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The Complete Guide To Springsteen Songs Exclusively Released By Other Artists

Below find a list of tracks that Bruce wrote (or co-wrote) and were given to/adapted by other artists without ever turning up on any of his own records. All songs are listed in alphabetical order; followed by information on the interpreters and titles of the albums they have appeared on.

1945 (co-written with Joe Grushecky)
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers: Coming Home (1997)

All I Need
Gary U.S. Bonds: On The Line (1982)
Graziano Romani: Soul Crusader: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen (Italy-only Freedom Rain CD, 2001)
Known to have been performed by Bruce himself (in rather provisional form) just once; at a soundcheck during the Meadowlands stand in 1981.

All Man The Guns For America
Steel Mill Retro: All Man The Guns For America (US-only Mega International CD, 2009)
Written for Steel Mill, circa 1970. Original Steel Mill live performances of the song were bootlegged as both “We’ll Man The Guns” and “We’ll All Man The Guns”.

The American Song
Steel Mill Retro: The Dead Sea Chronicles (US-only Mega International CD, 2005)
Written for Steel Mill, circa 1969. Also known/bootlegged as “American Tune” and “America Under Fire”.

Angelyne
Gary U.S. Bonds: On The Line. Also included on the UK Bruce Springsteen Songbook tribute CD album.

Boppin’ The Blues
Steel Mill Retro: The Dead Sea Chronicles (US-only Mega International CD, 2005)
Also known as “The Band’s Just Boppin’ The Blues”, this song was actually written a few months after Steel Mill had broken up in 1971.

Cheap Motel (co-written with Joe Grushecky)
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers: Coming Home

Club Soul City
Gary U.S. Bonds: On The Line. Also included on the Cover Me tribute album.
Killer Joe (featuring Max Weinberg): Scene Of The Crime (US-only CD, 1991)

Come On
Steel Mill Retro: The Dead Sea Chronicles (US-only Mega International CD, 2005)
Written for Steel Mill, circa 1969.

Cowboys Of The Sea
Steel Mill Retro: All Man The Guns For America (US-only Mega International CD, 2009)
Better known in the form of a widely bootlegged 1972 acoustic Springsteen solo demo from the initial John Hammond/CBS session, this song was in fact originally written for the “Bruce Springsteen Band” (i. e., post-Steel Mill), circa 1971.

Dark And Bloody Ground (co-written with Joe Grushecky)
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers: American Babylon (1995)

Dedication
Gary U.S. Bonds: Dedication (1981)

Do Run Daddy (Down To Mexico)
Steel Mill Retro: All Man The Guns For America (US-only Mega International CD, 2009)
Written for Steel Mill, circa 1969.

Don't Back Down
Graziano Romani: Soul Crusader: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen (Italy-only Freedom Rain CD, 2001)
A leftover from the super-prolific "Born In The U.S.A." period; also bootlegged in Bruce's own demo version, which is most definitely what Romani was working from in the first place.

Goin’ Back To Georgia
Steel Mill Retro: The Dead Sea Chronicles (US-only Mega International CD, 2005)
1969 Springsteen composition for Steel Mill that also was part of the band's 3-track demo tape recorded for Bill Graham at Fillmore West in San Francisco in early 1970.

Guilty
Robbin Thompson: Better Late Than Never (US-only LP, 1985). Also included on the One Step Up/Two Steps Back tribute album.
Originally written for and performed with Steel Mill (who at one point featured Robbin Thompson on lead vocals), this has been bootlegged as both "He's Guilty (Send That Boy To Jail)" and "The Judge Song" over the years. It also was part of the band's 3-track demo tape recorded for Bill Graham at Fillmore West in San Francisco in early 1970.

Hold On (To What You Got)
Gary U.S. Bonds: On The Line

Homestead (co-written with Joe Grushecky)
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers: American Babylon. Also included on the Bruce Springsteen Songbook tribute album.

I'm Not Sleeping (co-written with Joe Grushecky)
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers: Coming Home

Idiot's Delight (co-written with Joe Grushecky)
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers: Coming Home

If I Were The Priest (retitled from "If I Was The Priest")
Allan Clarke: Allan Clarke (1974)
The very first recording of a Springsteen song by another artist. "If I Was The Priest" was one of the tracks included on Bruce's historical 1972 demo tape for Columbia Records and has turned up not only on countless bootleg releases, but also on a super-rare genuine CBS acetate.

Janey
Steel Mill Retro: The Dead Sea Chronicles (US-only Mega International CD, 2005)
Written for Steel Mill, circa 1969/70; also known as “Jeannie I Want To Thank You”.

Jeannie Needs A Shooter (rewritten by Warren Zevon)
Warren Zevon: Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School (1980). Also included on the Bruce Springsteen Songbook tribute album.
The original seed for this recording was a 1972 acoustic demo called "Janey Needs A Shooter"; later revamped with the E Street Band during the sessions for "Darkness On The Edge Of Town". Either version has been bootlegged.

Jesse
Graziano Romani: Soul Crusader: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen (Italy-only Freedom Rain CD, 2001)
An early draft of what eventually became "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)". Bruce's original acoustic demo version was part of the controversial "Prodigal Son" tapes that a couple of independent labels attempted to release officially before two different court rulings in both the UK and the US made it clear once and for all that no one but Springsteen owned the rights to this material.

The Judge
Steel Mill Retro: The Dead Sea Chronicles (US-only Mega International CD, 2005)
Actually the same Steel Mill song released by Robbin Thompson as “Guilty” in 1985 (see above), although “Steel Mill Retro” used a different title for their version.

KT88
Steel Mill Retro: The Dead Sea Chronicles (US-only Mega International CD, 2005)
Instrumental piece written for Steel Mill, circa 1969/70.

Lady Walking Down By The River
Steel Mill Retro: All Man The Guns For America (US-only Mega International CD, 2009)
Written for Steel Mill, circa 1969.

Little Girl So Fine (co-written with Steve Van Zandt)
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: This Time It's For Real (1977)

Love On The Wrong Side Of Town (co-written with Steve Van Zandt)
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: This Time It's For Real. Also included on the Cover Me tribute album.

Love's On The Line
Gary U.S. Bonds: On The Line. Also included on the One Step Up/Two Steps Back tribute album.

Out Of Work
Gary U.S. Bonds: On The Line

Protection
Donna Summer: Donna Summer (1982). Also included on the One Step Up/Two Steps Back tribute album.
A fully realised, no-holds-barred studio version by Bruce and the E Street Band from the early part of the "Born In The U.S.A." sessions (apparently mastered off the original 24-track tape source) is available on CD bootlegs.

Resurrection
Steel Mill Retro: All Man The Guns For America (US-only Mega International CD, 2009)
Written for Steel Mill, circa 1969.

Savin' Up
Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers: Rescue (1983). Also issued as a single in the UK, and later included on the One Step Up/Two Steps Back tribute album.

Sherlock Goes Holme
Steel Mill Retro: All Man The Guns For America (US-only Mega International CD, 2009)
Instrumental piece written for Steel Mill, circa 1969/70.

Summer On Signal Hill (Instrumental)
Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers: Savin' Up UK 7-inch B-side (non-LP track, 1983)
Killer Joe (featuring Max Weinberg): Scene Of The Crime

Sweet Melinda
Steel Mill Retro: All Man The Guns For America (US-only Mega International CD, 2009)
Written for Steel Mill, circa 1969.

This Little Girl
Gary U.S. Bonds: Dedication. Also issued as a single, and later included on the Cover Me tribute album.

Tiger Rose
Sonny Burgess: Sonny Burgess (1996). Also included on the One Step Up/Two Steps Back tribute album.
Performed live by Bruce and Burgess at two benefit concerts in Red Bank, New Jersey in October 2001.

The Train Song
Steel Mill Retro: All Man The Guns For America (US-only Mega International CD, 2009)
1969 Springsteen composition for Steel Mill that was part of the band's 3-track demo tape recorded for Bill Graham at Fillmore West in San Francisco in early 1970. Also known/bootlegged as “Train Ride”.

Trapped Again
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: Hearts Of Stone

Unsatisfied Heart
Vitesse: What Can Not Be, But Is... (Spain-only CD, 2002)
Springsteen’s original demo of this seriously haunting song, taped in early 1983, was first released on Volume XVII of the “Lost Masters” bootleg CD series.

Walking Through Midnight
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: Slow Dance (1988). Also issued as the B-side of Southside's On The Air Tonight 7-inch single in Europe.

When You Dance (co-written with Steve Van Zandt)
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: This Time It's For Real

The Wind And The Rain
Steel Mill Retro: The Dead Sea Chronicles (US-only Mega International CD, 2005)
Written for Steel Mill, circa 1969/70. A soaring, 19-minute live performance by the band’s original line-up (featuring Springsteen on guitar and lead vocals) was widely bootlegged.

You Mean So Much To Me
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: I Don't Wanna Go Home (1976). Recorded as a duet with Ronnie Spector.
Several excellent live performances of the song by Bruce himself have been bootlegged in both acoustic and full-band renditions.

Your Love
Gary U.S. Bonds: Dedication