Former Soviet Union chief Mikhail Gorbachev helped give "'Til Your River Runs Dry," Eric Burdon's first solo album in six years a lift-off.
Burdon tells Billboard that he met Gorbachev in Germany a few years ago, when the former Animals singer was there to perform on a TV show. The two got into a conversation during a private reception that Burdon says led directly to "Water," which opens the 12-song set, as well as the album's title.
"I was wondering, 'What can I ask this guy that he would know more than I ever know? What can you tell me about? What's the world in for?' " Burdon remembers. "And he said to me, 'Water,' and I went, 'Wow.' The interpreter he was with told me that (Gorbachev's) whole political being is now to promote water awareness and how important it is,' and I would've told him right there and then, 'Well, look, can I join you? Can I help you? Is there anything we can do?'
"And then the lyrics to 'Water' came to my head. I thought, 'This is the best way...to join the program of making people aware of how important water is in today's world.' So that was a long time ago, but the song was just recorded in the last few months."
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