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Bruce Springsteen to release greatest hits exclusively via Wal-Mart

The Boss models AC/DC's marketing scheme

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have announced that they will release a greatest hits collection exclusively via Wal-Mart next month.

The album is due out on January 13 and will feature 12 tracks that focus on Springsteen's recordings with the E Street Band, and skips over non-E-Street albums including 'Nebraska' and 'Lucky Town'.

The Boss and his band are mimicking AC/DC's strategic marketing scheme, which saw the veteran rockers reach the top of the charts.

The album tracklisiting is:

'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'


Meanwhile, Springsteen is gearing up to release his new album 'Working On A Dream' in the US on January 27. He will also perform at the Super Bowl half-time show on February 1 in Tampa, Florida, as previously reported.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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jimtdavis 

Dec 24, 2008

I like Wal-Mart too Bruce. As an American I look to exploit slave workers in China to get a lower price. I also support their effort to keep their American employees on food stamps and welfare, especially medicaid so you can give me those low prices instead of giving your employees benefits. I sympathize these days with you Bruce that you have to make these type of deals to make ends meat. Life as an artist is hard and these days, without much reward. I'll tell you what. I will buy two this year at Wal-Mart. I have to support the American way of low wages & family atmosphere. I hope to be rich like you one day but I hope you get as rich as the owners of Wal-Mart. I hope things turn around with Wal-greens.

kochanie5000 

Dec 24, 2008

someone should tell bruce he hasn't had any hits since his last 'Greatest Hits' album

a55h01e 

Dec 24, 2008

way to go, "Boss", partner up with the company that crushes small family-owned businesses and virtually destroys those "home towns" that you like to sing about. wanker.

MusicFoto 

Dec 26, 2008

It does not matter to me where Mr.Springsteen offers his material. My sore point is the content-is there any Springsteen fan that does not already have this material? Boss, throw us a bone of some unreleased material, open the vault, please.

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