Tracks (album)

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Tracks
Boxing set by Bruce Springsteen

Publication
(s)

1998

admission

1972-1998

Label (s) Columbia Records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

skirt

Title (number)

66

running time

254: 58

occupation
  • Bruce Springsteen - vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboard
  • Nils Lofgren - vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt - guitar
  • Marty Rifkin - Dobro
  • Soozie Tyrell - violin
  • Danny Federici - accordion, organ, glockenspiel
  • Clarence Clemons - saxophone, percussion
  • Mario Cruz and Jerry Vivino - tenor saxophone
  • Edward Manion - baritone saxophone
  • Michael Spengler and Mark Pender - trumpet
  • Roy Bittan - piano, keyboards
  • Ian McLagan - Organ
  • Gary Mallaber, Vini Lopez, Jeff Porcaro, Max Weinberg, Omar Hakim and Shawn Pelton - drums
  • Frank Pagano, Michael Fisher - percussion

production

Chuck Plotkin; John Hammond, Jr .; Jim Cretecos; Jon Landau; Mike Appel; Steven Van Zandt; John Hammond; Bruce Springsteen

Studio (s)

914 sound recordings; CBS Studios, NY; Max's Kansas City; Power station; Record Plant, NY; Thrill Hill Recording.

chronology
The Ghost of Tom Joad
(1995) 		Tracks 18 tracks
(1999)

Tracks is a four-CD music album released by Bruce Springsteen on Columbia Records in 1998. It contains 66 songs, 56 of which were previously unreleased. Most of the unpublished pieces come from the recording sessions for the albums Born in the USA , The River , Human Touch , Darkness on the Edge of Town and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle .

General

Bruce Springsteen is known for recording numerous pieces on his recordings that later do not find their way onto the released album. The quality was usually not the decisive factor, but the fact that the songs did not fit the mood of the album. As a result, many bootlegs appeared that made Springsteen, alongside Bob Dylan , the artist with the most bootlegs. A total of 200 to 300 songs were available for the album. The album contains largely unreleased material, only a few B-sides ( Pink Cadillac , Shut Out the Light , Janey Don't You Lose Heart ) had already officially been released. The first three recordings on CD 1 on May 3, 1972 come from an audition by Springsteen with the famous producer John Hammond , who discovered Bob Dylan among others. The box also includes a booklet with a foreword by Bruce Springsteen, the lyrics and more information about the musicians and the production.

In addition to the 4-CD box, Springsteen released a selection of the box six months later under the title 18 tracks , 15 songs come from the box, plus the new pieces The Promise , The Fever and Trouble River .

Photographers who contributed images for this album included Herb Ritts and Annie Leibovitz . The recordings were digitally reworked and reached 27th place in the Billboard Top 200 as the best placement.

Track list

CD 1

  1. Mary Queen of Arkansas - 4:30
  2. It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City - 2:57
  3. Growin 'Up - 2:42
  4. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? - 2:05
  5. Bishop Danced - 4:23
  6. Santa Ana - 4:39
  7. Seaside Bar Song - 3:36
  8. Zero and Blind Terry - 5:59
  9. Linda Let Me Be the One - 4:29
    • Recorded in "The Record Plant, NY" on June 28, 1975 ( Born to Run Outtake)
  10. Thundercrack - 8:30
  11. Rendezvous - 2:53
    • Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, NY (LA Remote) (Live) on December 31, 1980 ( Live 1975-85 outtake)
  12. "Give the Girl a Kiss" - 3:57
  13. Iceman - 3:20
  14. Bring on the Night - 2:42
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on June 13, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  15. So Young and in Love - 3:51
  16. Hearts of Stone - 4:33
  17. Don't Look Back - 3:00

CD 2

  1. Restless Nights - 3:49
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on April 11, 1980 ( The River Outtake)
  2. A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Pittsburgh) - 3:19
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on May 5th, 1982 ( Born in the USA Outtake)
  3. Roulette - 3:57
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on April 3, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  4. Dollhouse - 3:36
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on August 21, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  5. Where the Bands Are - 3:47
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on October 9, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  6. Loose Ends - 4:05
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on July 18, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  7. Living on the Edge of the World - 4:21
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on December 7, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  8. Wages of Sin - 4:56
  9. Take 'em as They Come - 4:32
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on April 10, 1980 ( The River Outtake)
  10. Be True - 3:43
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on July 21, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  11. Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own - 2:49
    • Recorded in "The Record Plant, NY" on July 16, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  12. I Wanna Be With You - 3:25
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on May 31, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  13. Mary Lou - 3:24
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on May 30, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  14. Stolen Car - 4:33
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on June 26, 1979 ( The River Outtake)
  15. Born in the USA [Demo Version] - 3:13
    • Recorded in "Thrill Hill Recording" in January 1982 ( Nebraska Outtake)
  16. Johnny Bye-Bye - 1:54
    • Recorded in "Thrill Hill Recording" in January 1983 ( Born in the USA Outtake)
  17. Shut Out the Light - 3:51
    • Recorded in "Thrill Hill Recording" in January 1983 ( Born in the USA Outtake)

CD 3

  1. Cynthia - 4:17
  2. My Love Will Not Let You Down - 4:28
  3. This Hard Land - 4:52
  4. Frankie - 7:26
  5. TV Movie - 2:48
  6. Stand on It - 3:09
  7. Lion's Den - 2:21
    • Recorded in "The Power Station" on January 25, 1982 ( Born in the USA Outtake)
  8. Car Wash - 2:10
  9. Rockaway the Days - 4:45
    • Recorded in "The Hit Factory" on February 3rd, 1984 ( Born in the USA Outtake)
  10. Brothers Under the Bridges ('83) - 5:10
    • Recorded in "The Hit Factory" on September 4th 1983 ( Born in the USA Outtake)
  11. Man at the Top - 3:26
    • Recorded in "The Hit Factory" on January 12, 1984 ( Born in the USA Outtake)
  12. Pink Cadillac - 3:38
  13. Two for the Road - 2:02
    • Recorded in "Thrill Hill Recording" in February 1987 ( Tunnel of Love Outtake)
  14. Janey, Don't You Lose Heart - 3:29
  15. When You Need Me - 2:59
    • Recorded in "Thrill Hill Recording" on January 20, 1987 ( Tunnel of Love Outtake)
  16. The Wish - 5:20
    • Recorded in "Thrill Hill Recording" on February 22, 1987 ( Tunnel of Love Outtake)
  17. The Honeymooners - 2:09
    • Recorded in "Thrill Hill Recording" on February 22, 1987 ( Tunnel of Love Outtake)
  18. Lucky Man - 3:30
    • Recorded in "Thrill Hill Recording" on April 4, 1987 ( Tunnel of Love Outtake)

CD 4

  1. Leavin 'Train - 4:09
    • Recorded at Oceanway Studios, LA on February 27, 1990 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  2. Seven Angels - 3:30
    • Recorded at Oceanway Studios, LA on June 29, 1990 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  3. Gave It a Name - 2:53
    • Recorded in Thrill Hill Recording on August 24, 1998
  4. Sad Eyes - 3:52
    • Recorded in Soundworks West, LA on January 25, 1990 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  5. My Lover Man - 4:01
    • Recorded in Soundworks West, LA on December 4th, 1990 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  6. Over the Rise - 2:42
    • Recorded at Soundworks West, LA on December 7, 1990 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  7. When the Lights Go Out - 3:09
    • Recorded on "The Record Plant, LA" on December 6, 1990 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  8. Loose Change - 4:24
    • Recorded in "The Record Plant, LA" on January 31, 1991 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  9. Trouble in Paradise - 4:45
    • Recorded in "Soundworks West, LA" on December 1st, 1989 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  10. Happy - 4:56
    • Recorded at A&M Studios, LA on January 18, 1992 ( Lucky Town Outtake)
  11. Part Man, Part Monkey - 4:33
    • Recorded at Soundworks West, LA in January 1990 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  12. Goin 'Cali - 3:06
    • Recorded at A&M Studios, LA on January 29, 1991 ( Human Touch Outtake)
  13. Back in Your Arms - 4:44
    • Recorded in "The Hit Factory" on January 12, 1995 ( Greatest Hits Outtake)
  14. Brothers Under the Bridge - 4:55
  • Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Roy Bittan Tracks 1, 2, 4-13, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin Tracks 3, 14

Criticism

  • AMG : "… 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." ( "... the compilation is a humble collection of what's there, from his early acoustic demo recordings to the polished unused songs by Human Touch and Lucky Town." )
  • Q : took the album to the list of "50 Best Albums of 1999"
  • Tom Lanham - Amazon.com: "Springsteen proves - simply by issuing long-unreleased material - why he's the most consistent (read: important) composer in the pop-rock field of his generation."
  • The record man says: " Tracks are for die-hard fans and they definitely don't get around."
  • Mark Feldman : "What's really most amazing about this sprawling collection is that there really isn't a bad song on it - Bruce Springsteen's cut-outs and leftovers are better than most artists' released album tracks." ( "What is really most amazing is that there is no such thing as a bad song. The discarded material is better than most artist's album tracks." )
  • Anthony Kuzminski : "I'm not sure if it's on the same level of some of Dylan's outtake sets, but its damn close." ( "I'm not sure if the album is on par with Dylan's outtake releases, but it's damn close." )

Web links

  • Tracks on brucespringsteen.net (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b CD Universe product information accessed on November 22, 2010
  2. ↑ a b c d All Music Guide Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine.Retrieved November 22, 2010
  3. ↑ Brucebase.org.uk ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.brucebase.org.uk
  4. ↑ a b Amazon product information accessed on November 22, 2010
  5. ↑ Book accompanying the album
  6. ↑ The record man
  7. ↑ http://www.music-critic.com/ Review Mark Feldman
  8. ^ The Screen Door Blogspot
Bruce Springsteen albums


Studio albums

Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ  (1973) • The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle  (1973) • Born to Run  (1975) • Darkness on the Edge of Town  (1978) • The River  (1980) • Nebraska  (1982 ) • Born in the USA  (1984) • Tunnel of Love  (1987) • Human Touch  (1992) • Lucky Town  (1992) • The Ghost of Tom Joad  (1995) • The Rising  (2002) • Devils & Dust  (2005) • We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions  (2006) • Magic  (2007) • Working on a Dream  (2009) • Wrecking Ball  (2012) • High Hopes  (2014) • Western Stars (2019)

Live albums

Live 1975-85  (1986) • In Concert MTV Plugged  (1993) • Live in New York City  (2001) • Hammersmith Odeon, London '75  (2006) • Live in Dublin  (2007)

Compilation albums

Greatest Hits  (1995) • Tracks  (1998) • 18 Tracks  (1999) • The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003) • Born to Run - The 30th Anniversary Edition  (2005) • Greatest Hits (2009) • The Collection 1973 - 84  (2010 ) • The Promise  (2010)