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Album

The Ghost of Tom Joad

Label
Columbia Records
Release Date
21 November 1995

Somber and startlingly hushed, Springsteen’s first primarily acoustic set since Nebraska was no less unflinching or dark. Framed/inspired by its title character, it serves as a parched, narrative-driven consideration of poverty, immigration and the brittle troubles of Americans and Mexicans in the Southwest.

Chart History

1996

Weekly Charts
Peak Date
Peak Position#

Germany - Album Chart

4 Mar 1996

22

1995

Weekly Charts
Peak Date
Peak Position#

US - Billboard 200

9 Dec 1995

11

UK - Official Albums Chart

25 Nov 1995

16

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