Tracks (Bruce Springsteen album)

Tracks

Box set by Bruce Springsteen

Released

November 10, 1998

Recorded

1972-1998

Genre

Rock

Length

254:58

Label

Columbia

Producer

Various

Bruce Springsteen chronology

Singles from Tracks
Blood Brothers (1996)	Tracks (1998)	18 Tracks (1999)
"I Wanna Be With You" Released: 1998 "Sad Eyes" Released: 1999

Tracks is a four-disc box set by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1998 containing 66 songs. This box set mostly consists of never-before-released songs recorded during the sessions for his many albums, but also includes a number of single B-sides, as well as demos and alternate versions of already-released material.

History

The project began in early 1998, when Springsteen and his chief recording engineer, Toby Scott, began going through his massive collection of unreleased songs. Springsteen had been known as a very prolific songwriter (Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River, and Born in the U.S.A. each had more than 50 songs written for them), and by 1998 the number of unreleased songs was up to more than 350- 3/4 of all his recorded material.

Although the idea of simply releasing the rough demos of the songs was kicked around, Springsteen eventually decided to mix them properly. Springsteen, Scott, and three sets of engineers spent most of 1998 going through his massive song library, mixing songs and picking out the best of the unreleased material. Sometimes, a song would need extra parts added on, such as in the case of "Thundercrack", a song dating back to 1973. Springsteen called in then-former bandmates Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons, along with original drummer Vini Lopez to fill in the missing pieces.^[1]

By July, 100 songs (six CD's worth) had been selected as the songs for the boxset, and it was being prepared for commercial release. However, Springsteen eventually decided to cut the number to 66, leaving a total of 4 CDs. The project was completed in mid-September 1998, and was released two months later.

Even though the original intention was to cover material from all aspects of Bruce's career, acoustic demos from 1972 (such as "Arabian Nights", "Jazz Musician", "Ballad Of The Self-Loading Pistol", and "Visitation At Fort Horn") were not available for release, due to ongoing court proceedings surrounding the songs (concerning the attempted release of these songs by a different, European based label in 1993).^[2]^[3] Songs from the "Electric Nebraska" sessions, as well as songs from an unreleased 1994 album, were also missing.

The songs came from varying backgrounds:

"Roulette", "Be True", "Pink Cadillac", "Johnny Bye Bye", "Shut Out the Light", "Stand on It", "Janey Don't You Lose Heart", "Lucky Man", "Two for the Road", and "Part Man, Part Monkey" were all B-sides to singles. However, the take of "Stand on It" included on "Tracks" is a previously unknown alternate version that features an extra verse and a fully finished ending (as opposed to the fade-out on the original B-side).
"Bishop Danced", "Santa Ana", "Seaside Bar Song", "Zero and Blind Terry", "Thundercrack", "Rendezvous", "So Young and in Love", "Man at the Top", "The Wish", "When the Lights Go Out", and "Brothers Under the Bridge" were all known from previous live performances.
"Hearts of Stone" was previously recorded by Southside Johnny.
A rerecorded "This Hard Land" was released on Greatest Hits, although the original recording did not appear until "Tracks".
"Linda Let Me Be the One", "Iceman", "Bring On the Night", "Don't Look Back", "Restless Nights", "Where the Bands Are", "Loose Ends", "Living on the Edge of the World", "Take 'Em as They Come", "Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own", "I Wanna Be with You", "Mary Lou", "Cynthia", "My Love Will Not Let You Down", "Frankie", "T.V. Movie", and "Back in Your Arms" had previously been unofficially released on bootlegs, sometimes under different titles.
"A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Pittsburgh)" and "Lion's Den" were documented to exist, but had not been unofficially released.
"Give the Girl a Kiss", "Dollhouse", "Wages of Sin", "Car Wash", "Rockaway the Days", "Brothers Under the Bridges ('83)", "When You Need Me", "The Honeymooners", "Leavin' Train", "Seven Angels", "Gave It a Name", "Sad Eyes", "My Lover Man", "Over the Rise", "Loose Change", "Trouble in Paradise", "Goin' Cali", and "Happy" were all unknown songs before "Tracks".

The box set was a minor success, peaking at #27 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It has been certified platinum in the U.S. and gold in Canada.

Since its release, 44 of the songs on the set have been played live at least once, with "My Love Will Not Let You Down" receiving the most attention at over 100 plays.^[4]

The box set was later condensed into an album called 18 Tracks, with 3 songs ("Trouble River", "The Fever", and "The Promise") not on the 4-CD box set.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.

Disc one
No.	Title	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Mary Queen of Arkansas" (Demo Version)	May 2, 1972	4:27
2.	"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" (Demo Version)	May 2, 1972	2:52
3.	"Growin' Up" (Demo Version)	May 2, 1972	2:38
4.	"Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?" (Demo Version)	May 2, 1972	1:58
5.	"Bishop Danced"	January 31, 1973 at Max's Kansas City, NY	4:18
6.	"Santa Ana"	June 28, 1973 The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle outtake	4:35
7.	"Seaside Bar Song"	June 28, 1973 The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle outtake	3:33
8.	"Zero and Blind Terry"	June 28, 1973 The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle outtake	5:56
9.	"Linda Let Me Be the One"	June 29, 1975 Born to Run outtake	4:24
10.	"Thundercrack"	June 28, 1973 The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle outtake	8:25
11.	"Rendezvous"	live at Nassau Coliseum, NY on December 31, 1980	2:48
12.	"Give the Girl a Kiss"	October 11, 1977 Darkness on the Edge of Town outtake	3:51
13.	"Iceman"	October 27, 1977 Darkness on the Edge of Town outtake	3:17
14.	"Bring On the Night"	June 13, 1979 The River outtake	2:36
15.	"So Young and in Love"	1974 Born to Run outtake	3:47
16.	"Hearts of Stone"	October 14, 1977 Darkness on the Edge of Town outtake	4:29
17.	"Don't Look Back"	July 2, 1977 Darkness on the Edge of Town outtake	3:00

Disc two
No.	Title	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Restless Nights"	April 11, 1980 The River outtake	3:44
2.	"A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Pittsburgh)"	May 5, 1982 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	3:15
3.	"Roulette"	April 3, 1979 The River outtake	4:19
4.	"Dollhouse"	August 21, 1979 The River outtake	3:31
5.	"Where the Bands Are"	October 9, 1979 The River outtake	3:43
6.	"Loose Ends"	July 18, 1979 The River outtake	4:00
7.	"Living on the Edge of the World"	December 7, 1979 The River outtake	4:17
8.	"Wages of Sin"	May 10, 1982 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	4:51
9.	"Take 'Em as They Come"	April 10, 1980 The River outtake	4:28
10.	"Be True"	July 21, 1979 The River outtake	3:39
11.	"Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own"	July 16, 1979 The River outtake	2:44
12.	"I Wanna Be with You"	May 31, 1979 The River outtake	3:21
13.	"Mary Lou"	May 30, 1979 The River outtake	3:21
14.	"Stolen Car" (alternate version)	July 26, 1979 The River outtake	4:26
15.	"Born in the U.S.A." (Demo Version)	January 1982 Nebraska outtake	3:08
16.	"Johnny Bye-Bye" (writers: Chuck Berry, Springsteen)	January 1983 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	1:49
17.	"Shut Out the Light"	January 1983 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	3:51

Disc three
No.	Title	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Cynthia"	June 15, 1983 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	4:13
2.	"My Love Will Not Let You Down"	May 5, 1982 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	4:28
3.	"This Hard Land"	May 11, 1982 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	4:46
4.	"Frankie"	May 14, 1982 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	7:22
5.	"TV Movie"	June 13, 1983 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	2:48
6.	"Stand on It" (alternative version)	June 16, 1983 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	3:05
7.	"Lion's Den"	January 25, 1982 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	2:18
8.	"Car Wash"	May 31, 1983 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	2:06
9.	"Rockaway the Days"	February 3, 1984 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	4:40
10.	"Brothers Under the Bridges '83"	September 4, 1983 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	5:06
11.	"Man at the Top"	January 12, 1984 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	3:19
12.	"Pink Cadillac"	May 31, 1983 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	3:33
13.	"Two for the Road"	February 1987 Tunnel of Love outtake	1:57
14.	"Janey, Don't You Lose Heart"	June 16, 1983 Born in the U.S.A. outtake	3:24
15.	"When You Need Me"	January 20, 1987 Tunnel of Love outtake	2:54
16.	"The Wish"	February 22, 1987 Tunnel of Love outtake	5:14
17.	"The Honeymooners"	February 22, 1987 Tunnel of Love outtake	2:04
18.	"Lucky Man"	April 4, 1987 Tunnel of Love outtake	3:31

Disc four
No.	Title	Recording date and location	Length
1.	"Leavin' Train"	February 27, 1990 Human Touch outtake	4:05
2.	"Seven Angels"	June 29, 1990 Human Touch outtake	3:26
3.	"Gave It a Name"	August 24, 1998 Human Touch outtake, re-recorded for "Tracks"	2:47
4.	"Sad Eyes"	January 25, 1990 Human Touch outtake	3:47
5.	"My Lover Man"	December 4, 1990 Human Touch outtake	3:56
6.	"Over the Rise"	December 7, 1990 Human Touch outtake	2:38
7.	"When the Lights Go Out"	December 6, 1990 Human Touch outtake	3:05
8.	"Loose Change"	January 31, 1991 Human Touch outtake	4:18
9.	"Trouble in Paradise" (writers: Roy Bittan, Springsteen)	December 1, 1989 Human Touch outtake	4:37
10.	"Happy"	January 18, 1992 Lucky Town outtake	4:51
11.	"Part Man, Part Monkey"	January 1990 Human Touch outtake	4:28
12.	"Goin' Cali"	January 29, 1991 Human Touch outtake	2:59
13.	"Back in Your Arms"	January 12, 1995	1:57
14.	"Brothers Under the Bridge '95"	May 22, 1995 The Ghost of Tom Joad outtake	3:55

Personnel

Disc 1

Bruce Springsteen - guitar, lead vocals
Steve Van Zandt - guitar, background vocals (tracks 11-17)
Garry Tallent - bass guitar, background vocals
Roy Bittan - piano (tracks 9, 11-17)
David Sancious - piano (tracks 6-8,10)
Max Weinberg - drums (tracks 9, 11-17)
Vini Lopez - drums, background vocals (tracks 6-8, 10)
Danny Federici - organ, accordion
Clarence Clemons - saxophone, tambourine, vocals
Miami Horns - horns on "Hearts of Stone"

Disc 2

Bruce Springsteen - guitar, lead vocals
Steve Van Zandt - guitar, background vocals
Garry Tallent - bass guitar
Roy Bittan - piano
Max Weinberg - drums
Danny Federici - organ, glockenspiel
Clarence Clemons - saxophone, tambourine
Soozie Tyrell - violin on "Shut Out the Light"

Disc 3

Bruce Springsteen - guitar, lead vocals, bass guitar (tracks 13, 15-18), keyboards (tracks 13, 15-18)
Steve Van Zandt - guitar, background vocals
Nils Lofgren - guitar, background vocals on "Janey, Don't You Lose Heart"
Garry Tallent - bass guitar (tracks 1-12, 14)
Roy Bittan - piano (tracks 1-12, 14)
Max Weinberg - drums (tracks 1-12, 14)
Gary Mallaber - drums (tracks 13, 15-18)
Danny Federici - organ, glockenspiel
Clarence Clemons - saxophone, tambourine
Miami Horns - horns on "Lion's Den"

Disc 4

Bruce Springsteen - guitar, lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
Randy Jackson - bass guitar (Leavin' Train, Seven Angels, Sad Eyes, Trouble in Paradise)
Garry Tallent - bass guitar (Back in Your Arms, Brothers Under the Bridge)
Roy Bittan - piano (Seven Angels, Trouble in Paradise, Back in Your Arms)
Jeff Porcaro - drums (Leavin' Train, Sad Eyes, My Lover Man, When the Lights Go Out, Trouble in Paradise)
Omar Hakim - drums on "Part Man, Part Monkey"
Shawn Pelton - drums (Seven Angels, Happy)
Max Weinberg - drums on "Back in Your Arms"
Gary Mallaber - drums on "Brothers Under the Bridge"
Michael Fisher - percussion on "Sad Eyes"
David Sancious - keyboards (Sad Eyes, Part Man, Part Monkey)
Danny Federici - organ (Back in Your Arms, Brothers Under the Bridge)
Ian McLagen - organ on "Leavin' Train"
Clarence Clemons - saxophone on "Back in Your Arms"

References

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Bruce Springsteen Garry Tallent Roy Bittan Max Weinberg Steven Van Zandt Nils Lofgren Patti Scialfa Jake Clemons Charles Giordano Soozie Tyrell Former members Ernest Carter Clarence Clemons Danny Federici Suki Lahav Vini Lopez David Sancious Former touring musicians Everett Bradley Barry Danielian Clark Gayton Curtis King Ed Manion The Miami Horns Cindy Mizelle Michelle Moore Tom Morello Curt Ramm Jay Weinberg

Studio albums	Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (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 U.S.A. (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)

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) Live from the Carousel (2011) Apollo Theater 3/09/12 (2014) The Agora, Cleveland 1978 (2015) Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 (2015) Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 (2015) Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 (2015) LA Sports Arena, California 1988 (2015) Schottenstein Center, Ohio 2005 (2015) Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 (2015) Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 (2015) The Christic Shows 1990 (2016)

Compilations	Greatest Hits (1995) 18 Tracks (1999) The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003) Greatest Hits (2009) The Promise (2010) Collection: 1973–2012 (2013) Chapter and Verse (2016)

Box sets	The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection (1985) Tracks (1998) The Collection (2004) Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition (2005) The Collection 1973–1984 (2010) The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story (2010) The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973–1984 (2014) The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015)

EPs	Live Collection (1987) Chimes of Freedom (1988) Blood Brothers (1996) PBS Exclusive (2007) Magic Tour Highlights (2008) American Beauty (2014)

Singles	"Blinded by the Light" (1973) "Spirit in the Night" (1973) "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (1974) "Born to Run" (1975) "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (1976) "Prove It All Night" (1978) "Badlands" (1978) "The Promised Land" (1978) "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (1979) "Hungry Heart" (1980) "Fade Away" (1981) "Sherry Darling" (1981) "The River" (1981) "Cadillac Ranch" (1981) "Point Blank" (1981) "Atlantic City" (1982) "Open All Night" (1982) "Dancing in the Dark" (1984) "Cover Me" (1984) "Born in the U.S.A." (1984) "I'm on Fire" (1985) "Glory Days" (1985) "I'm Goin' Down" (1985) "My Hometown" (1985) "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1985) "War" (1986) "Fire" (1987) "Brilliant Disguise" (1987) "Tunnel of Love" (1987) "One Step Up" (1988) "Tougher Than the Rest" (1988) "Spare Parts" (1988) "Human Touch" (1992) "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" (1992) "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994) "Secret Garden" (1995) "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1996) "Sad Eyes" (1999) "The Rising" (2002) "Lonesome Day" (2002) "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" (2003) "Devils & Dust" (2005) "Radio Nowhere" (2007) "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" (2008) "Working on a Dream" (2008) "My Lucky Day" (2008) "The Wrestler" (2009) "We Take Care of Our Own" (2012) "Death to My Hometown" (2012) "High Hopes" (2013)

Charting songs	"Be True" (1981) "Ramrod" (1981) "Johnny 99" (1982) "No Surrender" (1984) "Stand on It" (1985) "Because the Night" (live) (1986) "Chimes of Freedom" (live) (1988) "Youngstown" (1995) "American Skin (41 Shots)" (2001) "Pay Me My Money Down" (2006) "Long Walk Home" (2006) "My City of Ruins" (2011) "Rocky Ground" (2012)

Other notable songs	"Growin' Up" (1973) "For You" (1973) "Incident on 57th Street" (1973) "The Fever" (1973) "Thunder Road" (1975) "Night" (1975) "Backstreets" (1975) "She's the One" (1975) "Meeting Across the River" (1975) "Jungleland" (1975) "Adam Raised a Cain" (1978) "Racing in the Street" (1978) "Stay" (1979) "The Ties That Bind" (1980) "Independence Day" (1980) "Out in the Street" (1980) "Stolen Car" (1980) "Wreck on the Highway" (1980) "Nebraska" (1982) "Highway Patrolman" (1982) "Darlington County" (1984) "Working on the Highway" (1984) "Downbound Train" (1984) "Bobby Jean" (1984) "Pink Cadillac" (1984) "Jersey Girl" (1986) "Light of Day" (1993) "Murder Incorporated" (1995) "Land of Hope and Dreams" (2012) "Just Like Fire Would" (2014)

Video releases	Video Anthology / 1978–88 (1989) In Concert/MTV Plugged (1992) Blood Brothers (1996) The Complete Video Anthology / 1978–2000 (2001) Live in New York City (2001) Live in Barcelona (2003) VH1 Storytellers (2005) Wings For Wheels (2005) Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2005) Live in Dublin (2007) Magic Tour Highlights (2008) London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010) The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010) Springsteen & I (2013) Born in the U.S.A. Live: London 2013 (2014) A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (2014) Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes (2014) High Hopes in South Africa (2014) Hunter of Invisible Game (2014)

Tours	Born to Run tours (1974–77) Darkness Tour (1978) The River Tour (1980–81) Born in the U.S.A. Tour (1984–85) Tunnel of Love Express (1988) Human Rights Now! (1988) Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour (1992–93) Ghost of Tom Joad Tour (1995–97) Reunion Tour (1999–2000) Rising Tour (2002–03) Vote for Change (2004) Devils & Dust Tour (2005) Seeger Sessions Band Tour (2006) Magic Tour (2007–08) Working on a Dream Tour (2009) Wrecking Ball Tour (2012-13) High Hopes Tour (2014) The River Tour 2016 (2016) Summer '17 (2017)

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