The Essential Bruce Springsteen

The Essential Bruce Springsteen
Greatest hits album by
Bruce Springsteen
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003
Recorded1972–2002
Genre
Length3:21:04 (2003)
2:36:22 (2015)
LabelColumbia/Legacy
Bruce Springsteen chronology
The Rising
(2002)		 The Essential Bruce Springsteen
(2003)		 Devils & Dust
(2005)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronology
The Rising
(2002)		 The Essential Bruce Springsteen
(2003)		 Hammersmith Odeon London '75
(2006)

The Essential Bruce Springsteen is a greatest hits album by American singer Bruce Springsteen. It was released on 11 November, 2003 through Columbia/Legacy. It went to number 14 in the United States and number 28 in the United Kingdom.

Track listings

2003 Track order Title Original album Length 2015 Track order
— "Growin' Up" Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., 1973 3:05 disc 1, track 01
disc 1, track 01 "Blinded by the Light" Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ 5:04 —
disc 1, track 02 "For You" Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ 4:40 —
disc 1, track 03 "Spirit in the Night" Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ 5:00 —
disc 1, track 04 "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, 1973 5:37 disc 1, track 03
disc 1, track 05 "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle 7:04 disc 1, track 02
disc 1, track 06 "Thunder Road" Born to Run, 1975 4:51 disc 1, track 04
disc 1, track 07 "Born to Run" Born to Run 4:33 disc 1, track 05
disc 1, track 08 "Jungleland" Born to Run 9:36 —
— "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" Born to Run 3:11 disc 1, track 06
disc 1, track 09 "Badlands" Darkness on the Edge of Town, 1978 4:05 disc 1, track 07
disc 1, track 10 "Darkness on the Edge of Town" Darkness on the Edge of Town 4:31 —
disc 1, track 11 "The Promised Land" Darkness on the Edge of Town 4:31 disc 1, track 08
— "Prove It All Night" Darkness on the Edge of Town 3:56 disc 1, track 09
disc 1, track 12 "The River" The River, 1980 5:01 disc 1, track 10
disc 1, track 13 "Hungry Heart" The River 3:21 disc 1, track 11
— "The Ties That Bind" The River 3:34 disc 1, track 12
— "Out in the Street" The River 4:20 disc 1, track 13
disc 1, track 14 "Nebraska" Nebraska, 1982 4:30 —
disc 1, track 15 "Atlantic City" Nebraska 3:57 disc 1, track 14
— "Johnny 99" Nebraska 3:44 disc 1, track 15
disc 2, track 01 "Born in the U.S.A." Born in the U.S.A., 1984 4:42 disc 1, track 17
disc 2, track 02 "Glory Days" Born in the U.S.A. 4:17 disc 1, track 16
disc 2, track 03 "Dancing in the Dark" Born in the U.S.A. 4:04 disc 1, track 18
disc 2, track 04 "Tunnel of Love" Tunnel of Love, 1987 5:13 —
— "Tougher Than the Rest" Tunnel of Love 4:37 disc 2, track 01
disc 2, track 05 "Brilliant Disguise" Tunnel of Love 4:16 disc 2, track 02
— "One Step Up" Tunnel of Love 4:22 disc 2, track 03
disc 2, track 06 "Human Touch" (Edit: 5:11) Human Touch, 1992 6:31 disc 2, track 04
disc 2, track 07 "Living Proof" Lucky Town, 1992 4:48 —
disc 2, track 08 "Lucky Town" Lucky Town 3:29 —
— "Better Days" Lucky Town 3:48 disc 2, track 05
— "If I Should Fall Behind" Lucky Town 2:58 disc 2, track 06
disc 2, track 09 "Streets of Philadelphia" Philadelphia soundtrack and Greatest Hits, 1994/1995 3:18 disc 2, track 07
— "Murder Incorporated" Greatest Hits 3:59 disc 2, track 08
disc 2, track 10 "The Ghost of Tom Joad" The Ghost of Tom Joad, 1995 4:24 disc 2, track 09
disc 2, track 11 "The Rising" The Rising, 2002 4:48 disc 2, track 10
disc 2, track 12 "Mary's Place" The Rising 6:01 —
disc 2, track 13 "Lonesome Day" The Rising 4:08 disc 2, track 11
disc 2, track 14 "American Skin (41 Shots)" Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in New York City, 2001 7:53 —
disc 2, track 15 "Land of Hope and Dreams" Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in New York City 9:22 —
— "Devils & Dust" Devils & Dust, 2005 5:03 disc 2, track 12
— "Long Time Comin'" Devils and Dust 4:17 disc 2, track 13
— "Radio Nowhere" Magic, 2007 3:19 disc 2, track 14
— "Working on a Dream" Working on a Dream, 2009 3:30 disc 2, track 15
— "My Lucky Day" Working on a Dream 4:02 disc 2, track 16
— "The Wrestler" Working on a Dream 3:51 disc 2, track 17
— "We Take Care of Our Own" Wrecking Ball, 2012 3:56 disc 2, track 18
— "Hunter of Invisible Game" High Hopes, 2014 4:42 disc 2, track 19

2003 bonus disc

Disc three (Limited Edition bonus disc)
No.TitleNotesLength
1."From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)"The River outtake2:42
2."The Big Payback"Nebraska outtake; B-side to "Open All Night" single1:59
3."Held Up Without a Gun" (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, December 31, 1980)Live version of song which was the B-side of "Hungry Heart"1:21
4."Trapped" (Live at Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, August 6, 1984)We Are the World, 19855:10
5."None But the Brave"Born in the U.S.A. outtake5:35
6."Missing"The Crossing Guard soundtrack, 19955:04
7."Lift Me Up"Limbo soundtrack, 19995:16
8."Viva Las Vegas"The Last Temptation of Elvis, 19903:10
9."County Fair"Born in the U.S.A. outtake4:51
10."Code of Silence" (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York City, Manhattan, New York, June 29, 2000)Recorded live during the Reunion Tour4:33
11."Dead Man Walkin'"Dead Man Walking soundtrack, 19962:44
12."Countin' on a Miracle" (Acoustic version)Originally from The Rising5:01
Total length:47:26

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