One Step Up / Two Steps Back: Songs of Springsteen is one of the most ambitious tribute records ever assembled, boasting two discs and 28 tracks of Bruce Springsteen covers. Comprised equally of newly recorded numbers and previously released tracks, the album is divided between classic Springsteen numbers on disc one, and unreleased songs, rarities and tunes the Boss never recorded on disc two. By and large, the performances are faithful to the songs and Springsteen's heartland rock aesthetic, which shouldn't be surprising considering Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, John Hiatt, Clarence Clemons, Nils Lofgren, Joe Grushecky, Marshall Crenshaw and Dave Alvin all contribute tracks. But the best moments on the collection come from artists like the Smithereens, John Wesley Harding, Syd Straw and David Bowie, who stretch Springsteen's sound and make the songs their own. Those are the cuts that make One Step Up / Two Steps Back interesting for non-fanatics, but any diehard Springsteen fan should take a listen to this collection, since the interpretations are all of a consistently high quality. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen
09/23/1997
All Music Guide Review
One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen Track Listing
Credits of One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen
- David Robbins
- Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Kenny Margolis
- Accordion
- Harry Maslin
- Producer
- Joe McGinty
- Piano
- Jamie Muhoberac
- Synthesizer
- George Murray
- Bass
- Art Nardini
- Bass
- Kurt Neumann
- Producer, Performer, Engineer
- Tony Newman
- Drums
- Prescott Niles
- Bass
- DJ Oum
- Engineer
- David Paich
- Synthesizer
- Jeff Porcaro
- Drums
- Dean Parks
- Guitar
- Cheryl Pawelski
- Producer, Executive Producer, Art Direction, Liner Notes
- Warren Peace
- Vocals
- Rik Pekkonen
- Engineer, Mixing
- Joe Pelesky
- Keyboards, Vocals
- Kenny Pentifallo
- Drums, Vocals
- Greg Phillinganes
- Synthesizer
- Steve Porcaro
- Synthesizer, Programming
- Vico Rebibo
- Drums
- Peter Robinson
- Piano (Electric)
- Ted Roddy
- Harmonica
- Jim Rondinelli
- Engineer, Mixing
- Hahn Rowe
- Violin
- Billy Rush
- Guitar
- Ralph Schuckett
- Keyboards, Producer
- Toby Scott
- Mixing
- John Siegler
- Bass
- Joey Stann
- Saxophone, Vocals (Background)
- Chris Steinmetz
- Engineer
- Stuart Sullivan
- Engineer, Mixing
- Bruce Swedien
- Engineer, Mixing
- Garry Tallent
- Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Bass
- Bill Toms
- Guitar, Vocals
- Steven Van Zandt
- Guitar, Arranger, Producer, Vocals
- David Vartanian
- Engineer
- Chris Von Sneidern
- Bass, Shaker, Mixing, Producer, Engineer
- Don Was
- Producer
- Ernie Watts
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Max Weinberg
- Drums
- Rick Witkowski
- Engineer, Mixing
- Bill Wolf
- Mastering
- Martin Zellar
- Guitar, Performer, Vocals
- Kim Zick
- Percussion, Drums
- Bob Antonelli
- Drums, Vocals (Background)
- Jim Babjak
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Carlos Chafin
- Producer
- Pat DiNizio
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Eric Heiberg
- Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
- Arnold McCuller
- Vocals (Background), Group
- Mike Mesaros
- Bass, Producer
- Chris Miller
- Guitar (Steel)
- Velpo Robertson
- Guitar, ?
- Roger Roche
- Engineer, Mixing
- Waddy Wachtel
- Guitar
- Tom Cartwright
- Executive Producer, Art Direction
- Dominic Ciola
- Bass
- Dana Friedli
- Violin
- Wade Matthews
- Fretless Bass
- Selman T. Sax
- Bass, Vocals
- Bill Zacagni
- Horn, Group
- Dave Amels
- Organ, Arranger, Producer, Percussion
- Tina & the B-Side Movement
- Performer
- Mary Clayton
- Vocals
- Bob Jennings
- Accordion, Keyboards
- Clarence Clemons & the Red Bank Rockers
- Performer
- Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers
- Performer
- Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
- Performer
- Neal Preston
- Photography
- Greg Gorman
- Photography
- Dan Neale
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Enrique Badulescu
- Photography
- Francis Ford
- Photography
- Kirsten Kupper
- Assistant Producer
- Bernadette Fauver
- Assistant Producer
- Norman Jean Roy
- Photography
- John Wolf
- Drums
- Dan Corrigan
- Photography
- Michelle Azzopardi
- Art Direction
- Kevin Flaherty
- Assistant Producer
- Adam Varon
- Assistant Producer
- Giles Cappe
- Photography
- Jon Graboff
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Kelly Joiner
- Assistant Producer
- Juliann Klopotic
- Violin
- Jean-Loup Morette
- Remixing
- Tom Schierlitz
- Photography
- Christina Schlieske
- Guitar, Vocals
- McKiney Perkins
- Conga, Shekere
- Joffo Simmons
- Drums
- Mike Wisti
- Producer, Engineer
- Lisa Reddick
- Assistant Producer
- Pamela Adams
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Amy Aiello
- Photography
- Audi Stanley
- Bass
- Billy Maryniak
- Organ
- Kurt Ackerman
- Assistant Engineer
- Marc Retish
- Percussion, Drums
- Aram
- Harmonica, Producer, Performer, Guitar (Electric)
- Paul Verna
- Assistant Engineer
- George Rush
- Bass (Electric)
- Steven Smith
- Photography
- Rocking Chairs
- Performer
- Trudy Fisher
- Photography
- Jim Harrington
- Photography
- Frank Zinn
- Photography
- Ted Falcon
- Violin
- Yann Nottara
- Remix Assistant
- Robby Pellati
- Drums
- Terry Vittone
- Guitar (Rhythm)
- Graziano Romani
- Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Vocals
- Allan Clarke
- Vocals, Performer
- Clarence Clemons
- Percussion, Saxophone, Vocals (Background), Vocals
- Roger Cook
- Producer
- Herbie Flowers
- Bass
- Little Bob Story
- Performer
- Ann Odell
- Organ
- Robbin Thompson
- Vocals, Performer, Vocals (Background), Producer
- Arthur Freeman
- Vocals (Background), Group
- Jim Keltner
- Drums
- Gary Ferguson
- Drums
- Mrs. Fun
- Performer
- Carlos Alomar
- Guitar
- Kenny Aronoff
- Drums
- Berton Averre
- Guitar
- Phillip Ballou
- Vocals (Background), Group
- Allan Berger
- Bass
- Alan Bezozi
- Drums
- Timm Biery
- Percussion, Mixing, Drums, Engineer
- Roy Bittan
- Piano, Keyboards
- Deni Bonet
- Violin
- John Bowen
- Vocals
- Carrie Bradley
- Violin
- David Brown
- Assistant Producer
- Sarah Brown
- Bass
- Chris Butler
- Percussion, 6-String Bass, Autoharp
- Paul Cebar
- Guitar (Electric), Performer, Vocals, Producer
- Crispin Cioe
- Sax (Baritone)
- Rusty Cloud
- Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
- Dennis Davis
- Drums
- Bill Derby
- Guitar, Vocals
- Benny Diggs
- Vocals (Background), Group
- Dennis Diken
- Percussion, Drums, Producer, Arranger
- Neil Dorfsman
- Engineer
- Davey Faragher
- Bass, Producer
- Don Falzone
- Bass
- Danny Federici
- Accordion, Keyboards
- Doug Fieger
- Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
- John Gardner
- Drums
- Bruce Gary
- Drums
- Rick Gazda
- Horn, Group
- Ray Glynn
- Guitar
- Connie Grauer
- Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (Background), Bass
- Guy Gremy
- Guitar
- Arno Hecht
- Sax (Baritone)
- Serge Hendrix
- Guitar
- Bernie Herr
- Percussion
- Dan Hersch
- Mastering
- Dave Hofstra
- Bass (Upright)
- Gene Holder
- Assistant Engineer
- Roy M. "Junior" Husky
- Bass (Upright)
- David Immerglück
- Guitar
- Jimmy Iovine
- Engineer
- Southside Johnny
- Harmonica, Vocals, Arranger
- Louis Johnson
- Bass (Electric)
- Michael Kashou
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Kevin Kavanaugh
- Keyboards, Vocals
- John Kelly
- Photography
- Wells Kelly
- Drums
- David Landau
- Guitar
- Greg Leisz
- Lap Steel Guitar
- Dominique Lelan
- Bass
- Charles Levan
- Assistant Producer
- Donald Lindley
- Drums, ?
- Billy Livsey
- Piano
- Tom Lofgren
- Synthesizer, Voices, Harp
- Bob Ludwig
- Mastering
- Steve Lukather
- Guitar
- Richie Havens
- Guitar, Vocals, Performer
- Dave Alvin
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Performer
- Gary "U.S." Bonds
- Vocals, Performer
- David Bowie
- Guitar, Vocals, Saw, Producer, Performer
- Sonny Burgess
- Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Performer
- Joe Cocker
- Vocals, Performer
- Marshall Crenshaw
- Producer, Engineer, Performer
- Joe Grushecky
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- John Wesley Harding
- Guitar, Drums, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mellotron, Performer, Mixing
- Richard X. Heyman
- Harpsichord
- John Hiatt
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Performer
- Ben E. King
- Vocals, Performer
- The Knack
- Performer
- Nils Lofgren
- Guitar, Vocals, Performer
- Elliott Murphy
- Guitar, Harp, Vocals, Performer
- Billy Preston
- Organ (Hammond)
- Earl Slick
- Guitar
- The Smithereens
- Performer
- Bruce Springsteen
- Guitar, Arranger, Guitar (Rhythm), Producer
- Syd Straw
- Vocals, Producer, Performer
- Donna Summer
- Vocals, Performer
- Quincy Jones
- Producer
- Bob Malach
- Horn, Group
- Marc Ribot
- Guitar











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