The Essential
Bruce Springsteen

CD1
. Blinded By the Light
. For You
. Spirit in the Night
. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
. Thunder Road
. Born to Run
. Jungleland
. Badlands
. Darkness on the Edge of Town
. The Promised Land
. The River
. Hungry Heart
. Nebraska
. Atlantic City

CD2
. Born in the U.S.A.
. Glory Days
. Dancing in the Dark
. Tunnel of Love
. Brilliant Disguise
. Human Touch
. Living Proof
. Lucky Town
. Streets of Philadelphia
. The Ghost of Tom Joad
. The Rising
. Mary's Place
. Lonesome Day
. American Skin (41 Shots) (ao vivo)
. Land of Hope and Dreams (ao vivo)

CD3
. From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
. Big Payback
. Held Up Without A Gun (ao vivo)
. Trapped (ao vivo)
. None But The Brave
. Missing
. Lift Me Up
. Viva Las Vegas
. County Fair
. Code Of Silence (ao vivo)
. Dead Man Walkin'
. Countin' On A Miracle (acústico)

Code of Silence

There's a code of silence that we don't dare speak
There's a wall between and the river's deep
We keep pretending that there's nothing wrong
But there's a code of silence and it can't go on

Is the truth so elusive, so elusive you see
that it ain't enough baby
To bridge the distance between you and me
There's a list of grievance 100 miles long
There's a code of silence and it can't go on

Well you walk with your eyes open
But your lips they remain sealed
While the promises we made are broken
Beneath the truth we fear to reveal
Now I need to know now darlin'
I need to know what's goin' on so c'mon

Well you walk with your eyes open
But your lips they remain sealed
While the promises we made are broken
Beneath the truth we fear to reveal
Now I need to know now darlin'
I need to know what's goin' on so c'mon

There's a code of silence that we don't dare speak
There's a wall between and the river's deep
We keep pretending that there's nothing wrong
But there's a code of silence and it can't go on

Em jeito de comemoração dos 30 anos de carreira de Bruce Springsteen, é editado um duplo CD com 30 clássicos do Boss. Em edição limitada, é lançado mais um CD que contém raridades e outtakes, num total de 12 músicas.
Depois de uma digressão bem sucedida: The Rising Tour, este é mais um presente para os fãs de sempre do patrão do rock, e também para os que só agora têm contacto com a música de Bruce.