Magic Tour Highlights

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Magic Tour Highlights
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ReleasedJuly 15, 2008
RecordedMarch/April 2008
Genre Rock, heartland rock [1]
Length24:44
Label Columbia Records
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronology
Magic
(2007)
Magic Tour Highlights
(2008)
Greatest Hits
(2009)
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Magic
(2007)
Magic Tour Highlights
(2008)
Greatest Hits
(2009)

Magic Tour Highlights is an EP by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, which consists of four live audio tracks and their accompanying videos, and was released for digital download on July 15, 2008. The performances were recorded during the 2008 Magic Tour, and feature guest musicians, as well as Danny Federici's last performance with the group.

Contents

The proceeds from the sales will support the Danny Federici Melanoma Fund. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Always a Friend" (Alejandro Escovedo, Chuck Prophet) (with Alejandro Escovedo) Recorded: April 14, 2008, Houston, Texas – 4:49
  2. "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (Bruce Springsteen) (with Tom Morello) Recorded: April 7, 2008, Anaheim, California – 8:39
  3. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (Pete Seeger) (with Roger McGuinn) Recorded: April 23, 2008, Orlando, Florida – 4:09
  4. "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (Bruce Springsteen) (Danny Federici's final performance with the E Street Band) Recorded: March 20, 2008, Indianapolis, Indiana – 7:07

Personnel

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References

  1. "Heartland Rock Music Albums". AllMusic .
  2. COLUMBIA RECORDS TO RELEASE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND'S 'MAGIC TOUR HIGHLIGHTS' JULY 15 Archived 2012-01-24 at the Wayback Machine , brucespringsteen.net, Retrieved July 9, 2008.