Poor Side Of Town

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Johnny Rivers and Lou Adler, 1966. Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers. Springsteen's version is disc 4 track 3 of Tracks II: The Lost Albums, 2025.

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Credits

• Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, keyboards
  • Ron Aniello: guitar, keyboards
  • Charlie Giordano: piano, B3, synthesizer
  • Gary Mallaber: drums
  • Marty Rifkin: pedal steel guitar
  • Garry Tallent: bass

Performances

Performed live 0 times (not including snippet performances).

Released on Album

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

On The Tracks

POOR SIDE OF TOWN - V1a		uncirculating
POOR SIDE OF TOWN - V1b	3:07	TRACKSII

Note: "Poor Side Of Town", sometimes listed as "The Poor Side Of Town", was written by Johnny Rivers and Lou Adler and recorded by Rivers in 1966. Springsteen's studio cover dates from around May/June 1995 at Thrill Hill West, Beverly Hills during the "daytime sessions" while recording The Ghost Of Tom Joad. The officially released V1b includes some later overdubs, likely recorded around 2018, including Charlie Giordano's and Ron Aniello's parts.

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^{Studio Sessions: The Ghost Of Tom Joad}

News

Links:

• Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Rivers: ‘Poor Side of Town’ and other connections ^(NJArts)

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