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For years, decades even, Bruce Springsteen was legendary for the amount of recordings he did not release. Every time he cut an album, he recorded a surplus of songs and left some out, not always on the basis of quality, but often because they simply didn't suit the mood of the record. It was inevitable that dedicated fans and collectors would bootleg these recordings, and for many years, he was one of the most popular bootlegged artists, rivaling even Bob Dylan. Dylan released a box set of unreleased songs in 1991, paving the way for the long-overdue appearance of a similar Springsteen set, Tracks, in 1998. Spanning four discs, it isn't entirely devoted to unreleased material -- a few B-sides pop up here and there -- nor is it truly definitive, since it misses a number of key outtakes, plus his original version of "Because the Night," the sole hit for Patti Smith. Instead, the compilation is an unassuming sampling of what's in the vaults, from his early acoustic demos to polished outtakes from Human Touch and Lucky Town. Along the way, there are a number of great songs -- "Bishop Danced" is every bit as terrific as its legend, as are "Thundercrack," "Give the Girl a Kiss," "Hearts of Stone," "Roulette," and many others. Tracks merely offers fans an enjoyably sequenced selection of what was left behind. If the end result isn't as revelatory as some may have expected (even the acoustic "Born in the U.S.A.," powerful as it is, doesn't sound any different than you may have imagined it), it's because Springsteen is, at heart, a solid craftsman, not a blinding visionary like Dylan. That's why Tracks is for the dedicated fan, where The Bootleg Series and The Basement Tapes are flat-out essential for rock fans.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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John Hammond, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Phil Giambalvo, Recording Engineer - S. TONKEL, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
John Hammond, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Phil Giambalvo, Recording Engineer - S. TONKEL, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
John Hammond, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Phil Giambalvo, Recording Engineer - S. TONKEL, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
John Hammond, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Phil Giambalvo, Recording Engineer - S. TONKEL, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Unknown, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - THOM PANUNZIO, Mixing Engineer - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Jim Cretecos, Producer - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Mike Appel, Producer - Louis Lahav, Recording Engineer - Vini Lopez, Drums
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Jim Cretecos, Producer - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Mike Appel, Producer - Louis Lahav, Recording Engineer - Vini Lopez, Drums
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Jim Cretecos, Producer - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Mike Appel, Producer - Louis Lahav, Recording Engineer - Vini Lopez, Drums
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jimmy Iovine, Recording Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Jim Cretecos, Producer - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Mike Appel, Producer - Louis Lahav, Recording Engineer - Vini Lopez, Drums
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Gary Tallent, Bass - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Mike Appel, Producer - Stevie Van Zandt, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jimmy Iovine, Recording Engineer - Jerry Vivino, Tenor Saxophone - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Gary Tallent, Bass - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Guitar - Ed Manion, Baritone Saxophone - Mark "The Love Man" Pender, Trumpet - Mike Spengler, Trumpet - Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg, Trombone
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - THOM PANUNZIO, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Iovine, Recording Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Gary Tallent, Bass - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Gary Tallent, Bass - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jimmy Iovine, Recording Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Gary Tallent, Bass - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jimmy Iovine, Recording Engineer - Jerry Vivino, Saxophone - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Gary Tallent, Bass - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Mario Cruz, Tenor Saxophone - Max Weinberg, Drums - Mark Pender, Trumpet - Stevie Van Zandt, Guitar - Ed Manion, Baritone Saxophone - Bob Clearmountian, Mixing Engineer - Mark "The Love Man" Pender, Trumpet - Mike Spengler, Trumpet - Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg, Trombone
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jimmy Iovine, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Gary Tallent, Bass - Chuck Plotkin, Mixing Engineer - Danny Federici, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
DISC 2
Garry Rindfuss, Assistant Engineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Assistant Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bill Scheniman, Assistant Engineer - Ross Petersen, Assistant Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Raymond Willhard, Assistant Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Garry Rindfuss, Assistant Engineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Assistant Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bill Scheniman, Assistant Engineer - Ross Petersen, Assistant Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Raymond Willhard, Assistant Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Garry Rindfuss, Assistant Engineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Assistant Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bill Scheniman, Assistant Engineer - Ross Petersen, Assistant Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Raymond Willhard, Assistant Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Garry Rindfuss, Assistant Engineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Assistant Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bill Scheniman, Assistant Engineer - Ross Petersen, Assistant Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Raymond Willhard, Assistant Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Garry Rindfuss, Assistant Engineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Assistant Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bill Scheniman, Assistant Engineer - Ross Petersen, Assistant Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Raymond Willhard, Assistant Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Garry Rindfuss, Assistant Engineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Assistant Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bill Scheniman, Assistant Engineer - Ross Petersen, Assistant Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Raymond Willhard, Assistant Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Garry Rindfuss, Assistant Engineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Assistant Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bill Scheniman, Assistant Engineer - Ross Petersen, Assistant Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Raymond Willhard, Assistant Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Garry Rindfuss, Assistant Engineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Assistant Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bill Scheniman, Assistant Engineer - Ross Petersen, Assistant Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Raymond Willhard, Assistant Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Garry Rindfuss, Assistant Engineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Assistant Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bill Scheniman, Assistant Engineer - Ross Petersen, Assistant Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Raymond Willhard, Assistant Engineer - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Mike Batlan, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Chuck Berry, Composer, Lyricist - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Max Weinberg, Drums - Mike Batlan, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Soozie Tyrell, Violin - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Mike Batlan, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
DISC 3
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Organ - Mario Cruz, Tenor Saxophone - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer - Ed Manion, Baritone Saxophone - Mark "The Love Man" Pender, Trumpet - Mike Spengler, Trumpet - Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg, Trombone
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Ed Thacker, Mixing Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, Piano - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Danny Federici, Glockenspiel, Organ - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jon Landau, Producer - Clarence Clemons, Percussion, Saxophone - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Nils Lofgren, Guitar - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Max Weinberg, Drums - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer, Guitar
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Soozie Tyrell, Violin - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer - Gary Mallabar, Drums
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Stevie Van Zandt, Producer - Gary Mallabar, Drums
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
Album review
For years, decades even, Bruce Springsteen was legendary for the amount of recordings he did not release. Every time he cut an album, he recorded a surplus of songs and left some out, not always on the basis of quality, but often because they simply didn't suit the mood of the record. It was inevitable that dedicated fans and collectors would bootleg these recordings, and for many years, he was one of the most popular bootlegged artists, rivaling even Bob Dylan. Dylan released a box set of unreleased songs in 1991, paving the way for the long-overdue appearance of a similar Springsteen set, Tracks, in 1998. Spanning four discs, it isn't entirely devoted to unreleased material -- a few B-sides pop up here and there -- nor is it truly definitive, since it misses a number of key outtakes, plus his original version of "Because the Night," the sole hit for Patti Smith. Instead, the compilation is an unassuming sampling of what's in the vaults, from his early acoustic demos to polished outtakes from Human Touch and Lucky Town. Along the way, there are a number of great songs -- "Bishop Danced" is every bit as terrific as its legend, as are "Thundercrack," "Give the Girl a Kiss," "Hearts of Stone," "Roulette," and many others. Tracks merely offers fans an enjoyably sequenced selection of what was left behind. If the end result isn't as revelatory as some may have expected (even the acoustic "Born in the U.S.A.," powerful as it is, doesn't sound any different than you may have imagined it), it's because Springsteen is, at heart, a solid craftsman, not a blinding visionary like Dylan. That's why Tracks is for the dedicated fan, where The Bootleg Series and The Basement Tapes are flat-out essential for rock fans.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 69 track(s)
- Total length: 04:26:27
- Main artists: Bruce Springsteen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1998 Bruce Springsteen
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