New Springsteen LP Date, Tracklist

But how the heck do we get those two bonus tracks, Boss?

By Blurt Staff

"Towards the end of recording 'Magic,' excited by the return to pop production sounds, I continued writing. When my friend producer Brendan O'Brien heard the new songs, he said, 'Let's keep going.' Over the course of the next year, that's just what we did, recording with the E Street Band during the breaks on last year's tour. I hope 'Working on a Dream' has caught the energy of the band fresh off the road from some of the most exciting shows we've ever done. All the songs were written quickly, we usually used one of our first few takes, and we all had a blast making this one from beginning to end."

That's Bruce Springsteen talking, of course, in a statement released this morning to announce the Jan. 27 release of his next album, Working on a Dream. Recorded with Magic producer Brendan O'Brien in Atlanta (additional recording in NYC, LA and New Jersey), it features 12 cuts (see track list below) plus a pair of bonus tracks, "The Wrestler" and "A Night with the Jersey Devil."

The official press release was unclear as to whether those two extras will be included on the CD or will be targeted as iTunes exclusives, etc. However, sharp-eyed fans already know the sources of both tracks: "The Wrestler" is a track the Boss penned for the new Darren Aronofsky film of the same name starring Mickey Rourke, while "Jersey Devil" is the special Halloween goodie Springsteen handed out a couple of weeks ago as a video and free MP3.

Oh, and the title track? That's the tune Bruce was playing at Obama rallies leading up to the election. See a YouTube clip of him doing the song, below.

Track Listing:

1. Outlaw Pete
2. My Lucky Day
3. Working on a Dream
4. Queen of the Supermarket
5. What Love Can Do
6. This Life
7. Good Eye
8. Tomorrow Never Knows
9. Life Itself
10. Kingdom of Days
11. Surprise, Surprise
12. The Last Carnival

Bonus tracks:

The Wrestler
A Night with the Jersey Devil