Follow That Dream

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Disc 1 track 1 of Tracks II: The Lost Albums, 2025. Fred Wise and Ben Weisman, 1962. Originally recorded by Elvis Presley and significantly rewritten by Springsteen.

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Credits

• Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, drum machine programming

Performances

Performed live 51 times. 2017-02-16 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark 2013-07-13 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium 2013-04-29 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway 2003-06-28 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2000-03-18 Pyramid Arena, Memphis, TN 1993-06-26 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1992-08-29 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-08-18 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1992-08-14 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-07-30 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-13 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-06-26 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1988-07-14 St. Jakob Stadion, Basel, Switzerland 1986-10-13 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1985-07-07 Roundhay Park, Leeds, England 1985-03-27 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1984-10-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1984-10-26 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1984-10-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1984-10-22 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 1984-10-21 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 1984-10-19 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1984-10-17 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1984-08-29 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1984-08-17 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-09-14 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1981-09-02 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1981-08-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-07-30 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1981-07-16 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-13 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-06-08 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-06-02 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-06-01 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-05-13 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England 1981-05-11 City Hall, Newcastle, England 1981-05-07 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1981-05-02 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1981-04-28 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1981-04-26 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium 1981-04-24 Palais Des Sports De Gerland, Lyon, France 1981-04-19 Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 1 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 2 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 127 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 6 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 0 show(s) of 20 on the Human Rights Now! Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 67 on the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. Performed at 11 show(s) of 156 on the Born In The U.S.A. Tour. Performed at 25 show(s) of 138 on The River Tour. Performed at 2 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025) and Lost And Found (2025).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 7 official live downloads:

• 2017-02-16 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark
• 1986-10-13 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
• 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-07-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England

One of these recordings is also available on the playlist The Live Series: Songs Under Cover, Vol. 3 (2024).

On The Tracks

FOLLOW THAT DREAM - V1a	0:14	LM-17
FOLLOW THAT DREAM - V1b	3:50	LM-17
FOLLOW THAT DREAM - V1c	3:52	LM-17
FOLLOW THAT DREAM - V1d	3:42	SO / LM-18 / UH / MILM
FOLLOW THAT DREAM - V1e	3:44	LM-18
FOLLOW THAT DREAM - V1f	3:53	TRACKSII

Note: Haunting rewrite of the Elvis Presley classic which was considered at one point for Born In The U.S.A.. V1a is a false start. Vocally, all five full length takes seem to be identical and any differences may only be in the mix. Studio logs say "Follow That Dream" was recorded January 29–30 and February 7–8 and 17, 1983 at Springsteen's home studio in the Hollywood Hills. 'Lost Masters' liner notes say the above tracks were all recorded January 30, which suggests more takes remain in the vaults. Shares a melody with "Baby I'm So Cold". An early Tracks six-CD sample set from June 1998 indicates that "Follow That Dream" was considered for Tracks, but ultimately rejected. The officially released take (V1f) could be the exact same take as any of the full-length recordings listed above.

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^{Studio Sessions: Born In The U.S.A.}

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