Bruce Springsteen 'Dreams' Big On New Album

By Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
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November 17, 2008 , 10:05 AM ET


Bruce Springsteen rides his 1994 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide motorcycle on to the stage at the 2nd annual Stand Up For Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation in New York, Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008. The bike was auctioned off with Springsteen's motorcycle jacket for $70,000.
(AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)

As expected, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's new album, "Working on a Dream," will arrive Jan. 27 via Columbia. Excerpts from the title track debuted during NBC's NFL halftime show last night (Nov. 16).

The album includes 12 new songs plus the bonus tracks "The Wrestler" (from the Mickey Rourke-starring film of the same name) and "A Night With the Jersey Devil" (which Springsteen gave away free online on Halloween).

As with 2007's "Magic," Springsteen worked with producer Brendan O'Brien on basic tracks and brought in the E Street Band as needed during tour breaks. "All the songs were written quickly -- we usually used one of our first few takes," he says.

Springsteen and company will return to live duty Feb. 1 as part of the Super Bowl XLIII halftime show in Tampa, Fla.

"WORKING ON A DREAM" SET FOR JANUARY 27 RELEASE

From http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html

Bruce Springsteen said, "Towards the end of recording 'Magic,' excited by the return to pop production sounds, I continued writing. When my friend producer Brendan O'Brien heard the new songs, he said, 'Let's keep going.' Over the course of the next year, that's just what we did, recording with the E Street Band during the breaks on last year's tour. I hope 'Working on a Dream' has caught the energy of the band fresh off the road from some of the most exciting shows we've ever done. All the songs were written quickly, we usually used one of our first few takes, and we all had a blast making this one from beginning to end."

"Working on a Dream" is Bruce Springsteen's twenty-fourth album and was recorded and mixed at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, GA with additional recording in New York City, Los Angeles, and New Jersey.

Bruce Springsteen with his wife Patti Scialfa plays at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at the Cleveland Mall in Cleveland, Ohio Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Track list for "Working on a Dream":

"Outlaw Pete"
"My Lucky Day"
"Working on a Dream"
"Queen of the Supermarket"
"What Love Can Do"
"This Life"
"Good Eye"
"Tomorrow Never Knows"
"Life Itself"
"Kingdom of Days"
"Surprise, Surprise"
"The Last Carnival"

Bonus tracks:
"The Wrestler"
"A Night With the Jersey Devil"