Chapter and Verse (Bruce Springsteen album) explained

Chapter and Verse
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	Bruce Springsteen
Cover:	Brucechapterandverse.jpg
Released:	September 23, 2016
Recorded:	1966–2012
Genre:	Rock
Length:	1:17:51
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Bruce Springsteen
Chronology:	Bruce Springsteen
Prev Year:	2015
Next Title:	Springsteen on Broadway
Next Year:	2018

Chapter and Verse is a compilation album by Bruce Springsteen that was released on September 23, 2016. The album is a companion piece to Springsteen's 500-plus-page autobiography, Born to Run, which was released four days later. The career-spanning album features eighteen songs handpicked by Springsteen, five of which were previously unreleased. The album contains Springsteen's earliest recording from 1966 and late '60s/early '70s songs from his tenure in the Castiles, Steel Mill, and the Bruce Springsteen Band, along with his first 1972 demos for Columbia Records and songs from his studio albums from 1973 until 2012.^[1]

Commercial performance

Chapter and Verse debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 29,000 units, including 27,000 traditional album sales.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes:^[3] Track 1

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Curt Fluhr – bass
• Vinnie Manniello – drums
• Paul Popkin – tambourine, maracas, vocals
• George Theiss – guitar, vocals
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 2

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Bob Alfano – organ
• Curt Fluhr – bass
• Vinnie Manniello – drums
• Paul Popkin – tambourine, maracas, vocals
• George Theiss – guitar, vocals
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 3

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Danny Federici – organ, piano, backing vocals
• Vini Lopez – drums
• Vinnie Roslin – bass, backing vocals
• Bruce Springsteen – production
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 4

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Vini Lopez – drums
• David Sancious – piano, organ
• Garry Tallent – bass
• Stevie Van Zandt – guitar, backing vocals
• Bruce Springsteen – production
• Carl "Tinker" West – recording
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 5

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel – production
• Harvey J. Goldberg – recording
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 6

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• John Hammond – production
• S. Tonkel, Phil Giambalvo – recording
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 7

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Clarence Clemons – saxophone
• Suki Lahav – backing vocals
• Vini Lopez – drums
• David Sancious – piano, organ
• Garry Tallent – bass
• Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos – production
• Luis Lahav – recording, mixing
• Jack Ashkinazy – mastering

Track 8

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Ernest "Boom" Carter – drums
• Clarence Clemons – saxophone
• Danny Federici – organ
• David Sancious – keyboards
• Garry Tallent – bass
• Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel – production
• Luis Lahav – recording, mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering

Track 9

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Roy Bittan – piano
• Clarence Clemons – saxophone
• Danny Federici – organ
• Garry Tallent – bass
• Stevie Van Zandt – guitar
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen – production
• Jimmy Iovine – recording
• Chuck Plotkin, Jimmy Iovine – mixing
• Mike Reese – mastering

Track 10

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar, harmonica
• Roy Bittan – piano
• Clarence Clemons – saxophone
• Danny Federici – organ
• Garry Tallent – bass
• Stevie Van Zandt – guitar, backing vocals
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Stevie Van Zandt – production
• Neil Dorfsman – recording
• Chuck Plotkin, Toby Scott – mixing
• Ken Perry – mastering

Track 11

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Bruce Springsteen – production
• Mike Batlan – recording
• Dennis King – mastering
• Bob Ludwig, Steve Marcussen – mastering consultants

Track 12

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar
• Roy Bittan – synthesizer
• Clarence Clemons – percussion
• Danny Federici – organ, piano, glockenspiel
• Garry Tallent – bass
• Stevie Van Zandt – guitar
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Stevie Van Zandt – production
• Toby Scott – recording
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 13

• Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass
• Roy Bittan – piano
• Danny Federici – organ
• Max Weinberg – percussion
• Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin – production
• Toby Scott – recording
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 14

• Bruce Springsteen – vocals, all instruments except keyboard and drums
• Roy Bittan – keyboards
• Gary Mallaber – drums
• Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin – production
• Roy Bittan – additional production
• Toby Scott – recording
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 15

• Bruce Springsteen – vocal, guitar, harmonica
• Danny Federici – keyboard
• Gary Mallaber – drums
• Marty Rifkin – pedal steel guitar
• Garry Tallent – bass
• Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin – production
• Toby Scott – recording, mixing
• Dave Collins – mastering

Track 16

• Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar
• Roy Bittan – piano
• Clarence Clemons – saxophone, percussion
• Danny Federici – organ
• Nils Lofgren – guitar, backing vocals
• Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
• Garry Tallent – bass
• Stevie Van Zandt – guitar, backing vocals
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello
• Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
• Brendan O'Brien – production, mixing
• Nick DiDia – recording
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 17

• Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Brendan O'Brien – bass
• Danny Federici – keyboards
• Steve Jordan – drums
• Marty Rifkin – pedal steel guitar
• Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
• Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
• Brendan O'Brien, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin – production
• Toby Scott, Nick DiDia – recording
• Brendan O'Brien – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track 18

• Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards
• Ron Aniello – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, loops, backing vocals
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Charlie Giordano – piano, B-3 organ
• Rob Lebret – guitar, backing vocals
• Curt Ramm – trumpet
• Clarence Clemons – saxophone
• Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
• Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
• Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
• Ross Petersen – backing vocals
• Cliff Norrell – backing vocals
• NY String Chamber Consort
  • Rob Mathes – orchestration, conductor
• Ron Aniello, Bruce Springsteen – production
• Ross Petersen, Ron Aniello, Rob Lebret, Cliff Norrell, Toby Scott – recording
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Technical

• Bruce Springsteen – production
• Bob Ludwig – remastering
• Toby Scott – project supervisor
  • Michelle Holme – art director Frank Stefanko – cover photography
• Joel Bernstein, Danny Clinch, Anton Corbijn, Peter Cunningham, David Gahr, Edward Gallucci, Roz Levin, Jo Lopez, Art Maillet, Eric Meola, Billy Smith Collection, Bruce Springsteen Collection, Pam Springsteen, Frank Stefanko – interior photography

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)! scope="col"

Peak position
Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)^[4]	7
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[5]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)! scope="col"

Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	86
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[8]	121
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[9]	56
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[10]	53
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[11]	48

Certifications

Notes and References

1. Web site: Companion album to Bruce Springsteen's autobiography includes 5 unreleased tracks. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816164740/http://brucespringsteen.net/news/2016/companion-album-to-bruce-springsteens-autobiography-includes-5-unreleased-tracks. dead. August 16, 2016. The Official Bruce Springsteen. Website. brucespringsteen.net. July 29, 2016.
2. Shawn Mendes Earns Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Illuminate'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. October 2, 2016. October 3, 2016.
3. Chapter and Verse. Bruce Springsteen. 2016. liner notes. Sony Music Entertainment. 88985358202.
4. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart – Week: 40/2016. IFPI Greece. October 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019104935/http://ifpi.gr/charts_en.html. October 19, 2016.
5. Web site: TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 39: del 23.09.2016 al 29.09.2016. Productores de Música de España. es. October 5, 2016.
6. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 6, 2017.
7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2016 Albums. Hung Medien. December 29, 2016.
8. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2016 Albums. Hung Medien. December 29, 2016.
9. Web site: Top of the Music – FIMI/GfK: Le uniche classifiche annuali complete.. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. February 1, 2017. January 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170110154925/http://www.fimi.it/news/top-of-the-music-fimi-gfk-2016-le-uniche-classifiche-annuali-complete. dead.
10. Web site: Top 100 Albums Annual 2016. El portal de Música. January 28, 2022.
11. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2016. Billboard. October 4, 2020.