2x CD (glass mastered at Sony DADC)

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 ★

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

Billy Bowers
additional [11-13]
Billy Straus
assistant [1-3]
Bob Clearmountain
mix [1.13, 2.1-9, 2.14-15]
Brendan O’Brien
mix [11-13], producer [11-13]
Bruce Lampcov
assistant [1-3]
Bruce Springsteen
12 string guitar [12-13], arranger [1-5], bass [1.1, 1.3, 2.4-5, 2.8], drum machine [4-5], electric guitar [12-13], guitar [1.4-15, 2.1-6, 2.10], harmonica [1.6, 1.9-13, 2.4-5, 2.10], keyboard [4], lead vocals [1.4-6, 1.9-11, 2.1-3, 2.10, 2.14-15], mandolin [4-5], percussion [4], performer [9], phonographic copyright [2.1-10, 2.10-15, 1.1-5, 1.7, 1.9-15], piano [3], producer [2.1, 2.3, 2.5-10, 2.14-15, 1.6-13], vocal [2.4-13, 1.1-3, 1.7-8, 1.12-15]
Charles Calello
additional [8], strings [8]
Chuck Plotkin
mix [9-12], producer [1, 3, 5-10, 14-15]
Clarence Clemons
background vocals [12-13], percussion [1.1, 1.3, 1.10-13, 2.1-3], saxophone [1.1, 1.3-7, 1.9-12, 1.12-13, 1.13, 2.2-3], tenor saxophone [8]
Dana Bisbee
assistant [12]
Danny Federici
accordion [4], glockenspiel [1-2], keyboard [10], organ [1.6-7, 1.9-13, 2.1-3, 2.5], piano [1]
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 [12-13]
Garry Tallent
bass [10], bass guitar [1.4-13, 2.1-3], choir vocals [2]
Gary Mallaber
drums (drum set) [7-8, 10]
Greg Goldman
assistant [10]
Harold Wheeler
piano [1, 3]
Jack Ashkinazy
remixer [1-3]
James A. Farber
assistant [12-13]
Jane Scarpantoni
cello [11-12]
Jay Healy
assistant [4]
Jeff Hendrickson
assistant [1.12-13, 2.1-3]
Jeff Porcaro
drums (drum set) [6], percussion [6]
Jere Flint
cello [13]
Jerry Vivino
tenor saxophone [12]
Jim Cretecos
producer [1-5]
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 [2.1-2, 1.12-13], assistant [9-11], background vocals [6, 12-13], choir vocals [2], electric guitar [12-13], guitar [9-13], mandolin [2], producer [1.12-13, 2.1, 2.3]
Mark McKenna
assistant [5]
Mark Pender
trumpet [12]
Marty Rifkin
pedal steel guitar [10]
Max Weinberg
choir vocals [2], drums (drum set) [2.1-3, 1.6, 1.8-13], percussion [4-5]
Mike Appel
background vocals [6], producer [1-8]
Mike Batlan
recording [14-15]
Mike Spengler
trumpet [12]
Neil Dorfsman
recording [12-13]
Nick DiDia
recording [11-13]
Nils Lofgren
additional [4], guitar [4]
Patti Scialfa
additional [4], other vocals [6]
Randy Jackson
bass [6]
Raymond Willard
assistant [12-13]
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 [2.1-3, 1.8-13], producer [6], synthesizer [1-4]
Soozie Tyrell
background vocals [11-13], violin [11-13]
The E Street Band
performer [14-15]
Thom Panunzio
assistant [9-11]
Tim Leitner
additional [4], assistant [4]
Toby Scott
engineer [5-6, 9], mix [2.10, 1.12], recording [1-5, 7-10, 14-15]
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]