Sammy Hagar and Vic Johnson have recorded and released a new stripped down acoustic version of "Personal Jesus"! Originally written by Depeche Mode and famously covered by Johnny Cash, Hagar first recorded a version on the song with Neal Schon (Journey), Michael Anthony (Chickenfoot), and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) for his previous release, Sammy Hagar & Friends.

"Personal Jesus" is now available for purchase in the iTunes store as part of an exclusive 12-song bonus edition of Lite Roast. For those who have already purchased the album, you can grab just the new track on its own.

Note: Canadian Redheads will see the track released only as a separate single early next week.

Go to this location to grab the track.

Take a step into the world of Sammy Hagar & Vic Johnson's Lite Roast release. Featuring 11 unique acoustic versions of hits from Sammy's career, this album offers a new listen to Sammy's voice in an all-acoustic setting.

Brewing Up Lite Roast is a three-part series of videos showing behind the scenes of Lite Roast. This is Step Three - Drink Up!

As with parts one and two (available below), which described coffee’s role in the new project, Hagar provides intriguing details on what inspired him. “The whole acoustic CD thing came from sitting around, thinking ‘what do I want to do next’?” Hagar says in the video. “Everybody says, ‘we want to hear Sammy rock.’ Well, I’ve been rocking my whole life - and I’ll keep rocking my whole life. But every now and then, you just like to do something different.”

Thus, Lite Roast was born. Recorded solely with Vic Johnson, the longtime lead guitarist from Hagar’s solo band, the just-released album includes stripped-down takes on solo favorites like "Eagles Fly", Van Halen's "Dreams", and "The Love", co-written by Hagar and Journey‘s Neal Schon.

“Sometimes, when you strip a song down, and you get to the essence of it,” Hagar adds, “once you do that - you realize what the song is really about. When you go back to rocking it, you have a better understanding. I’m telling you, I learned so much from this acoustic adventure I did with Vic.”

To read BraveWords scribe Aaron Small's review of Lite Roast, click here.