‘It Was Very Homemade’: Dave Stewart Went ‘Back to Front’ For His New Album
"The Way It Was Back Then" is unlike any other album created by Steward, the Eurythmics legend.
Dave Stewart, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, has released his latest album, The Way It Was Back Then, on September 18. This album is unique as it was created in an unconventional manner, with Stewart singing and playing the guitar straight into the recording, much like his solo acoustic covers of Bob Dylan songs.
The album features 10 tracks, developed at his island studio in the Bahamas, where he recorded everything "back to front." Instead of overdubbing instruments onto a pre-recorded vocal, Stewart and engineer Jesse Samler overdubbed after the fact, adding only a few local singers for high backing vocals on some tracks. The album includes songs such as "Your Wishes," "Cry If You Want To," "The House Where I Was Born," and "Black Cat," which Stewart finds to be one of his favorites due to its emotional depth and introspective nature.
The album is being released in limited physical editions on vinyl and CD, as well as via Stewart's Art of Chaos app, which offers exclusive content.
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