Best of Bruce Springsteen

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Compilation remastered from high resolution sources at Ayan Mastering, Portland, ME.

Gatefold cardboard sleeve with 20‐page booklet. Includes 2 hype stickers on shrink wrap.

℗ & © 2024 LEGACY RECORDINGS, A DIVISION OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 196588 624629
Barcode (Scanned): 0196588624629
Matrix / Runout: (1262553) 19658862462 02 0001
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV77
Mould SID Code: IFPI KKV2

Annotation last modified on 2024-04-28 07:55 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Growin’ Up
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Growin’ Up (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
3.753:05
2Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
engineer:
Louis Lahav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1973-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Vini Lopez (former E Street Band drummer) (on 1973-09-23)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1973-09-23)
saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (on 1973-09-23)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979) and CBS Dischi S.p.A. (Italian record company) (in 1982)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (on 1973-09-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 446)
recording of:
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (on 1973-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972 until 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
3.357:04
3Born to Run
engineer and mixer:
Louis Lahav
producer:
Mike Appel and Bruce Springsteen
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Ernest Carter (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
keyboard:
David Sancious (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
organ:
Danny Federici (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 21), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 27) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 70)
recording of:
Born to Run (from 1974-01 until 1974-08-06)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1988, in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1974)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Intersong Music Ltd., Penjane, Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1974)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4.44:30
4Thunder Road
engineer:
Louis Lahav (from 1974-10 until 1975-03) and Jimmy Iovine (from 1975-04-18 until 1975-07-16)
producer:
Mike Appel, Jon Landau and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Jimmy Iovine
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16)
guitar and harmonica and lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16)
organ:
Danny Federici (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16)
Rhodes piano and glockenspiel:
Roy Bittan (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16)
saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16)
background vocals:
Mike Appel (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16), Roy Bittan (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16) and Little Steven (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Dischi S.p.A. (Italian record company) (in 1982)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1974-10 until 1975-03) and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1975-04-18 until 1975-07-16)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 27), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 86) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 111)
recording of:
Thunder Road (B. Springsteen 1974–1975) (from 1974-10 until 1975-07-16)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974 until 1975)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1975)
is based on:
Chrissie’s Song (B. Springsteen 1974)
is based on:
Walking in the Street (B. Springsteen 1974)
is based on:
Wings for Wheels (Bruce Springsteen 1974–1975)
3.854:49
5Badlands
recording engineer:
Jimmy Iovine (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-05-05)
assistant engineer:
Thom Panunzio
assistant producer:
Little Steven
producer:
Jon Landau and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Jimmy Iovine and Chuck Plotkin (on 1978-04-11)
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-05-05)
guitar:
Little Steven (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-05-05)
guitar and harmonica:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-05-05)
organ:
Danny Federici (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-05-05)
piano:
Roy Bittan (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-05-05)
saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-05-05)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-02-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Atlantic Audio Recording Studio (from 1977-06-27 until 1977-07-13) and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1977-08-24 until 1978-05-05)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Badlands (from 1977-06-27 until 1978-05-05)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1977 until 1978)
3.654:01
6Hungry Heart
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
assistant engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer), Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer), Garry Rindfuss and Raymond Willard (sound engineer)
producer:
Jon Landau, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (on 1979-09-05)
12 string guitar, electric guitar and harmonica:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Little Steven (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
guitar:
Little Steven (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10) and Bruce Springsteen (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
organ:
Danny Federici (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
percussion and saxophone and saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
piano:
Roy Bittan (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
background vocals:
Roy Bittan (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10), Clarence Clemons (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10), Flo & Eddie (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10) and Little Steven (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Dischi (Italian record company) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
recording of:
Hungry Heart (from 1979-06-14 until 1980-04-10)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Intersong Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
3.853:19
7Atlantic City
recording engineer:
Mike Batlan (on 1982-01-03)
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
recorded at:
Bruce Springsteen Residence (Colts Neck 1981-1983) in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-01-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 289)
recording of:
Atlantic City (on 1982-01-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd.
is based on:
Fist Full of Dollars
3.653:57
8Dancing in the Dark
recording engineer:
Toby Scott (on 1984-02-14)
assistant engineer:
John R. Davenport (engineer), Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer), Bruce Lampcov, Billy Straus and Zoë Yanakas
producer:
Jon Landau, Little Steven, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (from 1984-02 until 1984-03-08)
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1984-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (on 1984-02-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1984-02-14)
organ:
Danny Federici (on 1984-02-14)
percussion and saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (on 1984-02-14)
piano and synthesizer:
Roy Bittan (on 1984-02-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-02-14)
mixed at:
The Power Station (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Dancing in the Dark (on 1984-02-14)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Jonathan Msc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
4.54:01
9Born in the U.S.A.
recording engineer:
Toby Scott (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
assistant engineer:
John R. Davenport (engineer), Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer), Bruce Lampcov, Billy Straus and Zoë Yanakas
producer:
Jon Landau, Little Steven, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
acoustic guitar:
Little Steven (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
glockenspiel, organ and piano and piano:
Danny Federici (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
percussion:
Clarence Clemons (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
piano and synthesizer:
Roy Bittan (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Power Station (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
mixed at:
The Power Station (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 275)
recording of:
Born in the U.S.A. (from 1982-04-27 until 1982-05-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1981)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
version of:
Vietnam
3.754:41
10Brilliant Disguise
recording engineer and engineer:
Toby Scott (from 1987-02 until 1987-03)
producer:
Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
assistant mixer:
Mark McKenna (in 1987-05)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (from 1987-05 until 1987-07)
bass, drum machine, guitar, harmonica and mandolin:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1987-02 until 1987-03)
keyboard:
Roy Bittan (from 1987-02 until 1987-03)
organ:
Danny Federici (from 1987-02 until 1987-03)
percussion:
Max Weinberg (from 1987-02 until 1987-03)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1987-02 until 1987-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Gramophone Records & Tapes (India) Ltd. (in 1987)
recorded at:
Thrill Hill Recording, Rumson, New Jersey (Springsteen’s home studios) in United States (from 1987-02-05 until 1987-02-27) and Thrill Hill East (Springsteen’s home studio in Rumson) in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States (from 1987-02 until 1987-03)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1987-05)
recording of:
Brilliant Disguise (from 1987-02 until 1987-03)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (, in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1986 until 1987)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
4.254:15
11Human Touch
recording engineer and engineer:
Toby Scott
producer:
Roy Bittan, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Bruce Springsteen
keyboard:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
Patti Scialfa
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
recording of:
Human Touch
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1989 until 1991)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
4.55:10
12Streets of Philadelphia
engineer:
Toby Scott
producer:
Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
instruments:
Bruce Springsteen
background vocals:
Tommy Sims (r&b, ccm)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
recorded at:
Thrill Hill West (Springsteen’s home studio in Beverly Hills) in Beverly Hills, California, United States
part of:
A.V. Club: 15 Songs That Make Diseases (Real and Imaginary) Rock (number: 9)
recording of:
Streets of Philadelphia (in 1993-09)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1993-08)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
The 66th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 66)
44:14
13The Ghost of Tom Joad
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1995, in 1996)
recording of:
The Ghost of Tom Joad
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1995)
44:21
14Secret Garden34:27
15The Rising
recording engineer:
Nick Didia
producer and mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
cello:
Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
violin and background vocals:
Soozie Tyrell
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2002)
recording of:
The Rising
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 2001-11 until 2002)
publisher:
Eldridge Publishing Co. and Sony Pop Music Publishing
3.54:47
16Girls in Their Summer Clothes
recording engineer:
Nick DiDia
producer and mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
additional chamberlin and additional tack piano:
Patrick Warren
additional viola:
Amy Chang (violist), Tania Maxwell Clements and Lachlan McBane
additional violin:
Justin Bruns, Jay Christy, Sheela Lyengar, John Meisner, William Pu (violinist), Christopher Pulgram, Olga Shpitko and Kenn Wagner
bass guitar:
Garry Tallent
cello:
Charae Kruege, Karen Freer and Daniel Laufer (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
strings arranger:
Eddie Horst
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2007)
recorded at and mixed at:
Southern Tracks in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Girls in Their Summer Clothes
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (until 2007)
3.54:19
17Hello Sunshine
additional engineer:
Alec Dixon, Greg Koller, Rob Lebret, Ross Petersen (studio professional), Brett Rouche (engineer) and Chris Steffen
assistant engineer:
Joe Visciano
engineer:
Ron Aniello, Rob Lebret, Ross Petersen (studio professional) and Toby Scott
producer:
Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
acoustic guitar, celesta, electric guitar, organ [B3 organ], percussion and piano:
Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen
banjo, glockenspiel, guitar [12-string guitar], mellotron, solo organ and synthesizer [synth strings]:
Bruce Springsteen
bass, double bass [upright bass], drum machine [loops], electric upright bass [upright bass], strings [synth strings], synthesizer [synth], vibraphone and background vocals:
Ron Aniello
cello:
Alan Stepansky (cellist) and Nathan Vickery
drums (drum set):
Ron Aniello and Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
pedal steel guitar:
Marc Muller (guitarist)
viola:
Desiree Elsevier, Vivek Kamath and Robert Rinehart
violin:
Lisa Kim (violinist), Hyunju Lee (violinist), Liz Lim, Joanna Maurer (violinist), Suzanne Ornstein, Annaliesa Place, Emily Popham Gillins, Sharon Yamada (violinist) and Jung Sun Yoo
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
conductor:
Rob Mathes
arranger:
Rob Mathes
concertmaster:
Lisa Kim (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
Avatar Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, Ocean Studios in Burbank, California, United States, Sage and Sound Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Very Loud House (Woodland Hills)
recorded at:
Stone Hill Studio in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hello Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen
33:55
18Letter to You
assistant engineer:
Brandon Duncan (engineer)
engineer:
Ron Aniello, Rob Lebret and Ross Petersen (studio professional)
producer:
Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Garry Tallent
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar:
Nils Lofgren, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Van Zandt
harmonica:
Bruce Springsteen
organ:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
piano:
Roy Bittan
saxophone:
Jake Clemons (singer‐songwriter, saxophonist and nephew of Clarence Clemons)
vocals:
Roy Bittan, Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist), Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Garry Tallent and Max Weinberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2020)
recorded at:
Thrill Hill Recording (Springsteen’s home studios) in United States (in 2019-11)
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Letter to You by Bruce Springsteen
recording of:
Letter to You
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen
34:55