Bruce Springsteen: what's on the album for the 50th anniversary of his career

In January 1973, Columbia Records shipped to stores the debut album of a young rocker who grew up in Freehold, a working-class town in the hinterland of New Jersey. The album was titled “Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ” and would prove to be one of rock music's most legendary debuts. Fifty years later, that young rocker is still around, filling stadiums and arenas and continuing to make great records, like the latest “Only the strong survive”. Celebrating Bruce Springsteen's golden wedding with music is a collection of his historic songs, from “Greeting from Asbury Park, NJ” from 1973 to “Letter To You” from 2020, just released by Sony Music.

“Best Of Bruce Springsteen” And available in physical format with 18 tracks on double LP (standard with black vinyl; limited edition yellow exclusively for Discoteca Laziale; limited edition blue for everyone and limited edition red exclusively for Amazon) or on CD with booklet and in digital format with 31 songs: you can buy it by clicking here.

The space collectionto come on iconic songs from the beginning of his career like “Growin' Up” and “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”, ai cornerstones of Springsteen's live shows (who will return to Italy a year after the passage of 2023 with two new shows, on 1 and 3 June at the San Siro Stadium in Milan)like “Dancing In The Dark” and “The Rising”, come on best-selling hitssuch as “Born To Run” and “Hungry Heart”, at recent releases “Hello Sunshine” and “Letter To You”.

These legendary songs that retrace the entire career of the Boss, come for the first time collected together in a single recording project, accompanied by the new liner notes by Erik Flannigan.

The album cover was shot by Eric Meola during the sessions of “Born To Run”.

“Best Of Bruce Springsteen” is the result of work that earned a Springsteen honors and recognitions, including 20 GRAMMY Awards, an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, a special Tony Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Kennedy Center Honor, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Furthermore, it made Springsteen one of the most in-demand artists in the world, surpassing the 140 million records sold worldwide (more than 70 million in the United States alone) and becoming the first artist in history with a Top Five album in six consecutive decades. Springsteen is too one of four artists to have sold more than 20 million concert tickets since 1980including i highest-grossing world tours of 2012 and 2016.

On May 23, 2024 Bruce Springsteen will receive the most important and prestigious honor for songwriters: he will be admitted into the Ivor Novello Academy with a ceremony that will take place in London at the Grosvenor House. The iconic American musician will become the first international singer-songwriter who L'Ivors Academy admitted in 80s. The prize, established in 1955, is awarded by the composers and authors who are part of the Ivor Novello Academy and is dedicated to composers and musical authors.

Among those awarded so far are Cliff Richard, Jeff Lynne, Iron Maiden, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Pete Townshend, David Bowie, Martin Lee Gore, Kate Bush, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, John Lennon, Annie Lennox, Paul McCartney, Bee Gees, Supertramp, Duran Duran, George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Dave Stewart, Sting, Robbie Williams, David Gilmour, Oasis, Phil Collins, Amy Winehouse, Lisa Stansfield, Paolo Nutini, Gary Barlow, Adele, The Cure.

This one “BEST OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN” CD and LP tracklist: “Growin' Up”, “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”, “Born To Run”, “Thunder Road”, “Badlands”, “Hungry Heart”, “Atlantic City”, “Dancing in the Dark”, “Born in the USA”, “Brilliant Disguise”, “Human Touch”, “Streets of Philadelphia”, “The Ghost of Tom Joad”, “Secret Garden”, “The Rising”, “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”, “Hello Sunshine” and “Letter To You.”

This one tracklist of the digital deluxe of “BEST OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN”: “Growin' Up”, “Spirit In The Night”, “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”, “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)”, “Born To Run”, “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out”, “ Thunder Road”, “Badlands”, “Prove It All Night”, “The River”, “Hungry Heart”, “Atlantic City”, “Glory Days”, “Dancing in the Dark”, “Born in the USA”, “ Brilliant Disguise”, “Tougher Than The Rest”, “Human Touch”, “If I Should Fall Behind”, “Living Proof”, “Streets of Philadelphia”, “The Ghost of Tom Joad”, “Secret Garden”, “The Rising,” “Long Time Comin',” “Girls In Their Summer Clothes,” “The Wrestler,” “We Take Care Of Our Own,” “Hello Sunshine,” “Ghosts” and “Letter To You.”