The Christic Shows 1990

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The Christic Shows 1990
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Live album by
ReleasedJune 1, 2016
RecordedNovember 16 and 17, 1990
Genre Acoustic music
Label Official website
Producer Bruce Jackson
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Arizona State University, Tempe 1980
(2015)
The Christic Shows 1990
(2016)
Chapter and Verse
(2016)

The Christic Shows 1990 is a live album by Bruce Springsteen, released in June 2016 [1] and was the tenth official release through the Bruce Springsteen Archives. [2] The two solo acoustic shows were recorded on November 16 and 17 1990 at The Shrine, Los Angeles, California. [3] [4] [5] The two-night stand included performances of six new Springsteen songs. The album features appearances by Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt, who were the other two announced artists performing in the shows.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.

Set one

  1. "Brilliant Disguise" – 5:31
  2. "Darkness on the Edge of Town" – 3:52
  3. "Mansion on the Hill" – 4:21
  4. "Reason to Believe" – 5:03
  5. "Red Headed Woman" – 5:13
  6. "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" – 3:49
  7. "My Father's House" – 7:59
  8. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" – 4:12
  9. "Atlantic City" – 3:54
  10. "Wild Billy's Circus Story" – 4:30
  11. "Nebraska" – 5:41
  12. "When the Lights Go Out" – 3:30
  13. "Thunder Road – 6:21
  14. "My Hometown" – 8:16
  15. "Real World" – 5:07
  16. "Highway 61 Revisited" – 3:55 (Dylan)
  17. "Across the Borderline" – 5:26

Set two

  1. "Brilliant Disguise" – 5:34
  2. "Darkness on the Edge of Town" – 3:41
  3. "Mansion on the Hill" – 5:38
  4. "Reason to Believe" – 5:32
  5. "Red Headed Woman" – 5:38
  6. "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" – 4:08
  7. "The Wish" – 7:58
  8. "Tougher Than the Rest" – 3:53
  9. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" – 3:43
  10. "Soul Driver" – 2:41
  11. "State Trooper" – 3:08
  12. "Nebraska" – 5:51
  13. "When the Lights Go Out" – 3:35
  14. "Thunder Road – 6:12
  15. "My Hometown" – 8:54
  16. "Real World" – 4:55
  17. "Highway 61 Revisited"- 4:09 (Dylan)
  18. "Across the Borderline" – 5:40

Personnel

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