Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball is the seventeenth studio album by American recording artist Bruce Springsteen, released March 5, 2012, on Columbia Records. The album's first single, "We Take Care of Our Own", was released on January 19, 2012. Another song, "Rocky Ground" will be released to select record shops on 7-inch as a Record Store Day exclusive on April 21, 2012. The album's third single, "Death to My Hometown" was released in May 2012. The album debuted at No. 1 in 16 different countries including both the US and UK charts with approximately 196,000 and 74,000 records sold, respectively. "Wrecking Ball" became Springsteen's tenth No. 1 album in the United States, tying him with Elvis Presley for third-most No. 1 albums of all-time. Only the Beatles (19) and Jay-Z (12) have more No. 1 albums. The album includes what may be the final tracks featuring Clarence Clemons, who died in June 2011. Clemons performs the saxophone solos on "Land of Hope and Dreams", and backing saxophone rhythms on the title track.