MUSIC NEWS - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced that a "Greatest Hits" CD release will be out January 2009 as a WalMart exclusive ! The package will be out on January 13, 2009 and will contain twleve tunes that focus on Springsteen's recordings with the E Street Band. It passes over the non-E-Street albums, like 'Nebraska' and 'Lucky Town' (see full track list below) . WalMart will release the "Best Of" hits set at a low price, they're taking pre-orders at $10 compared to its list price of $12.98. The Boss and band are following the marketing path of AC / DC, which recently saw their new release, Black Ice hit the top of the charts as a WalMart exclusive. Though the exclusive plan for Guns N Roses and their Chinese Democracy release has not worked out so well with a Best Buy exclusive.
In other Boss news, Springsteen is also working on the release his new album 'Working on A Dream', due on January 27 in the USA. He and band are also booked to headline the Super Bowl XLIII half-time show on February 1 in Tampa, Florida; enter to win Springsteen / Super Bowl tix . Bruce has also been the focus of continued media reports, especially in the U.K., that he & band will headline the reknowned Glastonbury festival in June 2009, although there has been no official confirmation.
Greatest Hits track list :
'Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)'
'Born to Run'
'Thunder Road'
'Darkness On The Edge Of Town'
'Badlands'
'Hungry Heart'
'Glory Days'
'Dancing In The Dark'
'Born in the U.S.A.'
'The Rising'
'Lonesome Day'
'Radio Nowhere'
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