Track Listings:

Lonesome Day Into The Fire Waitin On A Sunny Day Nothing Man Countin On A Miracle

Empty Sky Worlds Apart Lets Be Friends Further On The Fuse

Marys Place You're Missing The Rising Paradise My City Of Ruins

Born in the U.S.A. is an album painted in big, broad strokes. But it was still too subtle for some--namely politicians who tried to tap the title track as a jingoistic anthem when it is in fact a bitter diatribe by a Vietnam War vet whose country forgot him.

Few albums are as fueled by hope, possibility, and the lure of the open road as Born to Run, a virtual concept album about small-town Jerseyites in search of a better life via hot-rodding out on the turnpike, scoring some small-time hustle, or blowing out of town altogether, either across the river to New York City or west for parts unknown.

About as complete a selection of fan and artist favorites as any single-disc Bruce collection could be, this is a surprisingly coherent listen given the many stylistic and attitudinal shifts it charts.

A sprawling double-disc set, The River offers proof that Springsteen could do it all and could do it better than virtually anyone else.

After several years at the top of the rock world, Springsteen pulled back the reins on Tunnel of Love--a lot, not just a little. Members of the E Street Band played on the album but seldom in full-band arrangements.