The Ghost Of Tom Joad

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Commercially Released: November 16, 1995
Label: Columbia
Produced by Springsteen and Chuck Plotkin
Recorded by Toby Scott, assisted by Greg Goldman at Thrill Hill West (March 1995 - September 1995)
Mixed by Toby Scott at Thrill Hill West
Mastered by Dave Collins at A&M Mastering Studios
Design by Sandra Choron, Eric Dinyer, Harry Choron
Photography by Pam Springsteen
Research by Terry Magovern

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The Ghost Of Tom Joad is the eleventh studio album and the second acoustic album, by American recording artist Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on November 21, 1995, through Columbia Records. The album was recorded and mixed at Thrill Hill West, Springsteen's home studio in Los Angeles, California. Following the 1995 studio reunion with the E Street Band and the release of Greatest Hits, Springsteen's writing activity increased significantly. He wrote and recorded the album between March and September 1995. The album consists of seven solo tracks and five band tracks. It is mainly backed by acoustic guitar work and the lyrics on most tracks are a somber reflection of life in the mid-1990s in America and Mexico. The character of Tom Joad entered the American consciousness in John Steinbeck's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath, set against the economic hardships of the Great Depression. The Ghost of Tom Joad debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 107,000 copies sold in its first week. IN addition the album won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

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The Ghost Of Tom Joad

#	Song Title	Running Time	Release
1.	THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD	4:20	JOAD
2.	STRAIGHT TIME	3:23	JOAD
3.	HIGHWAY 29	3:34	JOAD
4.	YOUNGSTOWN	3:50	JOAD
5.	SINALOA COWBOYS	3:46	JOAD
6.	THE LINE	5:11	JOAD
7.	BALBOA PARK	3:15	JOAD
8.	DRY LIGHTNING	3:29	JOAD
9.	THE NEW TIMER	5:41	JOAD
10.	ACROSS THE BORDER	5:22	JOAD
11.	GALVESTON BAY	4:58	JOAD
12.	MY BEST WAS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH	1:57	JOAD

^{Total Running Time: 50:18}

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Song Title	Running Time	Release

ACROSS THE BORDER

5:22

JOAD

Note: Recorded sometime April–June 1995 at Thrill Hill West (Bruce's Los Angeles home studio).

BALBOA PARK

3:15

JOAD

Note: Recorded sometime March–August 1995 at Thrill Hill West (Bruce's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen solo.

DRY LIGHTNING - V1	3:56	private cdr
DRY LIGHTNING - V2	3:03	private cdr
DRY LIGHTNING - V3	3:29	JOAD

Note: V1 and V2 are two takes of an acoustic demo recorded on February 25, 1993. Both utilize the same music but they are sung in different keys – this music however is totally different than what ended up being used on the official, released version, while the lyrics are about a 70% match. V3 was recorded sometime April–June 1995 at Thrill Hill Recording, Beverly Hills, California. Springsteen handles guitar and vocals and his four-man backing band on this recording is Danny Federici (keyboards), Garry Tallent (bass), Gary Mallaber (drums) and Soozie Tyrell (violin).

GALVESTON BAY