Bruce Springsteen

Artist:  Bruce Springsteen
Birth Name:  Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
Born:  September 23,, 1949.  Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
Genre:  Rock, Roots Rock, Folk Rock, Heartland Rock, Hard Rock
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano

Bruce Springsteen is an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Nicknamed "The Boss".  He is best known for his work with The E Street Band.  His most successful studio albums, Born In The U.S.A. and Born To Run, he has earned 20 Grammy Awards, 2 Golden Globes and an Academy Award as well as inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and The Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1999.

Title:   Western Stars  (2019)
Genre:  Rock, Roots Rock, Folk Rock, Heartland Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Country
Label:  Columbia Records
Rating:  *****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Hitch Hikin'  (3:38)
 2.  The Wayfarer  (4:18)
 3.  Tucson Train  (3:31)
 4.  Western Stars  (4:41)
 5.  Sleepy Joe's Cafe  (3:14)
 6.  Drive Fast (The Stuntman)  (4:17)
 7.  Chasin' Wild Horses  (5:03)
 8.  Sundown  (3:17)
 9.  Somewhere North Of Nashville  (1:53)
10. Stones  (4:45)
11. There Goes My Miracle  (4:05)
12. Hello Sunshine  (3:56)
13. Moonlight Motel  (4:19)

Format:  LP:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Hitch Hikin'  (3:38)
 2.  The Wayfarer  (4:18)
 3.  Tucson Train  (3:31)

Side B:

 1.  Western Stars  (4:41)
 2.  Sleepy Joe's Cafe  (3:14)
 3.  Drive Fast (The Stuntman)  (4:17)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Chasin' Wild Horses  (5:03)
 2.  Sundown  (3:17)
 3.  Somewhere North Of Nashville  (1:53)
 4.  Stones  (4:45)

Side D:

 1.  There Goes My Miracle  (4:05)
 2.  Hello Sunshine  (3:56)
 3.  Moonlight Motel  (4:19)

Personnel:

Bruce Springsteen:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Glockenspiel, Synth String, Banjo, Percussion, Electric Guitar, B3, Piano Orchestral Samples, Celeste, Organ Solo, 12-String, Guitar, Mellotron
Patti Scialfa:  Vocals

Ron Aniello:  Upright Bass, Piano, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Vibraphone, Bass, Synth Strings, Orchestral Samples, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, B3, Celeste, Loops, Synth, Background Vocals

Charlie Giordano:  Accordion on Track 5, Piano on Track 9
David Sancious:  Piano on Track 2, B3 on Track 6
Matt Rollings:  Piano on Tracks:  3, 4, 8, 13

Jon Brion:  Drums on Track 13, Timpani on Track 10, Electric Guitar, Moog on Track 4, Farlisa Moog on Track 5, Moog, Timpani on Track 11, Celeste on Track 13

Gunnar Olsen:   Drums on Tracks:  3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11
Matt kChamberlain:  Drums on Tracks:  2, 4, 12
Marc Muller:  Lap Steel on Track 4, Pedal Steel on Tracks:  6,78, 12
Rob Lobret:  Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar on Track 4
Marty Rilkin:  Pedal Steel on Track 9
Greg Leisz:  Pedal Steel on Track 13

Lenny Castro:  Conga, Tambourine on Track 4, Conga, Shaker on Track 5, Tambourine, Shaker on Track 11
Toby Scott:  Loop, Programming on Track 3
Soozie Tyrell:  Background Vocals vs:  2, 8, 9, Violin on Track 9
Michelle Moore  Background Vocals on Tracks:  4, 11
Curtis King:  Background Vocals on Track 4
Cindy Mizelle:  Background Vocals on Track 4
Matthew Koma:  Background Vocals on Track 11

Barry Danielian:  Trumpet on Tracks:  3-5, 7, 8, 11
Clark Gayton;  Trombone on Tracks:  5, 8, 11
Dan Levine:  Trombone on Tracks:  3, 4
Ed Manion:  Saxophone on Track 5

Rachel Drehmann:  French Horn on Tracks:  2-4, 7, 10
Leelane Sterrett:  French Horn on Tracks:  2-4, 7, 10
Alden Banta:  Bassoon on Tracks:  3, 4
Andrew Steman:  Alto Flute on Tracks:  3, 4
Charles Pillow:  Oboe on Tracks:  3, 4
Luis Villalobos:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 10

Avatar Strings:  on Tracks:  1, 7, 8, 10, 12

Rob Mathes:  Conductor

Lisa Kim, Hyunju Lee, Joama Maurer, Sharon Yamada, Annaliesa Place, Suzanne Ornstein, Liz Lim, Jung Sun Yoo, Emily Popham:  Violin
Robert Rinehart, Vivek Kamath, Desiree Elsevier:  Viola
Alan Stepansky, Nathan Vickery:  Cello

Stone Hill Strings:  on Tracks:  2-4, 6, 11

Scott Tibbs:  Conductor
Lisa Kim, Hyunju Lee, Joama Maurer:  Violin
Shumuel Katz, Rebecca Young:  Viola
Alan Stepansky:  Cello

Western Stars is the nineteenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released on June 14, 2019 by Columbia Records, featuring "There Goes My Miracle", "Hello Sunshine", and "Tucson Train".  The album reached No. 1 on UK Albums Chart/Scottish Albums Chart/Norwegian Albums Chart/New Zealand Albums Chart/Italian Albums Chart/Irish Albums/German Albums Chart/Dutch Albums Chart/Australian Albums Chart and Belgian Albums Chart.