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Disc 1:
01- DARK AND BLOODY GROUND
02- CHAIN SMOKIN'
03- NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME
04- American Babylon
05- LABOR OF LOVE
06- WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR
07- HOMESTEAD
08- COMIN' DOWN MARIA
09- TALK SHOW
10- NO STRINGS ATTACHED
11- BILLY'S WALTZ
12- ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
13- CHAIN SMOKIN' [Demo]
14- NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME [Demo]
15- ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE [Demo]
Disc 2:
01- No Strings Attached [Live]
02- Only Lovers Left Alive [Live]
03- Intro [Live]
04- WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR [Live]
05- CHAIN SMOKIN' [Live]
06- LABOR OF LOVE [Live]
07- NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME [Live]
08- DARK AND BLOODY GROUND [Live]
09- PUMPING IRON [Live]
10- HOMESTEAD [Live]
11- AMERICAN BABYLON [Live]
12- LIGHT OF DAY [Live]
13- DOWN THE ROAD APIECE [Live]
This expanded 2021 reissue of American Babylon contains the album's original selections (disc 1 tracks 01-12) plus bonus demo recordings of some of the songs (disc 1 tracks 13-15) and some bonus live recordings (disc 2).
Bruce Springsteen guests on 8 of the album's tracks: CHAIN SMOKIN' (guitars, keyboard, percussion), NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME (guitar), HOMESTEAD (guitar, harmonica, mandolin), DARK AND BLOODY GROUND (guitars, harmony vocals), LABOR OF LOVE (guitars, mandolin), WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR (guitar), BILLY'S WALTZ (mandolin), and ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (guitar). Two of the tracks are co-written by Springsteen and Grushecky: HOMESTEAD and DARK AND BLOODY GROUND. Bruce Springsteen produced the entire album except the title track.
Bruce Springsteen also guests all 3 demo tracks: CHAIN SMOKIN' (backing vocals and likely guitars, keyboard, percussion), NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME (backing vocals and likely guitar), and ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (likely guitar).
Bruce Springsteen also guests on 10 of the live tracks, playing guitar and sharing vocals on WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR, CHAIN SMOKIN', LABOR OF LOVE, NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME, DARK AND BLOODY GROUND, PUMPING IRON, HOMESTEAD, AMERICAN BABYLON, LIGHT OF DAY, and DOWN THE ROAD APIECE.
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