A pair of Bruce Springsteen-based releases in the coming months should have fans of The Boss excited. The Blu-Ray of last year's MusiCares Person of The Year Concert will be released on March (25), and a collection of four new tracks will become available on Record Store Day (April 19).
Three of the tracks on the new EP, American Beauty, are leftovers from the sessions that led to Springsteen's new album High Hopes earlier this year ("Mary Mary," "Hey Blue Eyes" and the title track). No word from the Springsteen camp as to what recording session the fourth track, "Hurry Up Sundown," came from. There's no indication whether American Beauty will be available on formats aside from vinyl.
If you can only buy one of these two collections however, we might recommend going for A MusiCares Tribute To Bruce Springsteen. The collection features a 2013 concert that features a slew of major artists-including Elton John, Neil Young and Sting-playing Springsteen covers at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Boss and the E-Street Band eventually jump on stage to play five of their own tracks. A full tracklist for the MusiCares Tribute can be found below.
1. "Adam Raised a Cain" Performed by Alabama Shakes
2. "Because the Night" Performed by Patti Smith
3. "Atlantic City" Performed by Natalie Maines, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
4. "American Land" Performed by Ken Casey
5. "My City of Ruins" Performed by Mavis Staples and Zac Brown
6. "I'm On Fire" Performed by Mumford and Sons
7. "American Skin (41 Shots)" Performed by Jackson Browne and Tom Morello
8. "My Hometown" Performed by Emmylou Harris
9. "One Step Up" Performed by Kenny Chesney
10. "Streets of Philadelphia" Performed by Elton John
11. "Hungry Heart" Performed by Juanes
12. "Tougher Than the Rest" Performed by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
13. "The Ghost of Tom Joad" Performed by Jim James and Tom Morello
14. "Dancing in the Dark" Performed by John Legend
15. "Lonesome Day" Performed by Sting
16. "Born in the U.S.A." Performed by Neil Young with Crazy Horse
17. "We Take Care of Our Own" Performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
18. "Death to My Hometown" Performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
19. "Thunder Road" Performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
20. "Born to Run" Performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
21. "Glory Days" Performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band & cast ensemble
