Tracks

Released November 10, 1998 Recorded 1972-1998 Genre Rock Length 254:58 Label Producer Various Discography Blood Brothers (1996) Tracks (1998) 18 Tracks (1999) Singles from Tracks "I Wanna Be With You" Released: May 8, 1999 "Sad Eyes" Released: June 8, 1999

Tracks is a 4-disc box set by Bruce Springsteen, released on November 10, 1998. It consists of songs that were B-sides, songs known from live performances, a song that was recorded by Southside Johnny, the original recording of "This Hard Land", and previously released outtakes. The album 18 Tracks was also released, which is a condensed version of the box set, including 3 songs not on the Tracks box set ("Trouble River", "The Fever", and "The Promise").

Track Listing

Disc One

1. Mary Queen of Arkansas (Demo)
2. It's Hard to be a Saint in the City (Demo)
3. Growin' Up (Demo)
4. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? (Demo)
5. Bishop Danced
6. Santa Ana
7. Seaside Bar Song
8. Zero and Blind Terry
9. Linda Let Me Be the One
10. Thundercrack
11. Rendezvous
12. Give the Girl a Kiss
13. Iceman
14. Bring on the Night
15. So Young and in Love
16. Hearts of Stone
17. Don't Look Back

Disc Two

1. Restless Nights
2. A Good Man is Hard to Find (Pittsburgh)
3. Roulette
4. Dollhouse
5. Where the Bands Are
6. Loose Ends
7. Living On the Edge of the World
8. Wages of Sin
9. Take 'Em as They Come
10. Be True
11. Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
12. I Wanna Be With You
13. Mary Lou
14. Stolen Car (Alternate Version)
15. Born in the U.S.A. (Demo)
16. Johnny Bye-Bye
17. Shut Out the Light

Disc Three

1. Cynthia
2. My Love Will Not Let You Down
3. This Hard Land
4. Frankie
5. TV Movie
6. Stand On It (Alternate version)
7. Lion's Den
8. Car Wash
9. Rockaway the Days
10. Brothers Under the Bridges '83
11. Man at the Top
12. Pink Cadillac
13. Two for the Road
14. Janey Don't You Lose Heart
15. When You Need Me
16. The Wish
17. The Honeymooners
18. Lucky Man

Disc Four

1. Leavin' Train
2. Seven Angels
3. Gave it a Name
4. Sad Eyes
5. My Lover Man
6. Over the Rise
7. When the Lights Go Out
8. Loose Change
9. Trouble in Paradise
10. Happy
11. Part Man, Part Monkey
12. Goin' Cali
13. Back in Your Arms
14. Brothers Under the Bridge '95

Personnel

Disc One

• 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 Two

• 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 Three

• 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 Four

• 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"

Tracks Sampler

A promotional CD entitled Tracks Sampler was also released, containing some of the songs from Tracks and 18 Tracks.

1. Growin' Up (Demo)
2. Rendezvous
3. Hearts of Stone
4. Restless Nights
5. Where the Bands Are
6. Loose Ends
7. I Wanna Be With You
8. Born in the U.S.A. (Demo)
9. Lion's Den
10. Janey, Don't You Lose Heart
11. Sad Eyes
12. Trouble in Paradise
13. Seven Angels
14. Happy
15. Back in Your Arms

References

Wikipedia