Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome [CD + DVD]

Springsteen has always mined a deep vein of Americana, from the hot-rod-and-B-movie-obsessed early albums to the Steinbeckian social realism of The Ghost of Tom Joad and Devils and Dust. But with his first-ever album of songs written by other people, We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions feels like he's turned to the music of our shared past to find a moral compass for a nation that's gone off the rails.

The protest anthems Eyes on the Prize and We Shall Overcome are performed with an understated urgency; the gospel standard Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep - which Springsteen sings in a gruff Tom Waits-ish baritone and to which the Seeger Sessions Band gives a Dixieland treatment with Stephane Grappelli-style violin - promises, 'Brothers and sisters, don't you cry/There'll be good times by and by.'

Springsteen discovered most of these tunes -- which also include sea chanteys (Pay Me My Money Down), minstrel songs (Old Dan Tucker) and outlaw ballads (Jessie James) - on LPs by Pete Seeger. Among the pleasures of this album is rediscovering childhood staples like Erie Canal or John Henry via Springsteen's craggy, familiar voice - which is as mighty and powerful as the steel-driving man himself. ~ Rolling Stone Magazine

This enhanced version of the album features five additional songs, an expanded documentary, exclusive live footage, and previously unseen photos.

The CD, DVD, and 28-page expanded booklet are housed in a beautiful and striking package. New fan favorites How Can A Poor man Stand Such Times And Live, Bring 'Em Home and American Land have been added and DVD features an extended, 40-minute cut of the behind-the-scenes film.

Track Listing:

• Old Dan Tucker
• Jesse James
• Mrs. McGrathn
• Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep
• John Henry
• Erie Canal
• Jacob's Ladder
• My Oklahoma Home
• Eyes On The Prize
• Shenandoah
• Pay Me My Money Down
• We Shall Overcome
• Froggie Went A-Courtin'
• Buffalo Gals (bonus track)
• How Can I Keep From Singing (bonus track)