2x CD (2015 reissue)

The Essential Bruce Springsteen

Compilation by Bruce Springsteen

Released 10 November 2003

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Growin’ Up
3:08
3.6 ★
2
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
7:03
3.5 ★
3
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
5:37
3.4 ★
4
Thunder Road
4:49
3.9 ★
5
Born to Run
4:31
4.3 ★
6
Tenth Avenue Freeze‐Out
3:12
4.4 ★
7
Badlands
4:03
3.6 ★
8
The Promised Land
4:30
3.8 ★
9
Prove It All Night
4:00
4.5 ★
10
The River
5:01
4.0 ★
11
Hungry Heart
3:21
4.0 ★
12
The Ties That Bind
3:34
3.0 ★
13
Out in the Street
4:21
3.2 ★
14
Atlantic City
4:00
3.8 ★
15
Johnny 99
3:41
4.0 ★
16
Glory Days
4:16
4.4 ★
17
Born in the U.S.A.
4:40
3.9 ★
18
Dancing in the Dark
4:03
4.4 ★
CD 2
1
Tougher Than the Rest
4:35
3.6 ★
2
Brilliant Disguise
4:15
4.2 ★
3
One Step Up
4:20
4.2 ★
4
Human Touch
5:09
4.0 ★
5
Better Days
3:44
2.0 ★
6
If I Should Fall Behind
2:57
2.5 ★
7
Streets of Philadelphia
3:14
5.0 ★
8
Murder Incorporated
3:55
3.4 ★
9
The Ghost of Tom Joad
4:20
4.0 ★
10
The Rising
4:46
3.4 ★
11
Lonesome Day
4:07
3.6 ★
12
Devils & Dust
5:00
3.6 ★
13
Long Time Comin’
4:13
2.5 ★
14
Radio Nowhere
3:17
4.4 ★
15
Working on a Dream
3:28
3.0 ★
16
My Lucky Day
4:01
3.5 ★
17
The Wrestler
3:47
2.5 ★
18
We Take Care of Our Own
3:53
4.6 ★
19
Hunter of Invisible Game
4:39
3.0 ★

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Release credits

Alex Williams
assistant [19]
Amy Chang
viola [19]
Benjamin Rice
assistant [19]
Billy Bowers
additional [10-16]
Billy Straus
assistant [16-18]
Bob Clearmountain
additional [19], mix [1.11-12, 1.16-18, 2.1-8, 2.17, 2.19], recording [12]
Brandon Duncan
assistant [17, 19]
Brendan Dekora
assistant [19]
Brendan O’Brien
bass [12-13], mix [10-16], producer [10-16, 19]
Brian Lee
additional [8]
Bruce Lampcov
assistant [16-18]
Bruce Springsteen
12 string guitar [10-13], arranger [1-3], background vocals [8], banjo [18], bass [1-3], drum machine [1-3, 18], drums (drum set) [18], electric guitar [1.10-13, 2.8], glockenspiel [15-17], guitar [2.1-5, 2.9, 2.12-13, 2.15-19, 1.2-11, 1.14-18], harmonica [1.4, 1.7-13, 2.1-3, 2.9, 2.15-17], horn [6], instrument [3], keyboard [1, 3, 5, 12-13, 15-17], lead vocals [1.2-4, 1.7-9, 1.16-18, 2.5, 2.8-9, 2.15-17], mandolin [1-3], organ [18], percussion [3, 5, 15-18], performer [7], phonographic copyright [1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7-18, 2.1-3, 2.3, 2.6-7, 2.9, 2.9-15, 2.15-19], piano [18], producer [1.4-13, 1.17-18, 2.2, 2.4-9, 2.13, 2.17-18], vocal [1.1, 1.5-6, 1.10-15, 2.1-4, 2.6-7, 2.9-14, 2.18-19]
Carl Glanville
assistant [8]
Charae Krueger
cello [19]
Christopher Pulgram
violin [19]
Chuck Plotkin
mix [7-10, 12-13], producer [2.2, 2.4-9, 2.13, 1.17-18]
Clarence Clemons
background vocals [1.10-13, 2.8], percussion [2.8, 1.8-13, 1.16-18], saxophone [1.2-5, 1.7-10, 1.10-11, 1.11-13, 1.16, 1.18, 2.8, 2.15-16], tenor saxophone [6], vocal [15-16]
Clif Norrell
engineer [18]
Dana Bisbee
assistant [10, 12-13]
Daniel Laufer
cello [19]
Daniel Zaidenstadt
assistant [19]
Danny Federici
accordion [3], background vocals [8], glockenspiel [16-17], keyboard [9, 13], organ [2.1-2, 2.8, 2.15-16, 1.4-5, 1.7-13, 1.16-18], piano [17]
Darren Tablan
engineer [15-16]
David Sanborn
baritone saxophone [6]
David Sancious
keyboard [5]
David Schiffman
additional [19]
Derek Karlquist
assistant [15-16]
Derik Lee
assistant [18]
Eddie Horst
conductor [19], horn [12-13], strings [12-13, 19]
Ernest Carter
drums (drum set) [5]
Flo & Eddie
background vocals [11]
Garry Rindfuss
assistant [10-13]
Garry Tallent
background vocals [8], bass [9, 15-16], bass guitar [1.2-13, 1.16-18, 2.8, 2.14, 2.19], choir vocals [16]
Gary Mallaber
drums (drum set) [5-6, 9]
Geoff Sanoff
additional [19]
Glen Pittman
assistant [14]
Greg Goldman
assistant [9]
Jack Ashkinazy
remixer [1]
Jack Prest
assistant [19]
James A. Farber
assistant [10-13]
Jane Scarpantoni
cello [10]
Jay Christy
violin [19]
Jay Militscher
assistant [8]
Jeff Hendrickson
assistant [10-13, 16-18]
Jeff Porcaro
drums (drum set) [4], percussion [4]
Jere Flint
cello [11]
Jim Cretecos
producer [1-3]
Jimmy Iovine
engineer [4, 6], mix [4, 6-9], recording [7-9]
Joe Visciano
assistant [19]
John Horne
assistant [19]
John Meisner
violin [19]
John R. Davenport
assistant [16-18]
Jon Landau
executive [18], producer [2.2, 2.4-6, 2.8, 1.4, 1.6-13, 1.17-18]
Jordan Power
assistant [19]
Justin Bruns
violin [19]
Karen Freer
cello [19]
Karl Egsieker
assistant [12-13, 19], task [10-11]
Kenn Wagner
violin [19]
Kevin Mills
additional [19], assistant [14-16]
Kyle Hoffman
assistant [19]
Lachlan McBane
viola [19]
Larry LeMaster
cello [11]
Lisa Lowell
background vocals [5, 18]
Little Steven
acoustic guitar [1.10-13, 1.16-17, 2.8], assistant [7-9], background vocals [2.8, 1.4, 1.10-13], choir vocals [16], electric guitar [10-13], guitar [1.7-11, 2.15-16], horn [6], mandolin [16], producer [1.10-13, 1.17-18, 2.8], vocal [15-16]
Luke Yeoman
assistant [19]
Mark McKenna
assistant [2-3]
Mark “Spike” Stent
mix [18]
Marty Rifkin
pedal steel guitar [9], steel guitar [13]
Matty Green
assistant [18]
Max Weinberg
background vocals [8], choir vocals [16], drums (drum set) [1.4, 1.6-13, 1.16-18, 2.8, 2.14-16, 2.19], percussion [1-2]
Michael Brecker
tenor saxophone [6]
Mike Appel
background vocals [4], producer [1-6]
Mike Batlan
recording [14-15]
Mike Bauer
assistant [19]
Mike Layos
assistant [18]
Nashville String Machine
strings [12]
Neil Dorfsman
recording [10-13]
New York Chamber Consort
strings [18]
Nick DiDia
recording [10-16, 19]
Nils Lofgren
guitar [15-16], vocal [15-16]
Olga Shpitko
violin [19]
Owen Mulholland
assistant [19]
Patti Scialfa
background vocals [3-5, 13, 18], vocal [15-16]
Paul LaMalfa
assistant [15-16]
Peter Keppler
assistant [8]
Phil Joly
assistant [19]
Randy Brecker
flugelhorn [6], trumpet [6]
Randy Jackson
bass guitar [4-5]
Raymond Willard
assistant [10-13]
Rick Kwan
assistant [15-16]
Rob Jacobs
assistant [3]
Rob Lebret
additional [19], engineer [18]
Roger Talkov
assistant [1, 3]
Ron Aniello
background vocals [18], bass [18], drum machine [18], drums (drum set) [18], engineer [18], guitar [18], keyboard [18], piano [18], producer [18]
Ross Petersen
engineer [18], recording [19]
Roy Bittan
Rhodes piano [4], accordion [15-16], background vocals [2.8, 1.4, 1.10-13], choir vocals [16], glockenspiel [4], keyboard [2, 4], organ [15-16], piano [1.6-13, 1.16-18, 2.8, 2.15-16], producer [4], synthesizer [1.16-18, 2.8]
Ryan Freeland
assistant [8]
Sean Astill
assistant [19]
Sergio Ruelas
assistant [19]
Sheela Iyengar
violin [19]
Soozie Tyrell
additional [19], background vocals [5, 10-11, 13, 18], violin [10-11, 13, 15-16, 19], vocal [15-16]
Steve Jordan
drums (drum set) [12-13]
Susan Welty
horn [12]
Tania Maxwell
viola [19]
Ted Tuthill
assistant [19]
Thom Panunzio
assistant [7-9]
Thomas Witte
horn [12]
Tim Leitner
assistant [1, 3]
Tim Mitchell
assistant [15-16]
Toby Scott
additional [14], engineer [2, 4-5, 7, 15-16, 18], mix [1.9-10, 1.12-13, 2.9], recording [1.16-18, 2.1-2, 2.4-9, 2.12-13, 2.17, 2.19]
Tom Astill
assistant [19]
Tom Morello
guitar [19]
Tom Syrowski
assistant [14], engineer [15-16]
Tom Tapley
assistant [12-16, 19]
Tony Duino-Black
assistant [8]
Vini Lopez
drums (drum set) [2-3]
Wayne Andre
trombone [6]
William Pu
violin [19]
Zoë Yanakas
assistant [16-18]
לואי להב
engineer [1-5], mix [5]
צרויה להב
background vocals [3]