The Ghost of Tom Joad
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.
The Ghost of Tom Joad | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 21, 1995 | |||
Recorded | March–September 1995 | |||
Studio | Thrill Hill Recording | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 50:16 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin | |||
Bruce Springsteen chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Ghost of Tom Joad | ||||
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Track listing
changeAll songs are written by Bruce Springsteen.
No. | Title | Length |
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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
changeTwelve 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
change- ↑ "Brucebase - the Ghost of Tom Joad - Studio Sessions". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2014-05-18.