Check out Bruce’s new message in his official website, where he tells the story of how his new album was created and recorded.
«…our producer Brendan O’Brien said, «Hey, let’s make another one right now!» I thought, no, I haven’t done that since my first two records came out in the same year. And usually I don’t write that quickly».
Bobby Bandiera and his friends had a special, unnanounced guest last night at his «Hope Concert». Bruce Springsteen showed up at the end of the show, jumped onstage and stayed there for about thirty minutes. Bruce sang classic Christmas songs («Merry Xmas Baby», «Santa Claus is Coming to Town») plus a mix of covers and some of his own songs. Jon Bon Jovi helped on «Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out» while Southside Johnny and Gary US Bonds joined for the final «Havin’ a Party».
On January 13th Bruce Springsteen will release another compilation album titled «Greatest Hits». But this time it is a 12-track album of songs recorded with The E Street Band (who are credited on the cover) which will be exclusively sold thru Wal-Mart in the United Stated.
Despite the coincidence in the album’s title, this new compilation features a totally new and unique cover photo, with Bruce sitting on a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Song list for «Greatest Hits» Wal-Mart:
1. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
2. Born To Run
3. Thunder Road
4. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
5. Badlands
6. Hungry Heart
7. Glory Days
8. Dancing In The Dark
9. Born In The U.S.A.
10. The Rising
11. Lonesome Day
12. Radio Nowhere
Though no official tour dates have been announced for 2009, rumours are spreading fast about possible Springsteen concerts in summer festivals. According to Rolling Stone Bruce will perform at Bonnaroo on its closing night. Other sources take for granted Springsteen and the E Street Band will play at Bonnaroo. Phish are said to headline the festival on two consecutive nights. The festival is held in Manchester, Tennessee from June 11th to 14th.
Amazon offers 30 seconds of each song off the new album Working on a Dream, to be released January 27th 2009. The samples are short but you can get an idea of the sounds on the new album.
Meanwhile the song «The Wrestler», which Bruce wrote for the film of the same name, has been nominated as «Best original song- Motion Picture» for a Golden Globe award. The awards ceremony will be aired live on NBC on January 11th, 2009.