Long-running American rock trio Zebra have released “All Your Love,” a new single and music video from Zebra V, their first studio album in more than two decades, which arrives on November 13. The song follows “Walk With You,” which recently reached number one on the Mediabase Classic Rock Radio chart.
Pre-order Zebra V here.
Co-written by guitarist and singer Randy Jackson with singer-songwriter Mark Mangold, “All Your Love” pairs big vocals and thunderous drums with a commanding guitar solo. Jackson explains:
“It’s a guitar heavy track about a relationship on the verge of collapse. I love the bridge in this song. It’s one of my favorite parts on the entire record.”
Randy Jackson
Zebra V
The eleven-track album runs from the opening riff of “Dog Day Night” to the string-filled outro of “Eulalie.” “Direction,” a longtime live favorite, gets its first-ever studio recording, while “I’ll Be There Beside You” is a classic rock ballad co-written with Skid Row’s Dave “Snake” Sabo and Rachel Bolan. “Walk With You” was co-written with Paul Stanley of KISS, and we covered it when Zebra first announced the record. The album will be released digitally, on CD and on a limited-edition cassette, with zebra-striped and 50th anniversary gold vinyl editions following on December 4.
Tracklist
- Dog Day Night
- The Conqueror Worm
- All Your Love
- Walk With You
- Love, Sex
- I’ll Be There Beside You
- She’s Waiting For You
- Direction
- Louisiana Way
- The Last Time
- Eulalie
Fifty Years With the Same Lineup
Founded in New Orleans in 1975, Zebra still features its original lineup of Jackson, bassist and keyboardist Felix Hanemann and drummer Guy Gelso. Their 1983 self-titled debut on Atlantic Records, produced by Jack Douglas, went gold and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard chart. It was followed by No Tellin’ Lies (1984), 3.V (1986) and Zebra IV (2003). The band will tour in support of the new album, starting with two nights at Patchogue Theatre in New York on November 13 and 14, followed by shows in Englewood, New Orleans, Houston, McKinney and Clearwater, plus several in-store appearances. Full details are at zebraband.com.
Our Take
Fifty years with the same three members is almost unheard of in rock, and it shows in how relaxed and confident these new songs sound. After a number one with a Paul Stanley co-write, “All Your Love” puts the spotlight back on Jackson’s guitar, and his favorite part, the bridge, is worth waiting for. For fans who have waited more than twenty years for new Zebra music, November 13 cannot come soon enough.
Zebra are: Randy Jackson (guitar, vocals), Felix Hanemann (bass, keyboards, vocals), Guy Gelso (drums, vocals).
