Springsteen:
Saint in the City, 1949-1974
By Craig Statham

Out 20 Mar 2013

After two years of immersing himself in the early life and work of Bruce Springsteen, Craig Statham has almost completed his new book Springsteen: Saint in the City, 1949-1974. Published by Soundcheck Books, it is filled with unique information and insights, including a genealogical journey into the Springsteen and Zerilla families, the lowdown on his first band (before he joined The Castiles), in-depth insight into Tex Vinyard, the night Springsteen crossed paths with Ken Langone (founder of Home Depot, the real history of the Laurel Canyon recordings, how a smart, streetwise booking agent kept Springsteen's early career on track, and much more.

Keep checking Craig Statham's website for more information, or you can pre-order now at major online book outlets.

The Light In Darkness
A New Book about
Bruce Springsteen's
Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Collecting stories and photos from hundreds of fans, The Light In Darkness celebrates Springsteen's Darkness On The Edge Of Town classic record, allowing readers to revisit the excitement of that moment when the needle found the grooves in that first cut and the thundering power of "Badlands" shook across the hi-fi for the very first time. Or the uninitiated, but soon-to-be-converted teenager, brought along by friends and finding salvation at one of the legendary three-plus hour concerts - shows that embodied all the manic fury of a revival meeting.

Today SpringsteenLyrics.com celebrates its tenth anniversary. Exactly a decade ago I endeavored on this backbreaking project. It all started as a personal lyrics archive copied from various sources on the internet, but shortly after I decided to publish the archive online. On this day ten years ago SpringsteenLyrics.com was launched.

SpringsteenLyrics.com has come a long way since then. Presently it holds over 2800 lyrics pages, in addition to the very developed "My Collection" and "Trading List" sections. On average over 1500 fans visit the website every day. I can't be any prouder.

Thanks to all who have landed a hand in the past ten years... ten years burning down the road. Time sure flew by, but here's to another ten!

-- Eddy Wehbe 
13 Mar 3013

"I've been working real hard, trying to get my hands clean"

This project isn't complete yet, and may never be...

This is the first and unique Lebanese website dedicated to The Boss. Launched on 13 March 2003, it is now the largest and most developed Bruce Springsteen lyrics archive on the Internet. Thanks to everybody out there who helped me: discussion forums members, website visitors (mainly Jake a.k.a. ol'catfishinthelake), fellow Springsteen fans... and of course, thanks to Bruce Springsteen for the music.

Not all the contents of this website are complete or correct. For any suggestions or questions, please feel free to drop me a line via this form or by email at

The purpose of this non-profit website is informational only. Use of material from Springsteenlyrics.com is permitted, but it would be appreciated if you let me know or link back here. Please contact me for more info. Any copyrighted material on this website is used for the purpose of study, review, or critical analysis only, and will be removed at the request of the copyright owner(s).

We will never ask for financial donations. Please do not offer us any.

EDDY WEHBE 
Lebanon

Wrecking Ball

Bruce Springsteen's new album released on 06 Mar 2012

Wrecking Ball, Bruce Springsteen's seventeenth studio album, was released on Columbia Records on 05 Mar 2012 in the UK and 06 Mar 2012 in the United States. The album was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen and executive producer Jon Landau, and features special guest appearances from Tom Morello and Matt Chamberlain.

Wrecking Ball was recorded with a large ensemble of musicians. There's a core of six musicians, while all others are just guest artists. Some E Street Band members appear on a few of the tracks. According to Ron Aniello, the album credits are "a mess" and will be revised in future reissues.

• Bruce Springsteen (lead vocals, guitars, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion, and loops) appears on all the album's tracks.
• Ron Aniello (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, loops, percussion, hurdy gurdy, and backing vocals) appears on all of the album's tracks. He is also the album producer.
• Matt Chamberlain (drums and percussion) appears on tracks 3, 5, and 8.
• Max Weinberg (drums) is an E Street Band member and appears on tracks 7, 11, and 13.
• Steve Jordan (percussion) has previously appeared on Springsteen's Devils & Dust, playing drums and percussion. He plays percussion on track 2.
• Kevin Buell (drums and backing vocals) is Springsteen's guitar technician. He appears on track 5.
• Charlie Giordano (accordion, piano, B-3 organ, and celeste) recorded and toured with The Seeger Sessions Band and joined the E Street band in 2008. He appears on most of the album's tracks.
• Marc Muller (pedal steel guitar) is a multi-instrumentalist who mainly plays string instruments. He plays pedal steel guitar on track 3.
• Tom Morello (electric guitar) appears on tracks 4 and 6.
• Greg Leisz (banjo, mandola, and lap steel) is a multi-instrumentalist, mainly playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass. He appears on tracks 8 and 11.
• Rob Lebert (electric guitar and backing vocals) appears on tracks 5, 7, 8, 12, and 13.
• Darrell Leonard (trumpet and bass trumpet) is a Los Angeles based trumpet player, composer and arranger. He appears on track 11.
• Curt Ramm (trumpet and cornet) toured with The Seeger Sessions Band. He appears on tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
• Clark Gayton (trombone) toured with The Seeger Sessions Band. He appears on tracks 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10.
• Stan Harrison (clarinet, alto sax, and tenor sax) has previously appeared on Springsteen's The Promise, playing tenor saxophone. He appears on tracks 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10.
• Ed Manion (tenor sax and baritone sax) is a member of The Miami Horns and he toured with the E Street band in 1988 and recorded and toured with The Seeger Sessions Band. He appears on tracks 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10.
• Dan Levine (alto horn and euphonium) is a New York City based musician who plays several horn instruments in studios and live. He appears on tracks 3, 4, 9, and 10.
• Art Baron (euphonium, tuba, sousaphone, and penny whistle) recorded and toured with The Seeger Sessions Band. He appears on tracks 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10.
• Clarence Clemons (saxophone) was an E Street Band member and appears on tracks 7 and 10.
• Soozie Tyrell (violin and backing vocals) started touring with the E Street band in 2002 and toured with The Seeger Sessions Band in 2006. She appears on most of the album's tracks.
• Patti Scialfa (backing vocals and vocal arrangements) is Springsteen's wife and a member of the E Street Band since 1984. She appears on most of the album's tracks.
• Lisa Lowell (backing vocals) has been singing backup vocals on several Springsteen albums since 1992 and recorded and toured with The Seeger Sessions Band. She appears on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 12.
• Cindy Mizelle (background vocals) toured with The Seeger Sessions Band and the E Street Band in 2009. She appears on track 3.
• Ross Peterson (backing vocals) appears on tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, and 13.
• Cliff Norrell (tuba and backing vocals) is the album's engineer. He appears on tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, and 13.
• New York String Section (strings), also known as the New York Chamber Consort, consists of Rob Mathes (orchestration), Sandy Park (string contractor), Lisa Kim (concertmaster), Myumju Lee (violin), Ann Lehmaan (violin), Lizz Lim (violin), Johanna Marher (violin), Annaliesa Place (violin), Fiona Simon (violin), Sharon Yamada (violin), Jung Sun Yu (violin), Karen Dreyfus (viola), Daniel Panner (viola), Robert Rinehart (viola), Mina Smith (cello), and Alan Stepansky (cello). It appears on tracks 1, 4, and 7.
• Victorious Gospel Choir (backing vocals) has previously appeared on Springsteen's The Rising. On Wrecking Ball, the choir includes Michelle Moore, Antoinette Savage, Corinda Carford, Tiffeny Andrews, Soloman Cobbs, and Lillie Brown. It appears on tracks 2, 9, and 10. Michelle Moore is credited separately on the three tracks. The remaining singers are credited individually on track 2, and as the Victorious Gospel Choir on tracks 9 and 10.
• Jeremy McCoy (bass violin) is a bass guitar player. He appears on track 12.
• Dan Shelly (bassoon) is an orchestra bassoon player. He appears on track 12.
• Mark Romatz (contra bassoon) is an orchestra bassoon player. He appears on track 12.
• Steven Van Zandt (mandolin and backing vocals) is an E Street Band member. He appears on tracks 7, 10, and 13.

Wrecking Ball is available in three configurations: standard CD edition, special CD edition featuring two bonus tracks and exclusive packaging, and double-disc vinyl. The album features 11 new Springsteen recordings and the special edition includes two bonus tracks. All 13 tracks are Springsteen compositions, and three of them have previously been released in live forms: WRECKING BALL deputed live in September 2009, LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS debuted live in March 1999, and AMERICAN LAND debuted live in June 2006.

Track list:

1. WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN
2. EASY MONEY
3. SHACKLED AND DRAWN
4. JACK OF ALL TRADES
5. DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN
6. THIS DEPRESSION
7. WRECKING BALL
8. YOU'VE GOT IT
9. ROCKY GROUND
10. LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS
11. WE ARE ALIVE
12. SWALLOWED UP (IN THE BELLY OF THE WHALE) [bonus track]
13. AMERICAN LAND [bonus track]