Working on a Dream is the 16th studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released on January 27, 2009. It has so far sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
The release of the first two songs prompted The New York Times to proclaim Springsteen as "more hopeful, less bleak" than on his previous album Magic. It saw this go-around of the Springsteen persona manifesting "the voice of an honest striver redeemed by love and hard work". E Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt sees Working on a Dream as part of a trilogy with The Rising and Magic: "They make sense together in terms of sound, concept and writing style. The three records have been a projection more toward the pop-rock form – this one more than the other two.
The album's opener, "Outlaw Pete", which many observers felt borrowed a central riff from Kiss's 1979 disco hit "I Was Made for Lovin' You", is over eight minutes, while two others are under three minutes.
Listeners considered it one of Springsteen's most stylistically diverse efforts overall. The album recalls some of Springsteen's earlier efforts, as "The Last Carnival" has been interpreted as a sequel to "Wild Billy's Circus Story" from 1973's The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle. 1960s production flourishes are omnipresent, including ones derived from Wall of Sound, girl group, British Invasion-era Top 40, Brian Wilson and Pet Sounds, and The Byrds and "Eight Miles High".
Track Listing
1. | "Outlaw Pete" | 8:00 |
2. | "My Lucky Day" | 4:01 |
3. | "Working on a Dream" | 3:30 |
4. | "Queen of the Supermarket" | 4:40 |
5. | "What Love Can Do" | 2:57 |
6. | "This Life" | 4:30 |
7. | "Good Eye" | 3:01 |
8. | "Tomorrow Never Knows" | 2:14 |
9. | "Life Itself" | 4:00 |
10. | "Kingdom of Days" | 4:02 |
11. | "Surprise, Surprise" | 3:24 |
12. | "The Last Carnival" | 3:11 |
13. | "The Wrestler" (Bonus track) | 3:50 |
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