Label:
Columbia – 5137009000
Series:
The Essential (4) –
Format:
3 × CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country:
Australia & New Zealand
Released:
2003
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Pop Rock
Tracklist
Disc One
1-1 –Bruce Springsteen Blinded By The Light 5:04
1-2 –Bruce Springsteen For You 4:40
1-3 –Bruce Springsteen Spirit In The Night 5:00
1-4 –Bruce Springsteen 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 5:37
1-5 –Bruce Springsteen Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 7:04
1-6 –Bruce Springsteen Thunder Road
Backing Vocals – Mike Appel
4:51
1-7 –Bruce Springsteen Born To Run
Drums – Ernest "Boom" Carter*
4:32
1-8 –Bruce Springsteen Jungleland
Violin – Suki Lahav*
9:36
1-9 –Bruce Springsteen Badlands 4:04
1-10 –Bruce Springsteen Darkness On The Edge Of Town 4:31
1-11 –Bruce Springsteen The Promised Land 4:31
1-12 –Bruce Springsteen The River 5:00
1-13 –Bruce Springsteen Hungry Heart 3:20
1-14 –Bruce Springsteen Nebraska 4:29
1-15 –Bruce Springsteen Atlantic City 3:56
Disc Two
2-1 –Bruce Springsteen Born In The U.S.A. 4:42
2-2 –Bruce Springsteen Glory Days 4:17
2-3 –Bruce Springsteen Dancing In The Dark 4:03
2-4 –Bruce Springsteen Tunnel Of Love 5:12
2-5 –Bruce Springsteen Brilliant Disguise 4:15
2-6 –Bruce Springsteen Human Touch
Bass – Randy Jackson (2)
6:31
2-7 –Bruce Springsteen Living Proof 4:48
2-8 –Bruce Springsteen Lucky Town 3:28
2-9 –Bruce Springsteen Streets Of Philadelphia 3:18
2-10 –Bruce Springsteen The Ghost Of Tom Joad 4:23
2-11 –Bruce Springsteen The Rising 4:49
2-12 –Bruce Springsteen Mary's Place
Baritone Saxophone [Horn Section] – Ed Manion
Choir [Alliance Singers] – Antoinette Moore, Antonio Lawrence, Corinda Carford, Jesse Moorer, Michelle Moore (2), Tiffeny Andrews
Choir [Solo] – Michelle Moore (2)
Contractor [Choir] – Corinda Carford
Tenor Saxophone [Horn Section] – Jerry Vivino
Trombone [Horn Section] – Rich Rosenberg
Trumpet [Horn Section] – Mark Pender, Mike Spengler
6:01
2-13 –Bruce Springsteen Lonesome Day
Cello – Jere Flint, Larry Lemaster
4:07
2-14 –Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band American Skin (41 Shots) (Live) 7:52
2-15 –Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band Land Of Hope And Dreams (Live) 9:22
Bonus Disc
3-1 –Bruce Springsteen From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) 2:42
3-2 –Bruce Springsteen The Big Payback 1:58
3-3 –Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band Held Up Without A Gun (Live) 1:21
3-4 –Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band Trapped (Live) 5:10
3-5 –Bruce Springsteen None But The Brave 5:35
3-6 –Bruce Springsteen Missing 5:04
3-7 –Bruce Springsteen Lift Me Up 5:16
3-8 –Bruce Springsteen Viva Las Vegas
Bass – Bob Glaub
Piano, Organ – Ian McLagan
3:10
3-9 –Bruce Springsteen County Fair 4:50
3-10 –Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band Code Of Silence (Live) 4:33
3-11 –Bruce Springsteen Dead Man Walkin'
Bass – Jim Hanson
2:43
3-12 –Bruce Springsteen Countin' On A Miracle (Acoustic) 5:00
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Copyright (c) – Bruce Springsteen
Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited
Pressed By – SMEA – 0156321
Credits
Accordion, Organ, Glockenspiel, Piano, Synthesizer [Vox Continental], Organ [Farfisa], Backing Vocals – Danny Federici (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7, 1-9 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-10 to 2-15, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-9 to 3-11)
Backing Vocals – Soozie Tyrell (tracks: 2-11 to 2-13)
Bass, Tuba, Backing Vocals – Garry Tallent (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-10 to 2-15, 3-1, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-9, 3-10)
Cello – Jane Scarpantoni (tracks: 2-11, 2-12)
Congas, Percussion – Richard Blackwell (tracks: 1-4, 1-5)
Drums, Backing Vocals – Max Weinberg (tracks: 1-8 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-11 to 2-15, 3-1, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-9, 3-10), Vincent "Mad Dog" Lopez* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
Drums, Percussion – Garry Mallabar* (tracks: 2-7, 2-8, 2-10, 3-11), Jeff Porcaro (tracks: 2-6, 3-8)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Piano, Mellotron, Organ [Pump], Synthesizer [Korg M1, Crumar], Backing Vocals – Roy Bittan (tracks: 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 1-11 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-7, 2-11 to 2-15, 3-1, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-9, 3-10)
Executive Producer – John Landau
Guitar, Dobro, Slide Guitar, Banjo, Backing Vocals – Nils Lofgren (tracks: 2-4, 2-5, 2-11 to 2-15, 3-4, 3-10)
Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals – Steve Van Zandt (tracks: 1-9 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-11 to 2-15, 3-3, 3-5, 3-9, 3-10)
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Bass, Backing Vocals, Recorder, Mandolin, Handclaps – Bruce Springsteen
Pedal Steel Guitar – Marty Rifkin (tracks: 2-10)
Piano – Harold Wheeler (tracks: 1-1, 1-3)
Piano, Organ, Electric Piano, Clavinet – David Sancious (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7)
Producer – Brendan O'Brien (tracks: 2-11 to 2-13), Bruce Springsteen (tracks: 1-6 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-10, 2-14, 2-15, 3-1, 3-5 to 3-5, 3-11), Chuck Plotkin (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10, 2-14, 2-15, 3-1, 3-5, 3-8 to 3-10), Jimmy Cretecos* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Jon Landau (tracks: 1-6, 1-8 to 1-13, 2-1 to 1-8, 3-1, 3-5, 3-8, 3-9), Mike Appel (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Roy Bittan (tracks: 2-6, 2-7), Steve Van Zandt (tracks: 1-12, 1-13, 2-1 to 2-3, 3-1)
Remastered By – Bob Ludwig
Saxophone, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Handclaps – Clarence Clemons (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-11 to 2-15, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-10)
Vocals, Guitar, Harmony Vocals – Patti Scialfa (tracks: 2-4 to 2-6, 2-11 to 2-15, 3-4, 3-10)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 9 399700 113570
Barcode (String): 9399700113570
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): SMEA 0156321 01
Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 6519
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): 0256321 5137009000 02
Mould SID Code (CD 2): IFPI 651E
Matrix / Runout (CD 3): SMEA 0356321 02
Mould SID Code (CD 3): IFPI 651B
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L681
