3x CD (jewel case)

The Essential Bruce Springsteen

Compilation by Bruce Springsteen

Released 10 November 2003

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Blinded by the Light
5:04
3.6 ★
2
For You
4:40
3.3 ★
3
Spirit in the Night
5:00
2.6 ★
4
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
5:37
3.5 ★
5
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
7:04
3.6 ★
6
Thunder Road
4:51
4.0 ★
7
Born to Run
4:32
4.4 ★
8
Jungleland
9:36
3.4 ★
9
Badlands
4:04
3.8 ★
10
Darkness on the Edge of Town
4:31
3.8 ★
11
The Promised Land
4:31
4.0 ★
12
The River
5:00
4.1 ★
13
Hungry Heart
3:20
4.1 ★
14
Nebraska
4:29
3.8 ★
15
Atlantic City
3:56
4.1 ★
CD 2
1
Born in the U.S.A.
4:42
3.9 ★
2
Glory Days
4:17
4.5 ★
3
Dancing in the Dark
4:03
4.5 ★
4
Tunnel of Love
5:12
3.8 ★
5
Brilliant Disguise
4:15
4.2 ★
6
Human Touch
6:31
4.2 ★
7
Living Proof
4:48
3.2 ★
8
Lucky Town
3:28
3.9 ★
9
Streets of Philadelphia
3:18
5.0 ★
10
The Ghost of Tom Joad
4:23
4.0 ★
11
The Rising
4:49
3.4 ★
12
Mary’s Place
6:01
3.9 ★
13
Lonesome Day
4:07
3.6 ★
14
American Skin (41 Shots) (live)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
7:52
3.8 ★
15
Land of Hope and Dreams (live)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
9:22
3.6 ★
CD 3
1
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
2:42
2
The Big Payback
1:58
3.0 ★
3
Held Up Without a Gun (live)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
1:21
2.0 ★
4
Trapped (live)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
5:10
3.0 ★
5
None but the Brave
5:35
2.5 ★
6
Missing
5:04
7
Lift Me Up
5:16
4.0 ★
8
Viva Las Vegas
3:10
3.0 ★
9
County Fair
4:50
3.5 ★
10
Code of Silence (live)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
4:33
3.5 ★
11
Dead Man Walkin’
2:43
2.5 ★
12
Countin’ On a Miracle (acoustic)
5:00
3.0 ★

More by Bruce Springsteen

Born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A. 1984

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the Edge of Town 1978

Lucky Town

Lucky Town 1992

Release credits

Bill Scheniman
assistant [1]
Billy Bowers
additional [11-13]
Billy Straus
assistant [1-3]
Bob Clearmountain
mix [1.13, 2.1-9, 2.14-15, 3.6]
Brendan O’Brien
mix [11-13], producer [11-13]
Bruce Lampcov
assistant [1-3]
Bruce Springsteen
12 string guitar [12-13], acoustic guitar [12], arranger [1-5], bass [2.4-5, 2.8, 1.1, 1.3], drum machine [4-5], electric guitar [12-13], guitar [2.1-6, 2.10, 3.4, 3.11, 1.4-15], harmonica [2.4-5, 2.10, 1.6, 1.9-13], keyboard [4], lead vocals [1.4-6, 1.9-11, 2.1-3, 2.10, 2.14-15, 3.3-4, 3.8, 3.10], mandolin [4-5], percussion [4], performer [9], phonographic copyright [2.1-10, 2.10-15, 3.4, 1.1-5, 1.7, 1.9-15], piano [3], producer [2.1, 2.3, 2.5-10, 2.14-15, 3.4, 3.11, 1.6-13], solo [12], vocal [3.1-2, 3.5-7, 3.9, 3.11, 2.4-13, 1.1-3, 1.7-8, 1.12-15]
Charles Calello
additional [8], strings [8]
Chuck Plotkin
mix [1.9-12, 3.1], producer [3.4, 3.11, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5-10, 2.14-15]
Clarence Clemons
background vocals [3.4, 1.12-13], percussion [3.4, 1.1, 1.3, 1.10-13, 2.1-3], saxophone [2.2-3, 3.4-5, 1.1, 1.3-7, 1.9-12, 1.12-13, 1.13], tenor saxophone [8]
Dana Bisbee
assistant [1.12, 3.1]
Danny Federici
accordion [4], glockenspiel [1-2], keyboard [3.11, 2.10], organ [3.4, 2.1-3, 2.5, 1.6-7, 1.9-13], piano [1]
David Bianco
assistant [4]
David Boucher
assistant [14-15]
David Sancious
keyboard [7]
Ed Manion
baritone saxophone [12]
Ernest Carter
drums (drum set) [7]
Flo & Eddie
background vocals [13]
Garry Rindfuss
assistant [1.12-13, 3.1]
Garry Tallent
bass [10], bass guitar [1.4-13, 2.1-3, 3.4], choir vocals [2]
Gary Mallaber
drums (drum set) [2.7-8, 2.10, 3.11], percussion [11]
Greg Goldman
assistant [10]
Harold Wheeler
piano [1, 3]
Jack Ashkinazy
remixer [1-3]
James A. Farber
assistant [1.12-13, 3.1]
Jane Scarpantoni
cello [11-12]
Jay Healy
assistant [4]
Jeff Hendrickson
assistant [2.1-3, 3.1, 1.12-13]
Jeff Porcaro
drums (drum set) [6], percussion [6]
Jere Flint
cello [13]
Jerry Vivino
tenor saxophone [12]
Jim Cretecos
producer [1-5]
Jim Hanson
bass guitar [11]
Jim Scott
assistant [4]
Jimmy Iovine
engineer [6, 8], mix [6, 8-11], recording [9-11]
John R. Davenport
assistant [1-3]
Jon Landau
producer [1.6, 1.8-13, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5-8]
Karl Egsieker
task [11-13]
Larry LeMaster
cello [13]
Little Steven
acoustic guitar [1.12-13, 2.1-2], assistant [9-11], background vocals [6, 12-13], choir vocals [2], electric guitar [12-13], guitar [1.9-13, 3.5], mandolin [2], producer [2.1, 2.3, 1.12-13]
Mark McKenna
assistant [5]
Mark Pender
trumpet [12]
Marty Rifkin
pedal steel guitar [10]
Max Weinberg
choir vocals [2], drums (drum set) [3.4, 1.6, 1.8-13, 2.1-3], percussion [4-5]
Mike Appel
background vocals [6], producer [1-8]
Mike Batlan
mix [2], recording [1.14-15, 3.2]
Mike Spengler
trumpet [12]
Neil Dorfsman
recording [1.12-13, 3.1]
Nick DiDia
recording [11-13]
Nils Lofgren
additional [4], background vocals [4], guitar [3.4, 2.4]
Patti Scialfa
additional [4], background vocals [4], other vocals [6], percussion [4]
Randy Jackson
bass [6]
Raymond Willard
assistant [1.12-13, 3.1]
Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg
trombone [12]
Roger Talkov
assistant [4]
Ross Petersen
assistant [14-15]
Roy Bittan
Rhodes piano [6], additional [7], background vocals [6, 12-13], choir vocals [2], glockenspiel [6], keyboard [5-7], piano [1.8-13, 2.1-3], producer [6], synthesizer [2.1-4, 3.4]
Scott Weinstein
assistant [4]
Soozie Tyrell
background vocals [11-13], violin [11-13]
Squeak Stone
assistant [4]
The E Street Band
performer [3.3-4, 3.10, 2.14-15]
Thom Panunzio
assistant [9-11], mix [4]
Tim Leitner
additional [4], assistant [4]
Toby Scott
engineer [5-6, 9], mix [2.10, 1.12, 3.1, 3.7, 3.11], recording [2.1-5, 2.7-10, 2.14-15, 3.4, 3.6-7, 3.11]
Vini Lopez
drums (drum set) [4-5]
Zoë Yanakas
assistant [1-3]
לואי להב
engineer [1-8], mix [7]
צרויה להב
background vocals [4], violin [8]