The Ghost of Tom Joad
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The Ghost of Tom Joad is the eleventh studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). The album was recorded and mixed at Thrill Hill during the spring and summer of 1995.
The album is mainly backed by acoustical guitar work and the lyrics on many of the tracks are a sombre reflection of life in the mid 1990s in America and Mexico. Tom Joad is the hero of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. The title track of this album has been covered by political rap/rock group Rage Against the Machine and the band Junip (featuring José González) from Sweden.
Track listing
- "The Ghost of Tom Joad" - 4:23
- "Straight Time" - 3:25
- "Highway 29" - 3:39
- "Youngstown" - 3:52
- "Sinaloa Cowboys" - 3:51
- "The Line" - 5:14
- "Balboa Park" - 3:19
- "Dry Lightning" - 3:30
- "The New Timer" - 5:45
- "Across the Border" - 5:24
- "Galveston Bay" - 5:04
- "My Best Was Never Good Enough" - 2:00
All songs were written by Bruce Springsteen.
Outtakes
"Brothers Under the Bridge" - 4:51
Personnel
- Bruce Springsteen - bass, guitar, harmonica, vocals, producer
- Marty Rifkin - steel guitar
- Danny Federici - accordian, keyboards
- Gary Mallaber - drums
- Garry Tallent - bass
- Jennifer Condos - bass
- Jim Hanson - bass
- Soozie Tyrell - violin, background vocals
- Patti Scialfa - background vocals
- Lisa Lowell - background vocals
- Toby Scott - engineer
- Greg Goldman - recording assistant
- Terry Magovern - research
- Sandra Choron - art direction
- Eric Dinyer - cover art
- Pam Springsteen - interior photographs
