In 2000, David Coverdale was officially a full-time solo artist, but it wasn't like the former Whitesnake and Deep Purple vocalist had never recorded an album by himself -- his first solo project, Northwinds, came out in the late '70s. Although not groundbreaking, 2000's Into the Light is a decent solo effort that should please those who admire his '70s and '80s output. In fact, this isn't a radical departure from the British singer's work with Whitesnake and Deep Purple. Instead of attempting to be relevant to the alternate rock scene of 2000, Coverdale sticks with the type of commercial hard rock, arena rock, and power ballads that he is best known for. And even though the songs (all of which he wrote or co-wrote) aren't quite in a class with his best Purple and Whitesnake offerings, they are enjoyable; Coverdale's die-hard fans will find that he is as confident and assured on bluesy rockers like "Cry for Love" and "River Song" as he is on the power ballad "Don't You Cry." Into the Light often sounds like it could have been recorded in the 1970s or 1980s instead of 2000, which is just as well -- Coverdale aficionados won't find innovation on this CD, but they will find that the singer is still quite capable of holding their attention. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Doug Bossi (Engineer), Michael McIntire (Engineer), Bjorn Thorsrud (Associate Producer), George Marino (Mastering), Michael McIntyre (Engineer), Doug Bossi (Associate Producer), David Coverdale (Producer), Cynthia (Artwork), John X. Volaitis (Mixing), Andrew Leff (Management), Rich Veltrop (Engineer), Jim Morey (Management), Dylan Vaughan (Mixing), Russell Young (Photography), Michael McIntyre (Associate Producer), John X. Volaitis (Associate Producer), Jason Morey (Management), Bjorn Thorsrud (Engineer), Russell Young (Coordination), Jeff Robinson (Assistant Engineer)
Into the Light is the third solo album by David Coverdale. In between 1978 and 1997, Coverdale and his band Whitesnake produced 10 studio albums. After a three year break, he returned with this most recent solo album since 1978's Northwinds.
In an interview with Classic Rock magazine in 2000, Coverdale stated: "The whole premise of my new record, Into The Light, is about coming out of what I felt was a dark period... I didn't really know who I was, using the illusion of David Coverdale I've created, or that other people have. I got tired of trying to live up to that, which is not necessarily who I am."[1]
At least three additional songs were recorded for this album that did not make the final CD. Coverdale released these tracks on his official Whitesnake.com website[2]:
"As Long As I Have You"
"Oh No, Not the Blues Again"
"All the Time in the World"
Singles
"Love Is Blind" was released as a single with an accompanying music video, but did not chart.
John X. Volaitis - keyboards & percussion on "She Give Me", keyboards & vocals on "Don't You Cry" & "Don't Lie to Me", keyboards on "Too Many Tears", harp on "Wherever You May Go"
