The Ghost of Tom Joad is the 11th studio album by Bruce Springsteen. It was released on 21 November through Columbia Records and went to number 11 in the United States, number 16 in the United Kingdom, number 30 in Scotland, number 1 in Italy and Denmark, number 17 in the Netherlands, number 47 in New Zealand and number 27 in Australia. It won a Grammy Award in 1997.
Track listing
All songs are written by Bruce Springsteen.
1. |
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" |
4:23 |
2. |
"Straight Time" |
3:25 |
3. |
"Highway 29" |
3:39 |
4. |
"Youngstown" |
3:52 |
5. |
"Sinaloa Cowboys" |
3:51 |
6. |
"The Line" |
5:14 |
7. |
"Balboa Park" |
3:19 |
8. |
"Dry Lightning" |
3:30 |
9. |
"The New Timer" |
5:45 |
10. |
"Across the Border" |
5:24 |
11. |
"Galveston Bay" |
5:04 |
12. |
"My Best Was Never Good Enough" |
2:00 |
Unreleased outtakes
Twelve of the 22 songs recorded during the album's sessions made the final cut while "Dead Man Walkin'" was released on the soundtrack for the movie Dead Man Walking and later on The Essential Bruce Springsteen and "Brothers Under the Bridge" was released on Tracks. "I'm Turning Into Elvis" and "It's the Little Things That Count" remain unreleased; however, they were performed live while "Idiot's Delight" and "I'm Not Sleeping" were also performed live and along with "1945" and "Cheap Motel" were co-written with Joe Grushecky, who recorded the four songs for his 1997 album Coming Home.[1]
- "Cynthia"
- "Tiger Rose"
- "I'm Turning Into Elvis"
- "It's the Little Things That Count"
- "Idiot's Delight"
- "I'm Not Sleeping"
- "1945"
- "Cheap Motel"
References
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- 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)
- HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, 11/22/09 (2016)
- Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, 8/23/08 (2017)
- Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 (2017)
- Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10/20/09 (2017)
- Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 (2017)
- Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 (2017)
- King's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996 (2017)
- The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 (2017)
- The Live Series: Songs of the Road (2018)
- The Live Series: Songs of Friendship (2019)
- The Live Series: Songs of Hope (2019)
- The Live Series: Songs of Love (2019)
- The Live Series: Songs from Around the World (2019)
- The Live Series: Songs Under Cover (2020)
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