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'''''Into the Light: The Solo Albums''''' is a compilation album by English ] band ], showcasing the band's founder and singer-songwriter ]'s solo works. The compilation includes selections from Coverdale's three solo albums: ] (1977), '']'' (1978) and ] (2000). The collection features "revisited, remixed and remastered" forms of previously released and unreleased material from the installment of these solo albums. The title of the compilation derives from Coverdale's third solo release, ''Into the Light''. It was released via ] on 25 October 2024 and set to be released on 13 November in Japan. '''''Into the Light: The Solo Albums''''' is a compilation album by the English ] band ] that was released via ] on 25 October 2024 and in Japan on 13 November the same year. The compilation includes tracks from the solo albums of ], the band's founder and-singer-songwriter: ] (1977), '']'' (1978) and ] (2000). The collection also includes "revisited, remixed and remastered" versions of material from these solo albums.


Coverdale recorded ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' after ]'s dissolution in the 1976, before forming Whitesnake. Decades later, following the group's temporary hiatus, he resumed his solo career with ''Into the Light'', exploring a more reflective and blues-influenced sound. Advanced technology was used to remix the albums, with tracks from ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' separated into their multi-track stems using cutting-edge ] software, while Into the Light was remixed digitally. Coverdale recorded ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' after the dissolution of ] in 1976, before forming Whitesnake. Decades later, following Whitesnake's temporary hiatus, Coverdale resumed his solo career with ''Into the Light'', exploring a more-reflective and blues-influenced sound. Advanced technology was used to remix the albums; tracks from ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' were separated into their multi-track stems using advanced ] (AI) software, while ''Into the Light'' was digitally remixed.


== Background == == Background ==
Between 1977 and 1978, vocalist ] recorded the first of his two solo albums after the Mark IV dissolution of ]. Both were released as ] and '']'' and were gone out in many complication sets, more recently ] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/149282-david-coverdale-white-snakenorth-winds-2495941248.html |title=David Coverdale: White Snake / North Winds |last=Valdivia |first=Victor |date=16 October 2011 |website=] |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> Decades later after the temporary disbandment of Coverdale's formed band ], he resumed his solo career as well to explore many forms of music.<ref name="Hammer97">{{cite magazine |year= 1997 |title= Too Old to Rock and Roll - Too Young to Die? |magazine=] |issue=7 |volume=14 |pages=126{{ndash}}127 |publisher=ZAG Zeitschriften-Verlag | location=Berlin, Germany}}</ref> The resulting 2000 record came out as ], listing it as his most successful solo album commercially and critically, only that it charted in six countries.<ref name="CRNJ2120">{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-david-coverdale-and-whitesnake-album-ranked-worst-to-best |title=Every David Coverdale and Whitesnake album, ranked from worst to best |last=Jeffries |first=Neil |date=22 September 2021 |website=] |publisher=Louder |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Classic Rock">{{cite magazine |last=Llewellyn |first=Siân |date=18 September 2000 |title= David Coverdale – ''Into the Light'' (EMI/Chrysalis - advance CD) |magazine=] |page=63 |location=London, England |publisher=Future}}</ref><ref name="Metalhammer">{{cite magazine |first=Matthias |last=Mineur |year=2000 |title= David Coverdale - ''Into the Light'' (EMI) |magazine=] |issue=10 |volume=17 |pages=86 |publisher=AS Young Mediahouse GmbH | location=Munich, Germany}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melodic-rock.com/interviews/davidcoverdale.html |title= David Coverdale – Into the Light Interview |first=Andrew J. |last=McNeice |website=MelodicRock |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> Between 1977 and 1978, after the dissolution of ], vocalist ] recorded two solo albums: ] and '']''. He also reissued multiple compilations, most recently '']'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/149282-david-coverdale-white-snakenorth-winds-2495941248.html |title=David Coverdale: White Snake / North Winds |last=Valdivia |first=Victor |date=16 October 2011 |website=] |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> Decades later, after the temporary disbandment of ], Coverdale resumed his solo career.<ref name="Hammer97">{{cite magazine |year= 1997 |title= Too Old to Rock and Roll - Too Young to Die? |magazine=] |issue=7 |volume=14 |pages=126{{ndash}}127 |publisher=ZAG Zeitschriften-Verlag |location=Berlin, Germany}}</ref> The resulting album ] (2000) was commercially and critically his most-successful solo album, charting in six countries.<ref name="CRNJ2120">{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-david-coverdale-and-whitesnake-album-ranked-worst-to-best |title=Every David Coverdale and Whitesnake album, ranked from worst to best |last=Jeffries |first=Neil |date=22 September 2021 |website=] |publisher=Louder |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Classic Rock">{{cite magazine |last=Llewellyn |first=Siân |date=18 September 2000 |title= David Coverdale – ''Into the Light'' (EMI/Chrysalis - advance CD) |magazine=] |page=63 |location=London, England |publisher=Future}}</ref><ref name="Metalhammer">{{cite magazine |first=Matthias |last=Mineur |year=2000 |title= David Coverdale - ''Into the Light'' (EMI) |magazine=] |issue=10 |volume=17 |pages=86 |publisher=AS Young Mediahouse GmbH |location=Munich, Germany}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melodic-rock.com/interviews/davidcoverdale.html |title= David Coverdale – Into the Light Interview |first=Andrew J. |last=McNeice |website=MelodicRock |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref>


According to Coverdale, his first two solo albums, including material from Whitesnake, have been digitally archived and can be ] and ]. However, at that time, they could not be ]. This was a result from the 2008 ], which archived the band's material belonging to ], although some of the masters were found safe at the ] in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bliss |first1=Karen |title=Whitesnake Reissuing Classic Albums With Extras |url=https://noisecreep.com/whitesnake-reissuing-classic-albums-packed-with-extras/ |website=] |access-date=14 October 2024 |date=24 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="BluesAlbum2021">{{Cite AV media notes |title=] |others=] |date=2021 |type=booklet |publisher=]|id=0 190295 156169}}</ref> ], one of the sub-divisions of ] at that time, retained the masters to Coverdale's first two solo albums, but had been gone out of print ever since. According to Coverdale, his early work, including his first two solo albums and material from Whitesnake, had been digitally archived and could be ] and ]ed, but at that time, they could not be ]ed due to the ], which destroyed the band's material belonging to ], although some of the masters were found safe at the ] in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bliss |first1=Karen |title=Whitesnake Reissuing Classic Albums With Extras |url=https://noisecreep.com/whitesnake-reissuing-classic-albums-packed-with-extras/ |website=] |access-date=14 October 2024 |date=24 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="BluesAlbum2021">{{Cite AV media notes |title=] |others=] |date=2021 |type=booklet |publisher=]|id=0 190295 156169}}</ref> ], a sub-division of ] at that time, retained the masters of Coverdale's first two solo albums, which had long been out of print.


== History and production == == History and production ==
''Into the Light: The Solo Albums'' featured musicians that participated from singer ]'s solo albums. His first album ] was released on 20 February 1977 throughout Europe then 6 May in the UK,<ref name="White Snake liner notes">{{Cite AV media notes |title=] |others=David Coverdale |date=2000 |type=booklet |publisher=] |id=6 70211 50752 2 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Deep Purple Family | edition = 2nd | publisher = Wymer Publishing | year = 2016 | pages = 221 | isbn = 978-1-908724-42-7}}</ref> featuring then-Whitesnake guitarist, ], whom Coverdale met in a local coffee shop at ] back then.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/><ref name="White Snake liner notes"/> As a first solo effort, Coverdale remarked the record was "a very inward-looking, reflective and low-key affair in many ways, written and recorded as it was in the aftermath of the collapse of ]".<ref name= "white snake album">{{cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-coverdale-quits-deep-purple/ |title=45 Years Ago: David Coverdale Quits As Deep Purple Disintegrate |last=DeRiso |first=Nick |date=19 July 2021 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |publisher=] |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> The album title, or the song name was meant for Deep Purple, but Coverdale presented it to Deep Purple's then ex-bassist, at that time, ] to play and produce the album with him right after the group dissolved. Deep Purple's management were pressured to support Coverdale and Hughes, thus the two were given $10,000 each to create their own solo albums. According to Coverdale, the album-named title track "Whitesnake" concept was created between 1975 and 1976, "after '']'', or while we (Deep Purple) were touring, promoting that album...I thought it would be a fun Purple track.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> The track would be later named as the official title of Coverdale's formation of the group after his follow up release.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> It was followed by its successor '']'', released on 10 March 1978.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Deep Purple Family | edition = 2nd | publisher = Wymer Publishing | year = 2016 | pages = 234 | isbn = 978-1-908724-42-7}}</ref> The album was viewed in blues-based and R&B influenced rock followed as an "antithesis" of ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/northwinds-mw0000845704 |title=David Coverdale – ''Northwinds'' review |last=Adams |first=Bret |work=] <!--|publisher=]--> |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/david-coverdale-best-albums-guide |title=David Coverdale: a guide to his best albums |last=Jeffries |first=Neil |date=5 January 2021 |website=] |publisher=Louder |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> It was also largely viewed as nothing differentiated compared to ], given that Whitesnake had been compared that group on many occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/149282-david-coverdale-white-snakenorth-winds-2495941248.html |title=David Coverdale: White Snake / North Winds |last=Valdivia |first=Victor |date=16 October 2011 |website=] |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> Decades later, ] was released on 25 September 2000, with its elements featured a more stripped-down and blues-influenced sound that Coverdale "felt appropriate" in his songwriting.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 June 1994 |title=Coverdale fills multiple roles on his Dragonshead solo set |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/747408705/ |work=] |location=Victorville, California, United States |page=13 |via=] |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> ''Into the Light: The Solo Albums'' features the work of musicians who participated on David Coverdale's solo albums. Coverdale's first album ''White Snake'' was released on 20 February 1977 in mainland Europe and on 6 May in the UK;<ref name="White Snake liner notes">{{Cite AV media notes |title=] |others=David Coverdale |date=2000 |type=booklet |publisher=] |id=6 70211 50752 2 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Deep Purple Family |edition=2nd |publisher=Wymer Publishing |year=2016 |pages=221 |isbn=978-1-908724-42-7}}</ref> it features the work of guitarist ], whom Coverdale met in ].<ref name="Reissuenotes"/><ref name="White Snake liner notes"/> As his first solo album, Coverdale said the record is "a very inward-looking, reflective and low-key affair in many ways, written and recorded as it was in the aftermath of the collapse of Deep Purple".<ref name= "white snake album">{{cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-coverdale-quits-deep-purple/ |title=45 Years Ago: David Coverdale Quits As Deep Purple Disintegrate |last=DeRiso |first=Nick |date=19 July 2021 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |publisher=] |accessdate=17 August 2024}}</ref>


The album's title, or the song name, was meant for Deep Purple, but Coverdale presented it to Deep Purple's former bassist ] to play and produce the album with him after the group dissolved. Deep Purple's management were pressured to support Coverdale and Hughes, and the two were each paid $10,000 to create their own solo albums. According to Coverdale, the concept for the eponymous title track was created between 1975 and 1976, "after ''Come Taste the Band'', or while we were touring, promoting that album&nbsp;... I thought it would be a fun Purple track.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> The track's name was later used as the official title of Coverdale's formation of the group after his follow-up release.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> It was followed by its successor '']'', released on 10 March 1978.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Deep Purple Family |edition=2nd |publisher=Wymer Publishing |year=2016 |pages=234 |isbn=978-1-908724-42-7}}</ref> The album, which is viewed as blues-based and R&B-influenced rock followed as an "antithesis" of ] (1987).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/northwinds-mw0000845704 |title=David Coverdale – ''Northwinds'' review |last=Adams |first=Bret |work=] <!-- |publisher=]--> |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/david-coverdale-best-albums-guide |title=David Coverdale: a guide to his best albums |last=Jeffries |first=Neil |date=5 January 2021 |website=] |publisher=Louder |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> It was also largely viewed as sounding "absolutely nothing like Led Zeppelin", a band with which Whitesnake had often been compared.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/149282-david-coverdale-white-snakenorth-winds-2495941248.html |title=David Coverdale: White Snake / North Winds |last=Valdivia |first=Victor |date=16 October 2011 |website=] |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> ] was released on 25 September 2000; this album has a more stripped-down and blues-influenced sound Coverdale said "felt appropriate" in his songwriting.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 June 1994 |title=Coverdale fills multiple roles on his Dragonshead solo set |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/747408705/ |work=] |location=Victorville, California, United States |page=13 |via=] |access-date=17 August 2024 |url-access=registration}}</ref>
⚫ Both ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' were originally produced by Roger Glover, while ''Into the Light'' was produced by Coverdale himself alongside Doug Bossi, ], John X. Volaitis and Michael McIntyre being credited as associate producers.<ref name="White Snake liner notes"/><ref name="Northwinds">{{Cite AV media notes |title=] |others=David Coverdale |date=2000 |type=booklet |publisher=], ] |id=8 26992 02412 7 }}</ref><ref name="Intothelightlinernotes">{{Cite AV media notes |title=] |others=David Coverdale |date=2000 |type=booklet |publisher=] |id=7243 5 28124 2 4 }}</ref>

⚫ Both ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' were produced by Roger Glover, while ''Into the Light'' was produced by Coverdale, and Doug Bossi, ], John X. Volaitis and Michael McIntyre were credited as associate producers.<ref name="White Snake liner notes"/><ref name="Northwinds">{{Cite AV media notes |title=] |others=David Coverdale |date=2000 |type=booklet |publisher=], ] |id=8 26992 02412 7 }}</ref><ref name="Intothelightlinernotes">{{Cite AV media notes |title=] |others=David Coverdale |date=2000 |type=booklet |publisher=] |id=7243 5 28124 2 4 }}</ref>


=== Remixing of David Coverdale's solo albums === === Remixing of David Coverdale's solo albums ===
Coverdale's first two solo albums were remixed using cutting-edge audio separation software using "Audioshake", allowing them to be artificially separated into their individual multi-track stems using ].<ref>{{cite web |title=DAVID COVERDALE's Three Solo Albums To Be Made Available With Remixes, Remasters And Previously Unreleased Tracks |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-coverdales-three-solo-albums-to-be-made-available-with-remixes-remasters-and-previously-unreleased-tracks |website=Blabbermouth |access-date=17 August 2024 |date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Intothelightpress"/> The original ] were lost for two decades and were unable to be located, largely due to both of those albums being out of print from the ] label (alongside early Whitesnake material),<ref>{{cite magazine |date=20 July 1994 |title= All White My Luvs! |magazine=] |pages=64 | publisher=] | location=London, England }}</ref> now owned by ]. However, many of the outtakes from the album remain accessible.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> As a result, the audio engineers at "Hook City Studios", named after Whitesnake, have been experimenting with various open-source software to separate two of the releases for the past five years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Time & Again (DC & Hook City Strings) |url=https://whitesnake.com/time-again-strings/ |website=Whitesnake.com |publisher=] |access-date=14 October 2024 |date=25 September 2024}}</ref> Coverdale's first two solo albums were remixed using advanced audio-separation software using Audioshake, allowing them to be separated into their individual multi-track stems using ] (AI).<ref>{{cite web |title=DAVID COVERDALE's Three Solo Albums To Be Made Available With Remixes, Remasters And Previously Unreleased Tracks |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-coverdales-three-solo-albums-to-be-made-available-with-remixes-remasters-and-previously-unreleased-tracks |website=Blabbermouth |access-date=17 August 2024 |date=16 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Intothelightpress"/> The original ] were lost for two decades and could not be located, largely because both of those albums were out-of-print on the label ], alongside early Whitesnake material,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=20 July 1994 |title= All White My Luvs! |magazine=] |pages=64 |publisher=] |location=London, England }}</ref> which is now owned by ]. Many of the out-takes from the album remain accessible.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> For five years, audio engineers at "Hook City Studios", named after Whitesnake, experimented with open-source software to separate two of the releases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Time & Again (DC & Hook City Strings) |url=https://whitesnake.com/time-again-strings/ |website=Whitesnake.com |publisher=] |access-date=14 October 2024 |date=25 September 2024}}</ref>


For the remixing of ''White Snake'', the production team undertook the process of unmixing the entire record by exporting the stems via the same mechanism to various artificial intelligence software, selecting the best available mixes for comparison and approval in the ''White Snake'' remixing project.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> Digital artefacts posed a recurring challenge, which the team addressed by overlaying enhanced versions of individual stems to reinforce the overall sound. Despite this, they had limited control over the volume and tone during the remixing process, particularly with the lead and background vocals, as well as the original track's reverb. Fortunately, the team managed to mitigate these issues by incorporating modern remixes for the drums and reamping the guitars and bass through amplifiers to achieve an authentic contemporary sound. Although the tape speed was slightly off, this was digitally corrected to ensure any new instruments were in tune with the rest of the record.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> To remix ''White Snake'', the production team unmixed the record by exporting the stems using AI software, selecting the best-available mixes for comparison and approval.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> Digital artefacts posed a challenge, which the team addressed by overlaying enhanced versions of individual stems to reinforce the overall sound. Despite this, whilst remixing, they had limited control over the volume and tone, particularly with the lead and background vocals, and the original track's reverb. The team mitigated these issues by incorporating modern remixes of the drums and resamping the guitars and bass through amplifiers to achieve an authentic, contemporary sound. The tape speed was slightly inaccurate but this was digitally corrected to ensure any new instruments were in tune with the rest of the record.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/>


The remixing process for ''Northwinds'' was originally inspired by a ] known as MAL (machine-assisted learning), which had been developed as an audio restoration technology for ] 2021 documentary '']''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=11 November 2021|title=Know How the Beatles Ended? Peter Jackson May Change Your Mind.|language=en-US|work=]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/arts/music/beatles-get-back-peter-jackson.html|access-date=13 October 2024|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111102004/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/arts/music/beatles-get-back-peter-jackson.html|archive-date=11 November 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> MAL was originally named after the Beatles' former road manager, ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sparkes |first=Matthew |date=24 December 2021 |title=Beatles documentary Get Back used custom AI to strip unwanted sound |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2302552-beatles-documentary-get-back-used-custom-ai-to-strip-unwanted-sound/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=] |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030142329/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2302552-beatles-documentary-get-back-used-custom-ai-to-strip-unwanted-sound/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This process was used to separate ]'s home demo recording from the late 1970s, utilising a digital copy provided by ], which was of higher quality than the third-generation source the three surviving members of The Beatles had used in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Last Beatles Songs |url=https://www.thebeatles.com/announcement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026125709/https://www.thebeatles.com/announcement |archive-date=26 October 2023 |access-date=13 October 2024 |publisher=TheBeatles.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eras - The Beatles - Episode 6 - Now and Then |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001rzkp |access-date=13 October 2024 |publisher=BBC Sounds |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102174053/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001rzkp |url-status=live }}</ref> This restoration preserved the clarity of every multi-track stem, culminating in the release of "]" in late 2023 and also the ] of ]. Audio engineer and producer Tom Gordon, who was working on the remixes for ''Northwinds'', was impressed by this restoration approach and contacted ]'s company, ], which had utilised the MAL technology for various music and film restorations, including The Beatles' archives. However, his request was declined as the technology was exclusive to The Beatles project and was "bespoken for" at the time. Gordon then approached Dr. Paris Smaragdis in an attempt to develop a similar version of MAL software, but due to time constraints and limited resources, this was not possible.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> The remixing process for ''Northwinds'' was originally inspired by a ] known as machine-assisted learning (MAL), which had been developed as an audio-restoration technology for the documentary '']'' (2021).<ref>{{cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=11 November 2021 |title=Know How the Beatles Ended? Peter Jackson May Change Your Mind. |language=en-US |work=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/arts/music/beatles-get-back-peter-jackson.html |access-date=13 October 2024 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111102004/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/arts/music/beatles-get-back-peter-jackson.html |archive-date=11 November 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> MAL was originally named after the Beatles' former road manager, ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sparkes |first=Matthew |date=24 December 2021 |title=Beatles documentary Get Back used custom AI to strip unwanted sound |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2302552-beatles-documentary-get-back-used-custom-ai-to-strip-unwanted-sound/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=] |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030142329/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2302552-beatles-documentary-get-back-used-custom-ai-to-strip-unwanted-sound/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This process was used to separate ]'s home-demo recording from the late 1970s, using a digital copy provided by ] that was of higher quality than the third-generation source the three surviving members of The Beatles had used in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Last Beatles Songs |url=https://www.thebeatles.com/announcement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026125709/https://www.thebeatles.com/announcement |archive-date=26 October 2023 |access-date=13 October 2024 |publisher=TheBeatles.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eras - The Beatles - Episode 6 - Now and Then |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001rzkp |access-date=13 October 2024 |publisher=BBC Sounds |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102174053/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001rzkp |url-status=live }}</ref> This restoration preserved the clarity of every multi-track stem, culminating in the release of "]" in late 2023 and the ] of ]. Audio engineer and producer Tom Gordon, who was working on the remixes for ''Northwinds'', was impressed by this restoration approach and contacted ]'s company ], which used MAL for music and film restorations, including The Beatles' archives. Gordon's request was declined because the technology was exclusive to The Beatles project and was "bespoken for" at the time. Gordon then approached ] in an attempt to develop a similar version of MAL software, but due to time constraints and limited resources, this was not possible.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Unlocking Whitesnake’s catalog for remasters |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdPZqr0nww8 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=21 December 2024 |date=5 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="Audioshake">{{cite web |title=AudioShake Stems Help Remaster Whitesnake's "Time and Again" |url=https://www.audioshake.ai/post/whitesnake-celebrates-four-decades-with-box-set-and-vinyl-remixes-remasters-thanks-to-audioshakes-cutting-edge-technology |website=Audioshake |access-date=21 December 2024 |date=7 November 2024}}</ref>


] ''(pictured in 2003)'' developed the MAL audio-separation software to enhance and restore the archived music and filmography of ]. Tom Gordon expressed interest in utilising this technology, but his proposal was declined.]] ] ''(pictured in 2003)'' developed the MAL audio-separation software to enhance and restore the archived music and filmography of ]. Tom Gordon expressed interest in utilising this technology, but his proposal was declined.]]


After the initial attempts with MAL failed, Whitesnake audio engineers were under pressure to find an alternative audio isolation technology that could successfully separate the tracks from their original stems. For "Time & Again", Coverdale's vocals were recorded on the same multi-track alongside with the Rhodes electric piano.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> Coverdale wanted to "ditch the Rhodes" and add string arrangements in the remix. However, when the ''Northwinds'' album was processed through various open-source audio separation software, the results included digital artefacts, rendering the remixes unusable as "the vocal was so exposed". The team eventually turned to an emerging software called "Audioshake", which was in its beta stage at the time. The software produced results that were deemed acceptable, allowing the remix of "Time & Again" to proceed.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> After the initial attempts with MAL failed, Gordon was under pressure to find an alternative audio-isolation technology that could separate the tracks from their original stems. For "Time & Again", Coverdale's vocals were recorded on the same multi-track as the Rhodes electric piano.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> According to Gordon, Coverdale wanted to "ditch the Rhodes" and add string arrangements in the remix. When ''Northwinds'' was processed through open-source audio-separation software, the results included digital artefacts, rendering the remixes unusable because "the vocal was so exposed". Gordon learned from a podcast that explained about unmixing ]'s album through a ] called Audioshake, which produced results that were deemed acceptable, allowing the remix of "Time & Again" to proceed.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/><ref name="Audioshake"/>


For the remix of ''Into the Light'', the album was originally recorded digitally through ].<ref name="Daily Press">{{cite news |date=10 June 1994 |title=Coverdale fills multiple roles on his Dragonshead solo set |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/747408705/ |work=] |location=Victorville, California, United States |page=13 |via=] |access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref> Several tracks from the record were later remixed and included in the ''Red, White, Blues'' complication trilogy, released between 2020 and 2021. The original recording utilised the now obsolete "Sound Designer II" format, which is incompatible with modern systems. However, the engineering team successfully transferred and converted the tracks using legacy equipment. To prevent data loss or corruption during the current project, the digital multitrack stems were re-aligned with their original time codes.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> The remixing was held entirely by Christopher Collier, who worked with the group since the late 2010s, while remixing for ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' were handled by Tom Gordon and Alex Breckenridge.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfyq49emJuU | title= Whitesnake Slide It In 35th Anniversary Unboxing | publisher=Whitesnake TV | via=YouTube | date= 26 February 2019 | access-date =14 October 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Reissuenotes"/> ''Into the Light'' was digitally recorded using ].<ref name="Daily Press">{{cite news |date=10 June 1994 |title=Coverdale fills multiple roles on his Dragonshead solo set |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/747408705/ |work=] |location=Victorville, California, United States |page=13 |via=] |access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref> Several tracks from the record were later remixed and included in the compilation trilogy ''], ], ]'' (2020 and 2021). The now-obsolete file format Sound Designer II, which is incompatible with modern systems, was used for the original recordings. The engineering team transferred and converted the tracks using legacy equipment. To prevent data loss or corruption during the remixing project, the digital multitrack stems were re-aligned with their original time codes.<ref name="Reissuenotes"/> ''Into the Light'' was remixed by Christopher Collier, who worked with the group since the late 2010s, while ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' were remixed by Tom Gordon and Alex Breckenridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfyq49emJuU |title= Whitesnake Slide It In 35th Anniversary Unboxing |publisher=Whitesnake TV |via=YouTube |date= 26 February 2019 |access-date =14 October 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Reissuenotes"/>


== Release and promotion == == Release and promotion ==
Although the three albums were recorded entirely by Coverdale as a solo artist, he now regards them as ] albums. He stated, "As I'm recognized as 'Mr. Whitesnake', I thought, Why not? They're all Whitesnake albums to me... we've remixed them to stand proudly alongside any Whitesnake album."<ref name="Intothelightpress"/> 1997's '']'' was at first originally viewed as a solo album, but was eventually grouped as a "David Coverdale & Whitesnake" album due to ]'s contract demands. This, along with '']'', was envisioned as "brother and sister albums", respectively due to their similar sound in comparison to Whitesnake's other recordings.<ref name="Q&A">{{cite magazine |last=Chirazi |first=Steffan |date=25 March 2011 |title=The Growing Pains Of Whitesnake's David Coverdale |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/whitesnake-jimmy-page-and-i-walked-through-manhattan-and-stopped-traffic |website=Louder |publisher=Classic Rock |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> The first appearance of David Coverdale's solo work within Whitesnake was on '']'', which is considered the band's first official release. Initially issued as an EP, it was later expanded into a double EP, featuring four tracks from ''Northwinds'' album: "Keep on Giving Me Love", "Queen of Hearts", "Only My Soul", and "Breakdown".<ref>Snakebite ad: . ] (16 September 1978) - p. 1. Retrieved on 13 October 2024.</ref> Although Coverdale recorded ''Whitsnake'', ''Northwinds'' and ''Into the Light'' as a solo artist, he now regards them as Whitesnake albums. He stated: "As I'm recognized as 'Mr. Whitesnake', I thought, Why not? They're all Whitesnake albums to me&nbsp;... we've remixed them to stand proudly alongside any Whitesnake album."<ref name="Intothelightpress"/> '']'' (1997) was originally viewed as a solo album but was later grouped as a "David Coverdale & Whitesnake" album due to EMI's contract demands. ''Restless Heart'' and ''Into the Light'' were envisioned as "brother and sister albums", respectively, due to their similar sound in comparison to Whitesnake's other recordings.<ref name="Q&A">{{cite magazine |last=Chirazi |first=Steffan |date=25 March 2011 |title=The Growing Pains Of Whitesnake's David Coverdale |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/whitesnake-jimmy-page-and-i-walked-through-manhattan-and-stopped-traffic |website=Louder |publisher=Classic Rock |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> Coverdale's first solo work within Whitesnake was on '']'', which is considered the band's first official release. It was initially issued as an extended play (EP) and was later expanded into a double EP, featuring four tracks from ''Northwinds'': "Keep on Giving Me Love", "Queen of Hearts", "Only My Soul" and "Breakdown".<ref>Snakebite ad: . ] (16 September 1978) - p. 1. Retrieved on 13 October 2024.</ref>


On the morning of 16 August 2024, Coverdale announced the upcoming complication on his ] page.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title=Into the Light: The Solo Albums announcement reveal video |url=https://x.com/davidcoverdale/status/1824460940743745569 |website=] |access-date=17 August 2024 |date=16 August 2024}}</ref> That same day, a promotional music video for the track "Midnight Blue" from the album ''Into the Light'' was also released. <ref name="Intothelightpress">{{cite web |title=Into the Light: The Solo Albums |url=https://whitesnake.com/into-the-light-solo-albums/ |website=] |access-date=17 August 2024 |date=16 August 2024}}</ref> ''Into the Light: The Solo Albums'' was released via ] on 25 October 2024 as a multi-disc box set, featuring remastered and remixed versions of the solo albums, as well as previously unreleased demos. The collection will also feature music videos and a 60-page booklet containing photographs and an interview with Coverdale. Additionally, the set will be released as a double ] album, featuring tracks exclusively from ''Into the Light'', marking its first release on vinyl format.<ref name="Rhino">{{cite web |title=Into The Light: The Solo Albums (6CD) |url=https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-store/artists/whitesnake/into-the-light-the-solo-albums-6cd/603497824489.html?srsltid=AfmBOopjljSqw4K1TTGugbO8sYwU-PQCyYos0qq-lmw2mykrI8rpT1Td |publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="Intothelightpress"/> Separately, the 2024 remixes of ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' will also be reissued in the same format, pressed on translucent vinyl, released on 4 October for "RHINO Rocktober" sales event,<ref name="Intothelightpress"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Rhino Reveals ROCKTOBER 2024 Vinyl Release Lineup |url= https://www.rhino.com/article/rhino-reveals-rocktober-2024-vinyl-release-lineup |publisher=] |date=25 September 2024 |access-date=28 September 2024 }}</ref> following a Japanese release on 13 November.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake Into the Light: The Solo Albums |url=https://wmg.jp/whitesnake/discography/30096/ |website=] |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Into the Light: The Solo Albums - Whitesnake - Oricon News |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/154210/products/1520151/1/ |publisher=] |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref> Snippets of the remixed tracks "Lady" and "Northwinds" are featured in their respective promotional videos.<ref name="Intothelightpress"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title=WHITESNAKE NorthWinds LP (2024 Remix) Pre-Order Now - Release October 4 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_WAZiUv6AV/ |website=Instagram |access-date=31 August 2024 |date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title="White Snake" promo video |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_VzZI1PAH-/ |website=Instagram |publisher=Whitesnake |access-date=31 August 2024 |date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title="Northwinds" promo video |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_VzeZRvKGd/ |website=Instagram |publisher=Whitesnake |access-date=31 August 2024 |date=31 August 2024}}</ref> On 5 September, a remixed track of "Wherever You May Go" was premiered, following with another promotional music video of the song.<ref>{{cite web |title=Into the Light: The Solo Albums |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/into-the-light-the-solo-albums/1762794961 |website=Apple Music |publisher=Whitesnake |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title="Oh…& Don't Forget…See YOU At 9 am PCT TOMORROW!!!" |url=https://x.com/davidcoverdale/status/1831550718161121635 |website=] |date=4 September 2024 |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake - Wherever You May Go (Official Video 2024 Remix) |url= https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=gFLcl-4AaEy9JgGm&v=w_RE4MOsF-A&feature=youtu.be |website=] |date=5 September 2024 |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref> "Time & Again" was released on 26 September with a promotional video featuring "Hook City Strings" arrangements.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Shares 2024 Remix Video For "Time & Again" (String Version) |url=https://bravewords.com/news/whitesnake-s-david-coverdale-shares-2024-remix-video-for-time-again-string-version |website=Bravewords |access-date=26 September 2024 |date=26 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake - Time & Again (DC & Hook City Strings - Official Video 2024 Remix) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuTuUIEII3Y |website=YouTube |publisher=] |access-date=26 September 2024 |date=26 September 2024}}</ref> The unboxing of the complication set was premiered on 17 October, followed by a "River Song" video release on 23 October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake - River Song (Official Video 2024 Remix) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OChN84-U5to&ab_channel=WhitesnakeTV |website=YouTube |publisher=Whitesnajke |access-date=23 October 2024 |date=23 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake - Unboxing The Solo Albums: Into The Light, WhiteSnake MCMLXXVII and Northwinds |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5CFQZg7jxA&ab_channel=WhitesnakeTV |website=YouTube |publisher=Whitesnake |access-date=22 October 2024 |date=17 October 2024}}</ref> On 16 August 2024, Coverdale announced the upcoming compilation on his ] page.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title=Into the Light: The Solo Albums announcement reveal video |url=https://x.com/davidcoverdale/status/1824460940743745569 |website=] |access-date=17 August 2024 |date=16 August 2024}}</ref> That same day, a promotional music video for "Midnight Blue" from ''Into the Light'' was also released. <ref name="Intothelightpress">{{cite web |title=Into the Light: The Solo Albums |url=https://whitesnake.com/into-the-light-solo-albums/ |website=] |access-date=17 August 2024 |date=16 August 2024}}</ref> ''Into the Light: The Solo Albums'' was released via ] on 25 October 2024 as a multi-disc box set that includes remastered and remixed versions of the solo albums, and previously unreleased demos. The collection also includes music videos and a 60-page booklet containing photographs and an interview with Coverdale. The set was also released as a double ] that includes tracks from ''Into the Light'', marking its first release on vinyl.<ref name="Rhino">{{cite web |title=Into The Light: The Solo Albums (6CD) |url=https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-store/artists/whitesnake/into-the-light-the-solo-albums-6cd/603497824489.html |publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="Intothelightpress"/> The 2024 remixes of ''White Snake'' and ''Northwinds'' were also reissued on translucent vinyl LPs on 4 October,<ref name="Intothelightpress"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Rhino Reveals ROCKTOBER 2024 Vinyl Release Lineup |url= https://www.rhino.com/article/rhino-reveals-rocktober-2024-vinyl-release-lineup |publisher=] |date=25 September 2024 |access-date=28 September 2024 }}</ref> following a Japanese release on 13 November.<ref name="ITLJapan">{{cite web |title=Whitesnake Into the Light: The Solo Albums |url=https://wmg.jp/whitesnake/discography/30096/ |website=] |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Into the Light: The Solo Albums - Whitesnake - Oricon News |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/154210/products/1520151/1/ |publisher=] |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=11/13発売『イントゥ・ザ・ライト：ザ・ソロ・アルバムズ』の輸入盤国内仕様／完全生産限定盤の封入特典決定！ |url=https://wmg.jp/whitesnake/news/89700/ |website=] |access-date=21 December 2024 |date=17 October 2024}}</ref> Excepts of the remixed tracks "Lady" and "Northwinds" are included in their respective promotional videos.<ref name="Intothelightpress"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title=WHITESNAKE NorthWinds LP (2024 Remix) Pre-Order Now - Release October 4 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_WAZiUv6AV/ |website=Instagram |access-date=31 August 2024 |date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title="White Snake" promo video |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_VzZI1PAH-/ |website=Instagram |publisher=Whitesnake |access-date=31 August 2024 |date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title="Northwinds" promo video |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_VzeZRvKGd/ |website=Instagram |publisher=Whitesnake |access-date=31 August 2024 |date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
On 5 September 2024, a remixed version of "Wherever You May Go" was premiered, followed by another promotional music video of the song.<ref>{{cite web |title=Into the Light: The Solo Albums |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/into-the-light-the-solo-albums/1762794961 |website=Apple Music |publisher=Whitesnake |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coverdale |first1=David |title="Oh…& Don't Forget…See YOU At 9 am PCT TOMORROW!!!" |url=https://x.com/davidcoverdale/status/1831550718161121635 |website=] |date=4 September 2024 |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake - Wherever You May Go (Official Video 2024 Remix) |url= https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=gFLcl-4AaEy9JgGm&v=w_RE4MOsF-A&feature=youtu.be |website=] |date=5 September 2024 |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref> "Time & Again" was released on 26 September with a promotional video featuring "Hook City Strings" arrangements.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Shares 2024 Remix Video For "Time & Again" (String Version) |url=https://bravewords.com/news/whitesnake-s-david-coverdale-shares-2024-remix-video-for-time-again-string-version |website=Bravewords |access-date=26 September 2024 |date=26 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake - Time & Again (DC & Hook City Strings - Official Video 2024 Remix) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuTuUIEII3Y |website=YouTube |publisher=] |access-date=26 September 2024 |date=26 September 2024}}</ref> The unboxing of the compilation set was premiered on 17 October, followed by a video release of "River Song" on 23 October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake - River Song (Official Video 2024 Remix) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OChN84-U5to&ab_channel=WhitesnakeTV |website=YouTube |publisher=Whitesnajke |access-date=23 October 2024 |date=23 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake - Unboxing The Solo Albums: Into The Light, WhiteSnake MCMLXXVII and Northwinds |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5CFQZg7jxA&ab_channel=WhitesnakeTV |website=YouTube |publisher=Whitesnake |access-date=22 October 2024 |date=17 October 2024}}</ref> "Love Is Blind", featuring a video recorded in the early 2000s and a modern remix, was uploaded on the compilation's release date.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Releases "Love Is Blind" (Official Video 2024 Remix); Into The Light: The Solo Albums Out Now |url=https://bravewords.com/news/whitesnake-s-david-coverdale-releases-love-is-blind-official-video-2024-remix-into-the-light-the-solo-albums-out-now |website=Bravewords |access-date=25 October 2024 |date=25 October 2024}}</ref> Music videos for "Yours for the Asking" and "She Give Me" were uploaded; these were followed by a video for "Too Many Tears", which has a different production style than the version from ''Restless Heart''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake's David Coverdale Releases "Too Many Tears" (Official Video 2024 Remix) |url=https://bravewords.com/news/whitesnake-s-david-coverdale-releases-too-many-tears-official-video-2024-remix |website=] |access-date=16 December 2024 |date=11 December 2024}}</ref>

=== Commercial performance ===
''Into the Light: The Solo Albums'' charted at number 14 on the ] chart,<ref name="UK"/> and at number 98 on the ].<ref name="scotland"/> It also charted at number 90 in Switzerland.<ref name="switzerland"/>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
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| title1 = She Give Me | title1 = She Give Me
| writer1 = | writer1 =
| length1 = 4:13 | length1 = 4:12
| title2 = River Song | title2 = River Song
| writer2 = | writer2 =
| length2 = 6:43 | length2 = 6:42
| title3 = Don't You Cry | title3 = Don't You Cry
| writer3 = | writer3 =
| length3 = 5:33 | length3 = 5:28
| title4 = Love Is Blind | title4 = Love Is Blind
| writer4 = Coverdale, ] | writer4 = Coverdale, ]
| length4 = 5:47 | length4 = 5:44
| title5 = Slave | title5 = Slave
| writer5 = Coverdale, Slick | writer5 = Coverdale, Slick
| length5 = 4:55 | length5 = 4:52
| title6 = Cry for Love | title6 = Cry for Love
| writer6 = Coverdale, Doug Bossi, Slick | writer6 = Coverdale, Doug Bossi, Slick
| length6 = 5:38 | length6 = 5:34
| title7 = Living on Love | title7 = Living on Love
| writer7 = Coverdale, Bossi, Slick | writer7 = Coverdale, Bossi, Slick
| length7 = 6:11 | length7 = 6:09
| title8 = Midnight Blue | title8 = Midnight Blue
| writer8 = Coverdale, Slick | writer8 = Coverdale, Slick
| length8 = 4:49 | length8 = 4:47
| title9 = Too Many Tears | title9 = Too Many Tears
| writer9 = Coverdale, ] | writer9 = Coverdale, ]
| length9 = 6:15 | length9 = 6:07
| title10 = Don't Lie to Me | title10 = Don't Lie to Me
| writer10 = Coverdale, Slick | writer10 = Coverdale, Slick
| length10 = 4:44 | length10 = 4:42
| title11 = All the Time in the World | title11 = All the Time in the World
| writer11 = | writer11 =
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| title12 = Wherever You May Go | title12 = Wherever You May Go
| writer12 = | writer12 =
| length12 = 3:58 | length12 = 3:57
| title13 = Yours for the Asking | title13 = Yours for the Asking
| writer13 = | writer13 =
| length13 = 4:30 | length13 = 4:26
| title14 = Let’s Talk It Over | title14 = Let’s Talk It Over
| writer14 = | writer14 =
| length14 = 8:08 | length14 = 8:12
| total_length = 76:51 | total_length = 76:19
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
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| title1 = Love Is Blind (Band Version) | title1 = Love Is Blind (Band Version)
| writer1 = Coverdale, Slick | writer1 = Coverdale, Slick
| length1 = 5:32 | length1 = 5:26
| title2 = As Long as I Have You | title2 = As Long as I Have You
| writer2 = Coverdale, Slick | writer2 = Coverdale, Slick
| length2 = 4:09 | length2 = 4:03
| title3 = With All of My Heart | title3 = With All of My Heart
| writer3 = | writer3 =
| length3 = 5:40 | length3 = 5:36
| title4 = Wherever You May Go (Strings Version) | title4 = Wherever You May Go (Strings Version)
| writer4 = Coverdale, ] | writer4 = Coverdale, ]
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| title6 = Lust | title6 = Lust
| writer6 = | writer6 =
| length6 = 3:40 | length6 = 3:39
| title7 = Oh No! Not the Blues Again | title7 = Oh No! Not the Blues Again
| writer7 = | writer7 =
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| note8 = intro | note8 = intro
| writer8 = | writer8 =
| length8 = 1:05 | length8 = 1:04
| title9 = Into the Light | title9 = Into the Light
| writer9 = | writer9 =
| length9 = 4:03 | length9 = 4:02
| title10 = You Make It Hard on Me | title10 = You Make It Hard on Me
| writer10 = | writer10 =
| length10 = 5:17 | length10 = 3:56
| title11 = Would You Be Happy | title11 = Would You Be Happy
| writer11 = | writer11 =
| length11 = 4:24 | length11 = 4:20
| title12 = Fooling Yourself | title12 = Fooling Yourself
| writer12 = | writer12 =
| length12 = 3:59 | length12 = 3:58
| title13 = Make The Best Of It | title13 = Make The Best Of It
| writer13 = | writer13 =
| length13 = 4:29 | length13 = 4:28
| title14 = Veda of Cassandra Blues | title14 = Veda of Cassandra Blues
| writer14 = | writer14 =
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| title15 = I Can See the Light | title15 = I Can See the Light
| writer15 = | writer15 =
| length15 = 4:03 | length15 = 4:01
| title16 = Another Fallen Angel | title16 = Another Fallen Angel
| writer16 = | writer16 =
| length16 = 4:23 | length16 = 4:15
| title17 = Itchy Finger | title17 = Itchy Finger
| writer17 = | writer17 =
| length17 = 4:55 | length17 = 4:52
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
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| note18 = Original version of "]" | note18 = Original version of "]"
| writer18 = | writer18 =
| length18 = 4:28 | length18 = 4:27
| title19 = If You Want Me | title19 = If You Want Me
| writer19 = | writer19 =
| length19 = 4:23 | length19 = 4:21
| title20 = Lay Your Love On Me | title20 = Lay Your Love On Me
| note20 = Original version of "]" | note20 = Original version of "]"
| writer20 = | writer20 =
| length20 = 4:22 | length20 = 4:10
| total_length = 81:54
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
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| title1 = Keep On Giving Me Love | title1 = Keep On Giving Me Love
| writer1 = Coverdale, ] | writer1 = Coverdale, ]
| length1 = 5:10 | length1 = 5:08
| title2 = Sweet Mistreater | title2 = Sweet Mistreater
| writer2 = | writer2 =
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| title3 = Northwinds | title3 = Northwinds
| writer3 = | writer3 =
| length3 = 6:09 | length3 = 6:01
| title4 = Give Me Kindness | title4 = Give Me Kindness
| writer4 = | writer4 =
| length4 = 4:24 | length4 = 4:32
| title5 = Queen of Hearts | title5 = Queen of Hearts
| writer5 = Coverdale, Moody | writer5 = Coverdale, Moody
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| length6 = 4:06 | length6 = 4:06
| title7 = Time & Again | title7 = Time & Again
| note7 = String version | note7 = Strings version
| writer7 = | writer7 =
| length7 = 4:01 | length7 = 4:02
| title8 = Say You Love Me | title8 = Say You Love Me
| writer8 = | writer8 =
| length8 = 4:21 | length8 = 4:18
| title9 = Shame the Devil, Tell the Truth | title9 = Shame the Devil, Tell the Truth
| writer9 = | writer9 =
| length9 = 3:38 | length9 = 3:35
| title10 = Breakdown | title10 = Breakdown
| writer10 = Coverdale, Moody | writer10 = Coverdale, Moody
| length10 = 5:13 | length10 = 5:12
| title11 = Time & Again | title11 = Time & Again
| note11 = Piano version | note11 = Piano version
| writer11 = | writer11 =
| length11 = 4:01 | length11 = 4:02
| title12 = Time & Again | title12 = Time & Again
| note12 = Strings only | note12 = Strings only
| writer12 = | writer12 =
| length12 = 4:01 | length12 = 4:01
| total_length = 53:50
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
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| title1 = Lady | title1 = Lady
| writer1 = Coverdale, Moody | writer1 = Coverdale, Moody
| length1 = 3:48 | length1 = 3:46
| title2 = Blindman | title2 = Blindman
| writer2 = | writer2 =
| length2 = 6:01 | length2 = 5:36
| title3 = Goldies Place | title3 = Goldies Place
| writer3 = | writer3 =
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| title4 = Time On My Side | title4 = Time On My Side
| writer4 = Coverdale, Moody | writer4 = Coverdale, Moody
| length4 = 4:23 | length4 = 4:24
| title5 = Peace Lovin' Man | title5 = Peace Lovin' Man
| writer5 = | writer5 =
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| title6 = Sunny Days | title6 = Sunny Days
| writer6 = | writer6 =
| length6 = 3:48 | length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Hole in the Sky | title7 = Hole in the Sky
| writer7 = | writer7 =
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| title8 = Whitesnake | title8 = Whitesnake
| writer8 = Coverdale, Moody | writer8 = Coverdale, Moody
| length8 = 4:20 | length8 = 4:19
| title9 = Celebration | title9 = Celebration
| writer9 = Coverdale, Moody | writer9 = Coverdale, Moody
| length9 = 3:38 | length9 = 3:42
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
| headline = Disc four: Young Lad's Blues (David Coverdale's 1968 Home Demos) | headline = Disc four: Young Lad's Blues (David Coverdale's 1968 Home Demos)
| title10 = Sunny Days | title10 = Sunny Days
| note10 = original | note10 =
| writer10 = | writer10 =
| length10 = | length10 = 4:59
| title11 = Love Me In the Morning | title11 = Love Me In the Morning
| writer11 = | writer11 =
| length11 = | length11 = 2:32
| title12 = I Will Love You | title12 = I Will Love You
| writer12 = | writer12 =
| length12 = | length12 = 3:26
| title13 = Moment In Time | title13 = Moment In Time
| writer13 = | writer13 =
| length13 = | length13 = 3:12
| title14 = It Would Be Nice | title14 = It Would Be Nice
| writer14 = | writer14 =
| length14 = | length14 = 2:41
| title15 = There Was a Time | title15 = There Was a Time
| writer15 = | writer15 =
| length15 = | length15 = 2:56
| title16 = Why? | title16 = Why?
| writer16 = | writer16 =
| length16 = | length16 = 4:04
| title17 = I Still Love You | title17 = I Still Love You
| writer17 = | writer17 =
| length17 = | length17 = 1:20
| total_length = 71:12
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
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| title2 = River Song | title2 = River Song
| writer2 = | writer2 =
| length2 = 7:19 | length2 = 7:17
| title3 = Don't You Cry | title3 = Don't You Cry
| writer3 = | writer3 =
| length3 = 5:47 | length3 = 5:50
| title4 = Love Is Blind | title4 = Love Is Blind
| writer4 = Coverdale, Slick | writer4 = Coverdale, Slick
| length4 = 5:42 | length4 = 5:45
| title5 = Slave | title5 = Slave
| writer5 = Coverdale, Slick | writer5 = Coverdale, Slick
| length5 = 4:51 | length5 = 4:53
| title6 = Cry for Love | title6 = Cry for Love
| writer6 = Coverdale, Bossi, Slick | writer6 = Coverdale, Bossi, Slick
| length6 = 4:52 | length6 = 4:53
| title7 = Living on Love | title7 = Living on Love
| writer7 = Coverdale, Bossi, Slick | writer7 = Coverdale, Bossi, Slick
| length7 = 6:31 | length7 = 6:34
| title8 = Midnight Blue | title8 = Midnight Blue
| writer8 = Coverdale, Slick | writer8 = Coverdale, Slick
| length8 = 4:58 | length8 = 4:57
| title9 = Too Many Tears | title9 = Too Many Tears
| writer9 = Coverdale, Vandenberg | writer9 = Coverdale, Vandenberg
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| title10 = Don't Lie to Me | title10 = Don't Lie to Me
| writer10 = Coverdale, Slick | writer10 = Coverdale, Slick
| length10 = 4:43 | length10 = 4:44
| title11 = Wherever You May Go | title11 = Wherever You May Go
| writer11 = | writer11 =
| length11 = 3:59 | length11 = 4:00
| total_length = 52:20
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
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| title1 = Lady | title1 = Lady
| writer1 = Coverdale, Moody | writer1 = Coverdale, Moody
| length1 = 3:48 | length1 = 3:44
| title2 = Blindman | title2 = Blindman
| writer2 = | writer2 =
| length2 = 6:01 | length2 = 6:00
| title3 = Goldies Place | title3 = Goldies Place
| writer3 = | writer3 =
| length3 = 5:03 | length3 = 5:00
| title4 = Time On My Side | title4 = Time On My Side
| writer4 = Coverdale, Moody | writer4 = Coverdale, Moody
| length4 = 4:26 | length4 = 4:24
| title5 = Peace Lovin' Man | title5 = Peace Lovin' Man
| writer5 = | writer5 =
| length5 = 4:53 | length5 = 4:49
| title6 = Sunny Days | title6 = Sunny Days
| writer6 = | writer6 =
| length6 = 3:31 | length6 = 3:27
| title7 = Hole in the Sky | title7 = Hole in the Sky
| writer7 = | writer7 =
| length7 = 3:23 | length7 = 3:20
| title8 = Celebration | title8 = Whitesnake
| writer8 = Coverdale, Moody | writer8 = Coverdale, Moody
| length8 = 4:11 | length8 = 4:20
| title9 = Whitesnake | title9 = Celebration
| writer9 = Coverdale, Moody | writer9 = Coverdale, Moody
| length9 = 4:22 | length9 = 4:04
}} }}
{{Track listing {{Track listing
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| title1 = Keep On Giving Me Love | title1 = Keep On Giving Me Love
| writer1 = Coverdale, Moody | writer1 = Coverdale, Moody
| length1 = 5:16 | length1 = 5:15
| title2 = Northwinds | title2 = Northwinds
| writer2 = | writer2 =
| length2 = 6:13 | length2 = 6:04
| title3 = Give Me Kindness | title3 = Give Me Kindness
| writer3 = | writer3 =
| length3 = 4:34 | length3 = 4:33
| title4 = Time & Again | title4 = Time & Again
| writer4 = | writer4 =
| length4 = 4:02 | length4 = 3:56
| title5 = Queen of Hearts | title5 = Queen of Hearts
| writer5 = Coverdale, Moody | writer5 = Coverdale, Moody
| length5 = 5:16 | length5 = 5:13
| title6 = Only My Soul | title6 = Only My Soul
| writer6 = | writer6 =
| length6 = 4:36 | length6 = 4:34
| title7 = Say You Love Me | title7 = Say You Love Me
| writer7 = | writer7 =
| length7 = 4:21 | length7 = 4:19
| title8 = Breakdown | title8 = Breakdown
| writer8 = Coverdale, Moody | writer8 = Coverdale, Moody
| length8 = 5:15 | length8 = 5:13
| total_length = 78:15
}} }}


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|valign=top| |valign=top|
;Musicians (1978 ''Northwinds'') ;Musicians (1978 ''Northwinds'')
*David Coverdale – lead vocals, piano <small>(CD3: 3)</small>; electric piano <small>(CD3: 4, 7, and 11-12)</small> *David Coverdale – lead vocals, piano <small>(CD3: 3)</small>; electric piano <small>(CD3: 4, 7, and 11–12)</small>
*Micky Moody – guitars, backing vocals *Micky Moody – guitars, backing vocals
*Tim Hinkley – keyboards, backing vocals *Tim Hinkley – keyboards, backing vocals
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*Dylan Vaughan – guitar <small>(CD1: 3)</small> *Dylan Vaughan – guitar <small>(CD1: 3)</small>
*] – guitar, bass <small>(CD1: 1)</small> *] – guitar, bass <small>(CD1: 1)</small>
*] – bass <small>(except CD1: 3 and 12)</small>, backing vocals <small>(CD1: 2-3 and 5–10)</small>, Spanish guitar <small>(CD1: 12)</small> *] – bass <small>(except CD1: 3 and 12)</small>, backing vocals <small>(CD1: 2–3 and 5–10)</small>, Spanish guitar <small>(CD1: 12)</small>
*] – bass <small>(CD1: 3)</small> *] – bass <small>(CD1: 3)</small>
*] – organ <small>(CD1: 2-5 and 7-9)</small>, piano <small>(CD1: 6, 8)</small> *] – organ <small>(CD1: 2–5 and 7–9)</small>, piano <small>(CD1: 6, 8)</small>
*Derek Hilland – keyboards <small>(CD1: 7)</small> *Derek Hilland – keyboards <small>(CD1: 7)</small>
*John X. Volaitis – keyboards <small>(CD1: 1, 3, 9-10 and 12)</small>, vocals <small>(CD1: 3 and 10)</small>, percussion <small>(CD1: 1)</small> *John X. Volaitis – keyboards <small>(CD1: 1, 3, 9–10 and 12)</small>, vocals <small>(CD1: 3 and 10)</small>, percussion <small>(CD1: 1)</small>
*] – vocals <small>(CD1: 12)</small> *] – vocals <small>(CD1: 12)</small>
*James Sitterly – strings <small>(CD1: 4)</small> *James Sitterly – strings <small>(CD1: 4)</small>
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*Dorthy Stefanski – editorial assistance *Dorthy Stefanski – editorial assistance
*Sam Stone – editorial assistance *Sam Stone – editorial assistance
|}

==Charts==
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{{album chart|UKRock|14|date=20241101|rowheader=true|access-date=1 November 2024|refname=UK}}
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 25 December 2024

2024 compilation album by Whitesnake
Into the Light: The Solo Albums
Compilation album by Whitesnake
Released25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)
Recorded3–17, 25–30 August
1–7 September 1976 (Mixing) (Whitesnake)
21 March–6 April 1977; 10–19 April 1976 (Northwinds)
c. Late 1990s–2000 (Into the Light)
c. 2020s (2024 Remix)
Genre
LabelRhino
Producer
Whitesnake chronology
The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition
(2023) 		Into the Light: The Solo Albums
(2024)
David Coverdale chronology
The Early Years
(2003) 		Into the Light: The Solo Albums
(2024)
Singles from Into the Light: The Solo Albums
  1. "Midnight Blue (2024 Remix)"
    Released: 16 August 2024
  2. "Wherever You May Go (2024 Remix)"
    Released: 5 September 2024
  3. "Time & Again (Strings Version) "
    Released: 26 September 2024

Into the Light: The Solo Albums is a compilation album by the English hard rock band Whitesnake that was released via Rhino Records on 25 October 2024 and in Japan on 13 November the same year. The compilation includes tracks from the solo albums of David Coverdale, the band's founder and-singer-songwriter: White Snake (1977), Northwinds (1978) and Into the Light (2000). The collection also includes "revisited, remixed and remastered" versions of material from these solo albums.

Coverdale recorded White Snake and Northwinds after the dissolution of Deep Purple in 1976, before forming Whitesnake. Decades later, following Whitesnake's temporary hiatus, Coverdale resumed his solo career with Into the Light, exploring a more-reflective and blues-influenced sound. Advanced technology was used to remix the albums; tracks from White Snake and Northwinds were separated into their multi-track stems using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) software, while Into the Light was digitally remixed.

Background

Between 1977 and 1978, after the dissolution of Deep Purple, vocalist David Coverdale recorded two solo albums: White Snake and Northwinds. He also reissued multiple compilations, most recently The Early Years (2003). Decades later, after the temporary disbandment of Whitesnake, Coverdale resumed his solo career. The resulting album Into the Light (2000) was commercially and critically his most-successful solo album, charting in six countries.

According to Coverdale, his early work, including his first two solo albums and material from Whitesnake, had been digitally archived and could be restored and remastered, but at that time, they could not be remixed due to the 2008 Universal Studios fire, which destroyed the band's material belonging to Geffen Records, although some of the masters were found safe at the Iron Mountain Storage Facility in Pennsylvania. Purple Records, a sub-division of EMI at that time, retained the masters of Coverdale's first two solo albums, which had long been out of print.

History and production

Into the Light: The Solo Albums features the work of musicians who participated on David Coverdale's solo albums. Coverdale's first album White Snake was released on 20 February 1977 in mainland Europe and on 6 May in the UK; it features the work of guitarist Micky Moody, whom Coverdale met in Teesside. As his first solo album, Coverdale said the record is "a very inward-looking, reflective and low-key affair in many ways, written and recorded as it was in the aftermath of the collapse of Deep Purple".

The album's title, or the song name, was meant for Deep Purple, but Coverdale presented it to Deep Purple's former bassist Roger Glover to play and produce the album with him after the group dissolved. Deep Purple's management were pressured to support Coverdale and Hughes, and the two were each paid $10,000 to create their own solo albums. According to Coverdale, the concept for the eponymous title track was created between 1975 and 1976, "after Come Taste the Band, or while we were touring, promoting that album ... I thought it would be a fun Purple track. The track's name was later used as the official title of Coverdale's formation of the group after his follow-up release. It was followed by its successor Northwinds, released on 10 March 1978. The album, which is viewed as blues-based and R&B-influenced rock followed as an "antithesis" of Whitesnake (1987). It was also largely viewed as sounding "absolutely nothing like Led Zeppelin", a band with which Whitesnake had often been compared. Into the Light was released on 25 September 2000; this album has a more stripped-down and blues-influenced sound Coverdale said "felt appropriate" in his songwriting.

Both White Snake and Northwinds were produced by Roger Glover, while Into the Light was produced by Coverdale, and Doug Bossi, Bjorn Thorsrud, John X. Volaitis and Michael McIntyre were credited as associate producers.

Remixing of David Coverdale's solo albums

Coverdale's first two solo albums were remixed using advanced audio-separation software using Audioshake, allowing them to be separated into their individual multi-track stems using artificial intelligence (AI). The original master tapes were lost for two decades and could not be located, largely because both of those albums were out-of-print on the label EMI, alongside early Whitesnake material, which is now owned by Universal Music Group. Many of the out-takes from the album remain accessible. For five years, audio engineers at "Hook City Studios", named after Whitesnake, experimented with open-source software to separate two of the releases.

To remix White Snake, the production team unmixed the record by exporting the stems using AI software, selecting the best-available mixes for comparison and approval. Digital artefacts posed a challenge, which the team addressed by overlaying enhanced versions of individual stems to reinforce the overall sound. Despite this, whilst remixing, they had limited control over the volume and tone, particularly with the lead and background vocals, and the original track's reverb. The team mitigated these issues by incorporating modern remixes of the drums and resamping the guitars and bass through amplifiers to achieve an authentic, contemporary sound. The tape speed was slightly inaccurate but this was digitally corrected to ensure any new instruments were in tune with the rest of the record.

The remixing process for Northwinds was originally inspired by a neural network known as machine-assisted learning (MAL), which had been developed as an audio-restoration technology for the documentary The Beatles: Get Back (2021). MAL was originally named after the Beatles' former road manager, Mal Evans. This process was used to separate John Lennon's home-demo recording from the late 1970s, using a digital copy provided by Sean Lennon that was of higher quality than the third-generation source the three surviving members of The Beatles had used in 1995. This restoration preserved the clarity of every multi-track stem, culminating in the release of "Now and Then" in late 2023 and the 2022 remix of Revolver. Audio engineer and producer Tom Gordon, who was working on the remixes for Northwinds, was impressed by this restoration approach and contacted Peter Jackson's company WingNut Films, which used MAL for music and film restorations, including The Beatles' archives. Gordon's request was declined because the technology was exclusive to The Beatles project and was "bespoken for" at the time. Gordon then approached Paris Smaragdis in an attempt to develop a similar version of MAL software, but due to time constraints and limited resources, this was not possible.

Peter Jackson (pictured in 2003) developed the MAL audio-separation software to enhance and restore the archived music and filmography of The Beatles. Tom Gordon expressed interest in utilising this technology, but his proposal was declined.

After the initial attempts with MAL failed, Gordon was under pressure to find an alternative audio-isolation technology that could separate the tracks from their original stems. For "Time & Again", Coverdale's vocals were recorded on the same multi-track as the Rhodes electric piano. According to Gordon, Coverdale wanted to "ditch the Rhodes" and add string arrangements in the remix. When Northwinds was processed through open-source audio-separation software, the results included digital artefacts, rendering the remixes unusable because "the vocal was so exposed". Gordon learned from a podcast that explained about unmixing Nina Simone's album through a beta software called Audioshake, which produced results that were deemed acceptable, allowing the remix of "Time & Again" to proceed.

Into the Light was digitally recorded using Pro Tools. Several tracks from the record were later remixed and included in the compilation trilogy Red, White, Blues (2020 and 2021). The now-obsolete file format Sound Designer II, which is incompatible with modern systems, was used for the original recordings. The engineering team transferred and converted the tracks using legacy equipment. To prevent data loss or corruption during the remixing project, the digital multitrack stems were re-aligned with their original time codes. Into the Light was remixed by Christopher Collier, who worked with the group since the late 2010s, while White Snake and Northwinds were remixed by Tom Gordon and Alex Breckenridge.

Release and promotion

Although Coverdale recorded Whitsnake, Northwinds and Into the Light as a solo artist, he now regards them as Whitesnake albums. He stated: "As I'm recognized as 'Mr. Whitesnake', I thought, Why not? They're all Whitesnake albums to me ... we've remixed them to stand proudly alongside any Whitesnake album." Restless Heart (1997) was originally viewed as a solo album but was later grouped as a "David Coverdale & Whitesnake" album due to EMI's contract demands. Restless Heart and Into the Light were envisioned as "brother and sister albums", respectively, due to their similar sound in comparison to Whitesnake's other recordings. Coverdale's first solo work within Whitesnake was on Snakebite, which is considered the band's first official release. It was initially issued as an extended play (EP) and was later expanded into a double EP, featuring four tracks from Northwinds: "Keep on Giving Me Love", "Queen of Hearts", "Only My Soul" and "Breakdown".

On 16 August 2024, Coverdale announced the upcoming compilation on his Twitter/X page. That same day, a promotional music video for "Midnight Blue" from Into the Light was also released. Into the Light: The Solo Albums was released via Rhino Entertainment on 25 October 2024 as a multi-disc box set that includes remastered and remixed versions of the solo albums, and previously unreleased demos. The collection also includes music videos and a 60-page booklet containing photographs and an interview with Coverdale. The set was also released as a double LP that includes tracks from Into the Light, marking its first release on vinyl. The 2024 remixes of White Snake and Northwinds were also reissued on translucent vinyl LPs on 4 October, following a Japanese release on 13 November. Excepts of the remixed tracks "Lady" and "Northwinds" are included in their respective promotional videos.

On 5 September 2024, a remixed version of "Wherever You May Go" was premiered, followed by another promotional music video of the song. "Time & Again" was released on 26 September with a promotional video featuring "Hook City Strings" arrangements. The unboxing of the compilation set was premiered on 17 October, followed by a video release of "River Song" on 23 October. "Love Is Blind", featuring a video recorded in the early 2000s and a modern remix, was uploaded on the compilation's release date. Music videos for "Yours for the Asking" and "She Give Me" were uploaded; these were followed by a video for "Too Many Tears", which has a different production style than the version from Restless Heart.

Commercial performance

Into the Light: The Solo Albums charted at number 14 on the UK Rock & Metal chart, and at number 98 on the Scottish Albums chart. It also charted at number 90 in Switzerland.

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Coverdale, except where noted.

Disc one: Into the Light (2024 Remix)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Give Me" 4:12
2."River Song" 6:42
3."Don't You Cry" 5:28
4."Love Is Blind"Coverdale, Earl Slick5:44
5."Slave"Coverdale, Slick4:52
6."Cry for Love"Coverdale, Doug Bossi, Slick5:34
7."Living on Love"Coverdale, Bossi, Slick6:09
8."Midnight Blue"Coverdale, Slick4:47
9."Too Many Tears"Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg6:07
10."Don't Lie to Me"Coverdale, Slick4:42
11."All the Time in the World" 5:27
12."Wherever You May Go" 3:57
13."Yours for the Asking" 4:26
14."Let’s Talk It Over" 8:12
Total length:76:19
Disc two: Into the Light (Additional Remixes)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Is Blind (Band Version)"Coverdale, Slick5:26
2."As Long as I Have You"Coverdale, Slick4:03
3."With All of My Heart" 5:36
4."Wherever You May Go (Strings Version)"Coverdale, Earl Slick1:14
5."Love Is Blind (Strings Version)"Coverdale, Slick3:31
Disc two: Demos & Unfinished Symphonies (featuring Tony Franklin)
No.TitleLength
6."Lust"3:39
7."Oh No! Not the Blues Again"3:30
8."Into the Light" (intro)1:04
9."Into the Light"4:02
10."You Make It Hard on Me"3:56
11."Would You Be Happy"4:20
12."Fooling Yourself"3:58
13."Make The Best Of It"4:28
14."Veda of Cassandra Blues"4:11
15."I Can See the Light"4:01
16."Another Fallen Angel"4:15
17."Itchy Finger"4:52
Disc two: Original 1997 David Coverdale demos
No.TitleLength
18."Crazy 'Bout Cha" (Original version of "Whipping Boy Blues")4:27
19."If You Want Me"4:21
20."Lay Your Love On Me" (Original version of "Lay Down Your Love")4:10
Total length:81:54
Disc three: Northwinds (2024 Remix)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep On Giving Me Love"Coverdale, Micky Moody5:08
2."Sweet Mistreater" 3:26
3."Northwinds" 6:01
4."Give Me Kindness" 4:32
5."Queen of Hearts"Coverdale, Moody5:15
6."Only My Soul" 4:06
7."Time & Again" (Strings version) 4:02
8."Say You Love Me" 4:18
9."Shame the Devil, Tell the Truth" 3:35
10."Breakdown"Coverdale, Moody5:12
11."Time & Again" (Piano version) 4:02
12."Time & Again" (Strings only) 4:01
Total length:53:50
Disc four: White Snake MCMLXXVII (2024 Remix)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lady"Coverdale, Moody3:46
2."Blindman" 5:36
3."Goldies Place" 4:40
4."Time On My Side"Coverdale, Moody4:24
5."Peace Lovin' Man" 4:43
6."Sunny Days" 3:59
7."Hole in the Sky" 3:58
8."Whitesnake"Coverdale, Moody4:19
9."Celebration"Coverdale, Moody3:42
Disc four: Young Lad's Blues (David Coverdale's 1968 Home Demos)
No.TitleLength
10."Sunny Days"4:59
11."Love Me In the Morning"2:32
12."I Will Love You"3:26
13."Moment In Time"3:12
14."It Would Be Nice"2:41
15."There Was a Time"2:56
16."Why?"4:04
17."I Still Love You"1:20
Total length:71:12
Disc five: Into the Light (2024 Remaster)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Give Me" 4:12
2."River Song" 7:17
3."Don't You Cry" 5:50
4."Love Is Blind"Coverdale, Slick5:45
5."Slave"Coverdale, Slick4:53
6."Cry for Love"Coverdale, Bossi, Slick4:53
7."Living on Love"Coverdale, Bossi, Slick6:34
8."Midnight Blue"Coverdale, Slick4:57
9."Too Many Tears"Coverdale, Vandenberg5:59
10."Don't Lie to Me"Coverdale, Slick4:44
11."Wherever You May Go" 4:00
Total length:52:20
Disc six: White Snake (2024 Remaster)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lady"Coverdale, Moody3:44
2."Blindman" 6:00
3."Goldies Place" 5:00
4."Time On My Side"Coverdale, Moody4:24
5."Peace Lovin' Man" 4:49
6."Sunny Days" 3:27
7."Hole in the Sky" 3:20
8."Whitesnake"Coverdale, Moody4:20
9."Celebration"Coverdale, Moody4:04
Disc six: Northwinds (2024 Remaster)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep On Giving Me Love"Coverdale, Moody5:15
2."Northwinds" 6:04
3."Give Me Kindness" 4:33
4."Time & Again" 3:56
5."Queen of Hearts"Coverdale, Moody5:13
6."Only My Soul" 4:34
7."Say You Love Me" 4:19
8."Breakdown"Coverdale, Moody5:13
Total length:78:15

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the original album's liner notes, including White Snake, Northwinds and Into the Light.

Musicians (1977 White Snake)
Musicians (1978 Northwinds)
  • David Coverdale – lead vocals, piano (CD3: 3); electric piano (CD3: 4, 7, and 11–12)
  • Micky Moody – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tim Hinkley – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Alan Spenner – bass
  • Tony Newman – drums, percussion
  • Roger Glover – synthesizer, clavinet, cowbell
  • Graham Preskett – violin
  • Lee Brilleaux – harmonica (CD3: 1)
  • Ronnie James Dio – backing vocals (CD3: 4)
  • Wendy Dio – backing vocals (CD3: 4)
Musicians (2000 Into the Light)
  • David Coverdale – lead vocals; guitar (CD1: 6), string arrangements (CD1: 4), shaker (CD1: 1, 2, 4 and 6)
  • Doug Bossi – guitar; backing vocals (except CD1: 4 and 12)
  • Denny Carmassi – drums (except CD1: 12)
  • Earl Slick – guitar (except CD1: 12)
  • Reeves Gabrels – guitar (CD1: 1)
  • Dylan Vaughan – guitar (CD1: 3)
  • Danny Saber – guitar, bass (CD1: 1)
  • Marco Mendoza – bass (except CD1: 3 and 12), backing vocals (CD1: 2–3 and 5–10), Spanish guitar (CD1: 12)
  • Tony Franklin – bass (CD1: 3)
  • Mike Finnigan – organ (CD1: 2–5 and 7–9), piano (CD1: 6, 8)
  • Derek Hilland – keyboards (CD1: 7)
  • John X. Volaitis – keyboards (CD1: 1, 3, 9–10 and 12), vocals (CD1: 3 and 10), percussion (CD1: 1)
  • Linda Rowberry – vocals (CD1: 12)
  • James Sitterly – strings (CD1: 4)
  • Ruy Folguera – string arrangements (CD1: 4)
  • Jimmy Z – harmonica (CD1: 6)
  • Bjorn Thorsrud – tambourine (CD1: 3), sound effects (CD1: 12)
  • Jasper Coverdale – shaker (CD1: 2, 4 and 6)
2024 Box Set Credits
  • David Coverdale – executive Producer
  • Tom Gordon – producer, remixing (Whitesnake, North Winds)
  • Alex Breckenridge – engineer, remixing (Whitesnake, North Winds)
  • Aiden Melendez – A.I. audio restoration
  • Christopher Collier – remixing (Into the Light)
  • Hugh Gilmour – A&R, release coordination, art direction, liner notes, interviewer
  • Scott Hull – remastering
  • Rob Gross – product manager
  • Susanne Savage – A&R administration
  • Kristin Attaway – packaging manager
  • Dorthy Stefanski – editorial assistance
  • Sam Stone – editorial assistance

Charts

Chart (2024) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 90
Scottish Albums (OCC) 98
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) 14

Release history

Release formats for Into the Light: The Solo Albums
Region Date Label Format Ref.
Various 25 October 2024 Rhino
Japan 13 November 2024
  • LP
  • CD

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