The ROCK Album (white) and is expected to conclude next year with The BLUES Album (blue).
Beyond this trilogy, Coverdale and Whitesnake have released a series of deluxe titles via Rhino Records. Earlier this year, Whitesnake released a 35th Anniversary Remix of the Slide It In albun as a 2-LP set on 180-gram transparent red vinyl. Last year, a 30th Anniversary Edition of the Slip Of The Tongue was also released via Rhino as 6CD/DVD collection which included a newly-remastered version of the album, unreleased studio recordings, audio and video of the band’s performance at the 1990 Monsters Of Rock festival, a new interview with Coverdale, and a 60-page hardbound book.
On October 15, 2020, I had the pleasure — and I do mean “pleasure” — of speaking with David Coverdale via Zoom, as embedded below. We discussed Love Songs, other possible releases via Rhino Records, life during COVID-19, how he manages to stay in top-form as a singer and a human being, calling Lake Tahoe home, future plans and plenty more. Additional info on Coverdale and Whitesnake can be found via www.whitesnake.com, facebook.com/Whitesnake.official and rhino.com.
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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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