Philadelphia Special

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

“The Ties That Bind” on the back cover is actually the first track on disc 3.

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-20 13:44 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▶CD
3▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1The Ties That Bind
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
The Ties That Bind (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1978-09 until 1979-04)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
3:49
2Ramrod
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Ramrod (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
4:35
3Crush on You
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Crush on You (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
3:14
4Backstreets
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Backstreets (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974 until 1975)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1975)
9:47
5Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (on 1980-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972 until 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
12:04
6Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1980-12-08)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
4:30
7Jungleland
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Jungleland (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974 until 1975)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1975)
9:47
8I’m a Rocker
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
I’m a Rocker (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
3:55
9Detroit Medley
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live cover recording of:
Detroit Medley (on 1980-12-08)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
medley of:
C. C. Rider (Jerry Lee Lewis version)
medley of:
Devil With the Blue Dress
medley of:
Good Golly Miss Molly
medley of:
Jenny Take a Ride
12:45

Credits

Release

recorded at:1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9106428 [info]
discography entry:https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://bruceboots.com/bootlegs/river/19801208-PhiladelphiaSpecial/19801208-PhiladelphiaSpecial.html [info] (ended)
https://archive.org/details/bs1980-12-08.aud.masterpiece.flac16 [info]