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)

Missing

Woke up this morning, was a chill in the air
Went into the kitchen, your cigarettes were lying there
Your jacket hung on the chair where you left it last night
Everything was in place, everything was all right
But you were missing
Missing...

Last night I dreamed the sky went black
You were drifting down and you couldn't get back
You were lost and in trouble so far from home
I reached for you, my arms went to stone
I woke and you were missing
Missing...

I searched for something to explain
In the whispering rain, the trembling leaves
Tell me baby where did you go
You were here just a moment ago

There's nights I still hear your footsteps fall
Your key in the door, your voice in the hall
Your smell drifts through our bedroom
I wake, but I don't move

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.