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Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band album)

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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Greatest Hits is Bruce Springsteen's fifth compilation album, released as a limited edition first in the United States, Canada and Australia on January 13, 2009, exclusively through Wal-Mart retailers.[3] The European edition was released on June 1, 2009.

Greatest Hits
Cover of the American edition
Greatest hits album by
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2009
Recorded1972–1984, 2002–2007
GenreRock
Length53:17 (American edition)
79:04 (European edition)
LabelColumbia
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band chronology
Magic Tour Highlights
(2008)		 Greatest Hits
(2009)		 Working on a Dream
(2009)
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Magic Tour Highlights
(2008)		 Greatest Hits
(2009)		 Working on a Dream
(2009)
European cover
Cover of the European edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (American)StarStarStarHalf star[1]
AllMusic (European)StarStarStarHalf star[2]

History

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The album is a collection of some of Springsteen's hit singles and popular album tracks through the years. Springsteen released a similar Greatest Hits album in 1995. Unlike the previous release, this album is billed to "Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band", the first time Springsteen's backing band has been credited with a compilation release. As such, it contains no Springsteen material recorded between 1984 and 2002, during which period he did virtually no studio recording with the E Street Band.[4]

Springsteen's association with Wal-Mart drew puzzled reactions from the media, given the singer's longtime support for labor causes and the company's longtime anti-union actions.[5] Huffington Post writer Tony Sachs pronounced the release one of the "top five boneheaded music industry moves of 2008",[6] while The Wall Street Journal wrote that it reflected the duality of "the liberal singer-songwriter and the commercial juggernaut recording artist."[7] Longtime Springsteen writer Charles R. Cross said that fans were now more accepting of such blatant commercial strategies given the overall slump in the music business.[7] Nevertheless, the release did draw criticism from some fans as well as from labor union activists and independent record store owners.[7][8] In response, Springsteen manager Jon Landau said, "[L]et's start with the premise that Bruce is already in Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has been 15% of our sales in recent years. It's not a question of going into Wal-Mart; we're there. They, and other retailers, are all looking for some way to differentiate themselves, and we try to accommodate each one. We're not doing any advertising for Wal-Mart. We haven't endorsed Wal-Mart or anybody else."[8] But then Springsteen himself, during publicity for his appearance at Super Bowl XLIII, admitted that they "dropped the ball" with the association with Wal-Mart, and attributed it to insufficient vetting due to too many activities going on.[9]

Track listing

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All songs written by Bruce Springsteen except where noted.

US edition

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  1. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" – 7:00
  2. "Born to Run" – 4:29
  3. "Thunder Road" – 4:48
    • From the album Born to Run
  4. "Darkness on the Edge of Town" – 4:32
  5. "Badlands" – 4:02
    • From the album Darkness on the Edge of Town
  6. "Hungry Heart" – 3:19
  7. "Glory Days" – 4:19
  8. "Dancing in the Dark" – 3:59
    • From the album Born in the U.S.A.
  9. "Born in the U.S.A." – 4:38
    • From the album Born in the U.S.A.
  10. "The Rising" – 4:47
  11. "Lonesome Day" – 4:05
    • From the album The Rising
  12. "Radio Nowhere" – 3:19
    • From the album Magic, 2007

Europe edition

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  1. "Blinded by the Light" – 5:03
  2. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" – 7:00
    • From the album The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
  3. "Born to Run" – 4:29
    • From the album Born to Run
  4. "Thunder Road" – 4:48
    • From the album Born to Run
  5. "Badlands" – 4:02
    • From the album Darkness on the Edge of Town
  6. "Darkness on the Edge of Town" – 4:32
    • From the album Darkness on the Edge of Town
  7. "Hungry Heart" – 3:19
    • From the album The River
  8. "The River" – 5:01
    • From the album The River
  9. "Born in the U.S.A." – 4:38
    • From the album Born in the U.S.A.
  10. "I'm on Fire" - 2:36
    • From the album Born in the U.S.A.
  11. "Glory Days" – 4:19
    • From the album Born in the U.S.A.
  12. "Dancing in the Dark" – 3:59
    • From the album Born in the U.S.A.
  13. "The Rising" – 4:47
    • From the album The Rising
  14. "Lonesome Day" – 4:05
    • From the album The Rising
  15. "Radio Nowhere" – 3:19
    • From the album Magic
  16. "Long Walk Home" – 4:35
    • From the album Magic
  17. "Because the Night" (Springsteen, Patti Smith) – 5:19
  18. "Fire" - 3:13
    • From the album Live/1975-85

Personnel

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Charts

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References

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  1. ↑ Allmusic (American) review
  2. ↑ Allmusic (European) review
  3. ↑ "Greatest Hits (Wal-Mart Exclusive), Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band", Wal-Mart. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Bruce Springsteen Plans Wal-Mart Only 'Greatest Hits'", Rolling Stone, December 22, 2008.
  5. ↑ Gottlieb, Jed (January 13, 2009). "Non-union label: Bruce Springsteen silent on his Wal-Mart exclusive". Boston Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  6. ↑ Sachs, Tony (January 3, 2009). "The Top Five Boneheaded Music Industry Moves Of 2008". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 Smith, Ethan (January 16, 2009). "Born to Run – and Promote". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  8. 1 2 Waddell, Ray (January 23, 2009). "Bruce Springsteen Prepping 'Darkness' Reissue". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  9. ↑ Pareles, Jon (February 1, 2009). "The Rock Laureate". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
  10. ↑ Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Australian-charts.com, Accessed on August 22, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Austria Albums Top 75". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Belgium Albums Top 50". Ultratop.be. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ CANOE-JAM! Music; Albums Top 100[dead link]
  14. ↑ "Denmark Album Top 40". Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  15. ↑ Suomen virallinen lista - Albumit Archived 2009-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ Redaktion, mix1 de. "Top 30 Deutsche Album-Charts - aktuelle Longplayer Charts". Mix1.de. Retrieved June 2, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Recorded Music Association". Irma.ie. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Si è verificato un errore.Probabilmente hai tentato di accedere a una pagina inesistente". Fimi.it. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  20. ↑ "VG-Lista Topp 40". Vg.no. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Página no encontrada - Promusicae". Promusicae.es. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Swiss Chart - Albums Top 100". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  24. ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Albums". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Billboard Album Charts - Top 200 Albums - Music Retail Sales". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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