Curtis Stigers - This Life 4/26/24 AF The Special's landmark eponymous debut

The Special's landmark eponymous debut hit the shelves in 1979 and is anchored by their hit version of Dandy Livingstone's "A Message to You

the album most often cited as the band's masterpiece

2003 reissue LP on 180-gram vinyl

refined: impossibly melodic

The compilation's 10 tracks are alternately brooding

Curtis Stigers - This Life 4/26/24 AF The Special's landmark eponymous debutOn Curtis Stigers's 2022 release, this multi platinum artist takes a look back with new versions of his international hits "I Wonder Why," "Never Saw A Miracle," and "You're All That Matters To Me," as well as "This Life," the theme song to the TV show Sons Of Anarchy, and (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding" from The Bodyguard soundtrack. Stigers revisits these classics and more, in his signature laid back, jazzy, bluesy style.