The Ghost of Tom Joad

by Bruce Springsteen

Type: Album
Released: 21 November 1995
Label: Columbia
Country: United States
Length: 50:14
Community rating: 3.56/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Echoing the stark acoustic bleakness of 'Nebraska', Bruce Springsteen delivers a deeply somber, highly political contemporary folk album with 'The Ghost of Tom Joad'. The record relies on incredibly sparse, pastoral instrumentation to paint conscious narratives of American poverty, crime, and social disenfranchisement.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, political, crime, conscious, literature, folk, male-vocals, storytelling

Tracklist

Credits

Bruce Springsteen - primary artist, producer [produced by], songwriter [all songs by], vocals [vocal], guitar, harmonica, vocals [vocal], guitar, keyboards [keyboard]
Sandra Choron - art direction
Eric Dinyer - artwork [cover art], cover [cover art]
Harry Choron - artwork [production]
Shari Sutcliffe - contractor [musician contracts]
Jon Landau Management - management
Barbara Carr - management [jon landau management]
Jan Stabile - management [jon landau management]
Jon Landau - management [jon landau management]
Dave Collins - mastered by
Pamela Springsteen - photography by [interior photographs]
Chuck Plotkin - producer [produced by], keyboards [keyboard]
Greg Goldman - recorded by [recording assistant]
Toby Scott - recorded by, mixed by
Terry Magovern - research
Gary Myerberg - technician [technical maintenance]
Garry Tallent - bass
Gary Mallaber - drums, drums, percussion
Danny Federici - keyboards [keyboard], keyboards [keyboard], accordion
Marty Rifkin - pedal steel guitar
Jim Hanson - bass
Soozie Tyrell - violin, violin, backing vocals [backing vocal]
Lisa Lowell - backing vocals [backing vocal]
Patti Scialfa - backing vocals [backing vocal]
Jennifer Condos - bass