NEW YORK - June 21, 2002 - America Online, Inc., the world's leading
interactive services company, and Columbia Records announced today that
four new songs from Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album, The Rising, set
for worldwide release on July 30, 2002, will premiere exclusively on AOL
Music.
The first song "The Rising" will debut on Monday, June 24 at AOL
Keyword: First Listen and will be offered exclusively for 48 hours. The
remaining three songs - "Lonesome Day," "Into the Fire" and "Mary's
Place" - will premiere on July 8, 15 and 22, respectively.
"Bruce Springsteen is one of the most successful performers of all time,
and we are thrilled to play such an integral role in the release of this
eagerly anticipated record," said Kevin Conroy, Senior Vice President
and General Manager, AOL Music. "AOL Music has established itself as the
first place where music fans can hear songs from today's top artists
before anywhere else, and we're very pleased to offer these significant
recordings to our members."
In addition to AOL Keyword: First Listen, the Bruce Springsteen songs
will be available on the Web at Netscape Music (music.netscape.com) and
across AOL's international properties.
First Listen is a popular new feature that gives AOL members and Web
music fans the chance to hear new singles on demand, in their entirety,
before they can be heard anywhere else. Fans can access First Listen
song debut's on AOL and the AOL High Speed Broadband service at AOL
Keyword: First Listen and on AOL's Web Properties including Netscape,
AOL(r) Instant Messenger (tm) AIM Today and CompuServe.
This CD, due out July 30, 2002, includes Bruce with the E Street Band!
Tracks Listing:
1. Lonesome Day
2. Into The Fire
3. Waitin' On A Sunny Day
4. Nothing Man
5. Countin' On A Miracle
6. Empty Sky
7. Worlds Apart
8. Let's Be Friends
9. Further On (Up The Road)
10. Fuse, The
11. Mary's Place
12. You're Missing
13. Rising, The
14. Paradise
15. My City Of Ruins
