Bruce SpringsteenWestern Stars

Label:

Columbia – 19075937511

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Tracklist

A1 Hitch Hikin'
StringsAvatar Strings
A2 The Wayfarer
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement]Patti Scialfa
Backing VocalsSoozie Tyrell
DrumsMatt Chamberlain
French HornRachel Drehmann
StringsStone Hill Strings
Trumpet, FlugelhornCurt Ramm
A3 Tucson Train
Alto FluteAndrew Sterman
BassoonAlden Banta
DrumsGunnar Olsen
French HornRachel Drehmann
Loops, Programmed ByToby Scott
OboeCharles Pillow
PianoMatt Rollings
StringsStone Hill Strings
TromboneDan Levine
TrumpetCurt Ramm
B1 Western Stars
Alto FluteAndrew Sterman
Backing VocalsMichelle Moore (2)
BassoonAlden Banta
Congas, TambourineLenny Castro
DrumsMatt Chamberlain
Electric Guitar, Baritone GuitarRob Lebret
Electric Guitar, Synthesizer [Moog]Jon Brion
French HornRachel Drehmann
Lap Steel GuitarMarc Muller
OboeCharles Pillow
PianoMatt Rollings
StringsStone Hill Strings
TromboneDan Levine
TrumpetCurt Ramm
B2 Sleepy Joe's Café
AccordionCharlie Giordano
Congas, ShakerLenny Castro
DrumsGunnar Olsen
Electric Organ [Farfisa], Synthesizer [Moog]Jon Brion
SaxophoneEd Manion
TromboneClark Gayton
TrumpetCurt Ramm
B3 Drive Fast (The Stuntman)
DrumsGunnar Olsen
Pedal Steel GuitarMarc Muller
StringsStone Hill Strings
ViolinLuis Villalobos
C1 Chasin' Wild Horses
French HornRachel Drehmann
Pedal Steel GuitarMarc Muller
StringsAvatar Strings
TrumpetBarry Danelian*
C2 Sundown
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement]Patti Scialfa
Backing VocalsSoozie Tyrell
DrumsGunnar Olsen
PianoMatt Rollings
StringsAvatar Strings
TromboneClark Gayton
TrumpetCurt Ramm
C3 Somewhere North Of Nashville
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement]Patti Scialfa
Backing VocalsSoozie Tyrell
Pedal Steel GuitarMarty Rifkin
PianoCharlie Giordano
C4 Stones
DrumsGunnar Olsen
French HornRachel Drehmann
StringsAvatar Strings
TimpaniJon Brion
ViolinLuis Villalobos
D1 There Goes My Miracle
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement]Patti Scialfa
Backing VocalsMichelle Moore (2)
DrumsGunnar Olsen
StringsStone Hill Strings
Synthesizer [Moog], TimpaniJon Brion
Tambourine, ShakerLenny Castro
TromboneClark Gayton
TrumpetCurt Ramm
D2 Hello Sunshine
DrumsMatt Chamberlain
Pedal Steel GuitarMarc Muller
StringsAvatar Strings
D3 Moonlight Motel
CelestaJon Brion
DrumsJon Brion
Pedal Steel GuitarGreg Leisz
PianoMatt Rollings

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©Bruce Springsteen
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Bruce Springsteen
  • Recorded AtStone Hill Studio, NJ
  • Recorded AtOcean Studios
  • Recorded AtVery Loud House Studio
  • Recorded AtAvatar Studios
  • Recorded AtSage & Sound
  • Mixed AtElectric Lady Studios
  • Mastered AtGateway Mastering
  • Mastered AtRecord Technology Incorporated – 32675
  • Manufactured ByColumbia Records
  • Distributed ByColumbia Records
  • Record CompanySony Music Entertainment
  • Published ByBruce Springsteen

Credits

  • Artwork By, DesignMichelle Holme
  • Booking [Booking Agency]Rob Light
  • Booking [Booking Agent]Barry Bell (2)
  • ConcertmasterLisa Kim
  • Conductor [Avatar Strings], Arranged By [Avatar Strings]Rob Mathes
  • Conductor [Stone Hill Strings]Scott Tibbs
  • Consultant [International Publicity & Marketing Consultant]Tracy Nurse
  • Contractor [Avatar Strings]Sandy Park*
  • Contractor [Musician Contractor]Shari Sutcliffe
  • Contractor [Stone Hill Strings]Sandy Park*
  • Contractor [String Contractor]Sandy Park*
  • Coordinator [Production Coordnation]Toby Scott
  • Double Bass [Upright Bass], Piano, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Vibraphone, Bass, Synth [Synth Strings], Sampler [Orchestral Samples], Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Electric Organ [B3], Celesta, Loops, Synth, Backing VocalsRon Aniello
  • EngineerToby Scott
  • Engineer [Avatar Studios]Ross Petersen
  • Engineer [Ocean Studios]Greg Koller
  • Engineer [Sage And Sound]Chris Steffen
  • Engineer [Stone Hill Studio]James Brown (2) (tracks: C3)
  • Engineer [Very Loud House]Alec Dixon
  • Lacquer Cut ByChris Bellman
  • LegalMona Okada
  • ManagementJon Landau Management
  • Management [Business Management]Todd Gelfand
  • Mastered ByBob Ludwig
  • Mixed ByTom Elmhirst
  • Mixed By [Assistant]Joe Visciano
  • Photography By [Additional Photography]Danny Clinch
  • Photography By [Cover Photography]Kalle Gustafsson (3)
  • ProducerRon Aniello
  • Public Relations [Publicity]Shore Fire Media
  • Songwriter [All Songs Written By]Bruce Springsteen
  • Strings [Avatar Strings], CelloNathan Vickery
  • Strings [Avatar Strings], ViolaVivek Kamath
  • Strings [Avatar Strings], ViolinSuzanne Ornstein
  • Strings [Stone Hill Strings], CelloAlan Stepansky
  • Strings [Stone Hill Strings], ViolaShmuel Katz
  • Strings [Stone Hill Strings], ViolinLisa Kim
  • Technician [Guitars And Technical Services]Kevin Buell
  • Tour Manager [Tour Director]George Travis
  • VocalsPatti Scialfa
  • Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Glockenspiel, Synth [Synth Strings], Banjo, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Electric Organ [B3], Piano, Sampler [Orchestral Samples], Celesta, Soloist [Organ Solo], Twelve-String Guitar, MellotronBruce Springsteen

Notes

Standard black vinyl.
Gatefold cover; custom photo / lyric / credit inner sleeves.
Issued with card.
Clear label with "- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -" is affixed to cover shrink wrap under title and pale yellow round hype sticker "The New Album...." on most copies.

Produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen
Recorded at Stone Hill Studio, NJ
Additional recording at: Ocean Studios (Burbank, CA), Very Loud House (Woodland Hills, CA), Avatar Studios (New York, NY), Sage and Sound (Hollywood, CA), Stone Hill Studio, NJ

Cover photography: Kalle Gustafsson / Trunk Archive

© & ℗ 2019 Bruce Springsteen

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Printed): 1 90759 37511 2
  • Barcode (Scanned): 190759375112
  • Rights Society: GMR
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A): AL-19075937511 CB 32675.1(3)...
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B): BL-19075937511 1 CB 32675.2(3)...
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout C): CL-19075937511 CB 32675.3(3)...
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout D): DL-19075937511 CB 32675.4(3)...

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Western Stars (13×File, MP3, Album, 256 kbps) Columbia none US 2019
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Western Stars (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Blue) Sony Music 19075960331 Europe 2019
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Western Stars (CD, Album, Stereo) Columbia 19075941972 US 2019
Western Stars (2×LP, Album, Stereo) Sony Music 19075937511 Europe 2019
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Western Stars (CD, Album) Sony Records Int'l SI 6183 Japan 2019

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Reviews

  • Nyjeffy1967's avatar
    Nyjeffy1967
    This is his best album since Darkness on the Edge of Town. That's how highly I regard this album. Moonlight Motel is a instant classic. Not a bad song on this masterpiece
    • vandyrecords's avatar
      vandyrecords
      Wonderful pressing. Warm, rich sound on my turntable. One of Bruce's best works.
      • Ojai_John's avatar
        Ojai_John
        Where is the US LP pressed? The EU one is pressed at GZ Vinyl in the Czech Republic. Is the vinyl in the US version differently sourced? Any info from the deadwax would be helpful.
        • WesHeadley's avatar
          WesHeadley
          An excellent pressing, great mastering to vinyl, and a great Springsteen album-- but nothing like his older material-- this has deliberate pop vibe with a full string section and and big wide open arrangements. Artists need to try new things and IMO this experiment was a success. Best album he's released in years...
          • Hickslv426's avatar
            Hickslv426
            Edited 5 years ago
            I've tried, but I just can't get into this album. Love Springsteen but this whole album is a little bland. Not a fan of the album's tone and the horns. Nothing really sticks out on repeated listenings. I thought this might be similar to Devils and Dust or Nebraska but nowhere near.

            The vinyl was clear until the last track. Quite a few pops and some weird anomalies there. Judging by the barcode I got an American pressing from Amazon and not the European one and I live in the UK. I bought into all the early glowing reviews but this album is not for me. Probably send it back and get Tunnel of Love. The writing is superb on that and i never tire of listening to it.

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