| FAMILY SONG - V1 | 5:40 | US1 |
| FAMILY SONG - V2 | 5:03 | BTF / UNE / PS / EY |
Note: Also known by the early titles "California" and "California, You're A Woman". Both V1 and V2 likely recorded at Mediasound Studios in April/May, 1972 (though an earlier date is possible, in which case Pocketful Of Tunes Inc. would be the likely location). The V1 take, on which the control room engineer is heard giving Bruce a directive to begin, is delivered at a slower pace and is slightly off-key. V2 is likely a second take and is the superior performance. Both recordings were produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos, with Cretecos as the recording engineer. According to a Springsteen lyric sheet, the song's title is "California". However, the song was copyrighted in 1995 by JEC Music USA under the title "Family Song", and in 1999 by Bruce Springsteen (after winning lawsuit) under the title "Family Song". One unverified but plausible account says it was written in January 1972 during Springsteen's month long stay in San Mateo, California visiting his parents.