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"Streets Of Philadelphia" won 1995 Grammy Awards for Song Of The Year, Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television. "Streets Of Philadelphia" was also nominated for ... Full DescriptionRecord Of The Year.
You can grumble about the early romps that aren't here--what, no "Rosalita"?--or about your favorite B-side not being included, but the fact is these are the songs that have lasted through Bruce Springsteen's first two decades, and you could hardly ask for more Springsteen on a single disc. This really is the cream.
The four blockbusters that open GREATEST HITS weren't actually hits--"Born To Run" peaked at #23 on the charts, "Badlands" didn't break the top 40, and the other two weren't singles at all--but they laid down the rules for all the hits that followed and they've remained concert and rock radio staples. "Born To Run" wraps a restless American dream into one of the most rollicking rock 'n' roll singles ever made; the latter couple find the dreamer waking up and finding real folk struggling with that dream everywhere he looks. What follows is one of the greatest strings of singles to ever deal head-on with that confrontation between dreams and realities.
The four new songs on GREATEST HITS find Springsteen finally finding a way to incorporate his E Street Band--which hadn't performed on a studio album for 11 years before this--into his current infatuation with mellower, though no less hard-hitting rock. "Murder Incorporated" is actually an E Street outtake from 1982, and it's an all-out, searing track. The others, all 1995 recordings (though "This Hard Land" was also written in the early eighties) form a cycle about unrealized dreams, in love, friendship and life.
Includes liner notes by Bruce Springsteen.
Engineers: Louis Lahav, Jimmy Iovine, Neil Dorfsman, Toby Scott.
Personnel includes: Bruce Springsteen (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, keyboards, bass, percussion); Steve Van Zandt (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, background vocals); Nils Lofgren (guitar); Clarence Clemons (saxophone, percussion, background vocals); Roy Bittan (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, background vocals); Danny Federici (piano, organ, keyboards, glockenspiel, background vocals); David Sancious (keyboards); Garry Tallent (bass, background vocals); Randy Jackson (bass); Max Weinberg (drums, percussion, background vocals); Jeff Porcaro (drums, percussion); Ernest "Boom" Carter (drums); Patti Scialfa, Flo & Eddie (background vocals).
Producers include: Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel, Jon Landau, Steve Van Zandt, Chuck Plotkin.
Rolling Stone (4/6/95, pp.60-61) - 3 Stars - Good - "...GREATEST HITS comes across as a collection of familiar songs, each stellar in its own right...with the grafted-on bonus of four new tracks recorded with the E Street Band..."
Entertainment Weekly (3/10/95, pp.66-67) - "...Arranged chronologically, the set winds its way through Springsteen's musical and emotional journey. It's still an invigorating trip..." - Rating: B+ Hide Description Greatest Hits Music | List Price | $16.97 (You save $6.58) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Greatest Hits Collections | | Label | Columbia | | Orig Year | 1995 | | All Time Sales Rank |  930  | | CD Universe Part number | 1089455 | | Catalog number | 67060 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 28, 1995 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Roy Bittan - piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, background vocals
Bruce Springsteen - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, keyboards, bass, percussion
Randy Jackson - bass
David Sancious - keyboards
Nils Lofgren - guitar
Garry Tallent - bass, background vocals
Max Weinberg - drums, percussion, background vocals
Danny Federici - piano, organ, keyboards, glockenspiel, background vocals
Clarence "Nick" Clemons - saxophone, percussion, background vocals
Steve Van Zandt - acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, background vocals
Patti Scialfa
Ernest "Boom" Carter - drums
Also: Jeff Porcaro, Flo & Eddie |
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Greatest Hits Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)  THE BOSS ....IS THE BOSS
This is one of the finest collections of a Great Artist ever assembled. I adore the Early Bruce, the ever changing, growing, evolving Bruce. HE IS THE BOSS! ENOUGH SAID!!
Submitted by a reviewer (Somerset,) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great Compilation
I own a lot of greatest hits and this is in the top 2. The only song it doesnt have is cadillac ranch but its cool cuz my dad has the river cd. Just flat out awesome cd from the boss
Submitted by Sean (Richmond, Va)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No He's The Boss
Although some big Springsteen landmarks are missing, and notably so (I'm On Fire, Cover Me and Rosalita to name a few); this still proves to be an emotional look at the musical journey of the Boss of the USA. Bruce Springsteen - I Salute U!
Submitted by Matt Fish (Montreal, QC, Canada)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No The Boss of The USA Hit Package!!!
All Boss fans will love the greatest hits package. This collection of hits is a must for your music collection. Please pick up this package immediately.
Submitted by jejr9 (Irvine)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great rock for anyone, no matter who is your favorite
Personally, I like a lot of artists, like, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, etc. After listening to this CD, I would have to include Bruce Springsteen in that list. If you enjoy good rock and roll, I would recommend this album.
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