E Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt has sold his publishing and creative assets to Primary Wave. The deal includes Van Zandt's production stake in such Bruce Springsteen albums as The River, Born In The U.S.A., Tracks, and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection, as well as his work with Southside Johnny & The Jukes.
Musicbusinessworld.com reported, “Highlights of the deal include some of the artist’s biggest hits, among them Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes' 'I Don’t Want To Go Home' and 'This Time It’s For Real,' and 'I Am A Patriot' — famously covered by Jackson Browne, Pearl Jam, and others — and the theme song for his 2019 Netflix series, Lilyhammer, and Darlene Love‘s holiday hit, 'All Alone On Christmas' — the latter of which, was featured in such films as Home Alone 2: Lost In New York and Love Actually.”
Among the artists that have covered Van Zandt's song over the years are Nancy Sinatra, Meat Loaf, Ronnie Spector, Damian Marley, Brian Setzer, Gary U.S. Bonds, and Jimmy Barnes, among others.