When You Dance

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Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt, circa 1971. Recorded by Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, 1977.

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Performances

^{Performed live 9 times.}

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• 1977-05-13 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ (Late)
• 1977-05-13 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ (Early)
• 1977-05-12 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ
• 1972-02-25 Back Door (The), Richmond, VA
• 1972-02-04 Back Door (The), Richmond, VA
• 1971-12-17 Ledge (The), New Brunswick, NJ
• 1971-11-13 Student Prince, Asbury Park, NJ
• 1971-10-23 Keller Hall Gymnasium, Richmond, VA
• 1971-00-00 Unknown Location

On The Tracks

WHEN YOU DANCE

13:35

UBER26

Note: Written by Bruce Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt in 1971 and performed regularly until early 1972. Along with "Jambalaya", this was Bruce's most frequently utilized show-closer during the period. Several live performances are in circulation. However, the most outstanding version (by far) is the studio rehearsal version recorded at Challenger Eastern Surfboards, Highlands, NJ on March 14, 1972. When he was producing Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes' second album, This Time It's For Real, in early 1977, Steve wrote an arrangement for the ten-piece brass dominated group that was utilized as the closing track on side two, and played live often on their subsequent tour. A rehearsal take by Van Zandt, recorded in December 1976, was released on his 2019 album, The Early Work. Copyright filed February 25, 1977 by Blue Midnight Music (Van Zandt) and Bruce Springsteen Music, under the name Nightshift Music, filing no. EU759978.

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^{Studio Sessions: Bruce Springsteen Band}

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