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Bruce Springsteen Tracks Release Date: 1998 11 10 Running Time: 252:54 Label: Sony Music Distribution For years, decades even, Bruce Springteen 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 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 or The Basement Tapes were flat-out essential for rock fans. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Mary Queen of Arkansas [Demo Version] Springsteen 4:28 2 It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City [Demo Version] Springsteen 2:55 3 Growin' Up [Demo Version] Springsteen 2:40 4 Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? [Demo Version] Springsteen 2:03 5 Bishop Danced [Live] Springsteen 4:21 6 Santa Ana Springsteen 4:37 7 Seaside Bar Song Springsteen 3:34 8 Zero and Blind Terry Springsteen 5:57 9 Linda Let Me Be the One Springsteen 4:27 10 Thundercrack Springsteen 8:28 11 Rendezvous Springsteen, Cameron 2:51 12 Give the Girl a Kiss Springsteen 3:55 13 Iceman Springsteen 3:18 14 Bring on the Night Springsteen 2:40 15 So Young and So in Love Springsteen 3:49 16 Hearts of Stone Springsteen 4:31 17 Don't Look Back Springsteen 3:00 18 Restless Nights Springsteen 3:47 19 Good Man Is Hard to Find Springsteen 3:17 20 Roulette Springsteen 3:54 21 Doll House Springsteen 3:34 22 Where the Bands Are Springsteen 3:45 23 Loose Ends Springsteen 4:03 24 Living on the Edge of the World Springsteen 4:19 25 Wages of Sin Springsteen 4:54 26 Take 'Em as They Come Springsteen 4:30 27 Be True Springsteen 3:41 28 Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own Springsteen 2:47 29 I Wanna Be with You Springsteen 3:23 30 Mary Lou Springsteen 3:23 31 Stolen Car Springsteen 4:31 32 Born in the U.S.A. [Demo Version] Springsteen 3:11 33 Johnny Bye Bye Springsteen, Berry 1:52 34 Shut Out the Light Springsteen 3:51 35 Cynthia Springsteen 4:15 36 My Love Will Not Let You Down Springsteen 4:26 37 This Hard Land Springsteen 4:50 38 Frankie Springsteen 7:24 39 TV Movie Springsteen 2:46 40 Stand on It Springsteen 3:07 41 Lion's Den Springsteen 2:19 42 Car Wash Springsteen 2:08 43 Rockaway the Days Springsteen 4:43 44 Brothers Under the Bridges ['83] Springsteen 5:08 45 Man at the Top Springsteen 3:24 46 Pink Cadillac Springsteen 3:36 47 Two for the Road Springsteen 2:00 48 Janey, Don't You Lose Heart Springsteen 3:27 49 When You Need Me Springsteen 2:57 50 Wish Springsteen 5:18 51 Honeymooners Springsteen 3:31 52 Lucky Man Springsteen 53 Leavin' Train Springsteen 4:07 54 Seven Angels Springsteen 3:28 55 Gave It a Name Springsteen 2:51 56 Sad Eyes Springsteen 3:50 57 My Lover Man Springsteen 3:59 58 Over the Rise Springsteen 2:40 59 When the Lights Go Out Springsteen 3:07 60 Loose Change Springsteen 4:22 61 Trouble in Paradise Bittan, Springsteen 4:43 62 Happy Springsteen 4:54 63 Part Man, Part Monkey Springsteen 4:31 64 Goin' Cali Springsteen 3:03 65 Back in Your Arms Springsteen 4:42 66 Brothers Under the Bridge Springsteen 4:55 Releases: Year Type Label 1998 CD Sony Music Distribution 1998 CS Columbia 1998 CD Columbia

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