Wrecking Ball (Bruce Springsteen album)

2012 studio album by Bruce Springsteen

Wrecking Ball is the 17th studio album by Bruce Springsteen and was released on 6 March, 2012 through Columbia Records. It went to number 1 in 16 countries including the United States and the United Kingdom and was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards in 2013.

Wrecking Ball
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2012[1]
RecordedJanuary 2011–12
StudioStone Hill (Springsteen's home recording studio), Colts Neck, New Jersey
Genre
Length51:40
LabelColumbia
ProducerRon Aniello, Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen chronology
The Promise
(2010)
Wrecking Ball
(2012)
Collection: 1973–2012
(2013)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronology
The Promise
(2010)
Wrecking Ball
(2012)
Collection: 1973–2012
(2013)
Singles from Wrecking Ball
  1. "We Take Care of Our Own"
    Released: January 19, 2012
  2. "Rocky Ground"
    Released: April 21, 2012
  3. "Death to My Hometown"
    Released: May 7, 2012

Track listing

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Wrecking Ball was released as a two-LP set, a single CD, and a digital download. The CD and download versions were also available in a "Special Edition" format, which included two bonus tracks along with exclusive photos and artwork.[2] The vinyl version included a copy of the standard CD (without the two additional tracks).

All songs written and composed by Bruce Springsteen. 

No. Title Length
1. "We Take Care of Our Own"   3:54
2. "Easy Money"   3:37
3. "Shackled and Drawn"   3:46
4. "Jack of All Trades"   6:00
5. "Death to My Hometown"   3:29
6. "This Depression"   4:08
7. "Wrecking Ball"   5:49
8. "You've Got It"   3:48
9. "Rocky Ground"   4:41
10. "Land of Hope and Dreams"   6:58
11. "We Are Alive"   5:36
Bonus tracks
No. Title Length
12. "Swallowed Up (In the Belly of the Whale)"   5:28
13. "American Land"   4:25

References

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  1. "Wrecking Ball". Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  2. "Wrecking Ball". brucespringsteen.net. Bruce Springsteen. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-03-03.