Lucky Town - Studio Sessions - Details

Details

Version History

Song Title	Running Time	Release

BETTER DAYS V1a	4:04	LUCKY / ESSENTIAL: 2015 / GREATEST / 1992 single
BETTER DAYS V1b	4:54	1992 video mix

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and lead vocals and his 2-man backing band on this recording is Randy Jackson (bass) and Gary Mallaber (drums). Female background vocalists are Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell and Soozie Tyrell. V1b is the version used for the commercially released video – it is the same base recording as V1a except that it features an alternate ("live") Springsteen vocal and some studio chatter at the start and end.

BOOK OF DREAMS

4:18

LUCKY

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and vocals and his one-man backing band is Gary Mallaber (drums).

HAPPY

4:51

TRACKS

Note: The final song completed as part of the Lucky Town sessions. Recorded January 18, 1992 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars and lead vocals and his two-man backing band is Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Shawn Pelton (drums). Bittan is credit as a co-producer of this recording. Apparently Bruce wrote this following the December 30, 1991 birth of his daughter in Los Angeles.

IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND

2:53

LUCKY / ESSENTIAL: 2015 / BESTOF

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and vocals and his one-man backing band is Gary Mallaber (drums).

LEAP OF FAITH

3:22

LUCKY / 1992 single

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars and lead vocal and his two-man backing band is Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Gary Mallaber (drums). Female background vocalists are Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell and Soozie Tyrell. Bittan is credited as a co-producer of this recording.

LIVING PROOF

4:42

LUCKY / ESSENTIAL: 2003 / CHAPTER / BESTOF

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars and vocals and his two-man backing band on this recording is Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Gary Mallaber (drums). Bittan is credited as a co-producer of this recording.

LOCAL HERO

3:59

LUCKY

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and lead vocals and his one-man backing band on this recording is Gary Mallaber (drums). Female background vocalists are Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell and Soozie Tyrell.

LUCKY TOWN

3:21

LUCKY / ESSENTIAL: 2003 / 1993 single

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and vocals and his one-man backing band is Gary Mallaber (drums).

MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD

3:52

LUCKY

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars and vocals and his two-man backing band is Ian McLagan (organ) and Gary Mallaber (drums).

SOULS OF THE DEPARTED

4:13

LUCKY / 1992 b-side

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards, and vocals, and his one-man backing band is Gary Mallaber (drums).

THE BIG MUDDY

4:01

LUCKY

Note: Recorded sometime from September to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars and vocals; his two-man backing band on this recording is Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Gary Mallaber (drums). Bittan is credited as a co-producer of this recording.