The Ghost of Tom Joad

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acoustic album folk album studio album

The Ghost of Tom Joad is a stark, acoustic-driven folk album by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of social injustice, poverty, and the struggles of marginalized people in contemporary America.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	acoustic album → folk album → studio album →
artist	Bruce Springsteen →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album →
basedOn	character Tom Joad from The Grapes of Wrath →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
coverArtFeatures	Bruce Springsteen photograph →
followedBy	Tracks →
format	CD → cassette → vinyl record →
genre	acoustic rock → folk → folk rock →
grammyYear	1997 →
hasAward	Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album →
hasTrack	Across the Border → Balboa Park → Dry Lightning → Galveston Bay → Highway 29 NERFINISHED → My Best Was Never Good Enough → Sinaloa Cowboys → Straight Time → The Ghost of Tom Joad → The Line → The New Timer → Youngstown →
inspiredBy	The Grapes of Wrath → Tom Joad →
language	English →
notableFor	stark acoustic arrangements → storytelling about marginalized people in America →
numberOfTracks	12 →
performer	Bruce Springsteen →
precededBy	Greatest Hits →
producer	Bruce Springsteen → Chuck Plotkin →
recordedIn	California → New Jersey →
recordLabel	Columbia Records →
releaseDate	1995-11-21 →
theme	economic hardship → immigration → marginalization → poverty → social injustice →
titleTrack	The Ghost of Tom Joad →
yearOfRelease	1995 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
High Hopes → The Ghost of Tom Joad →	hasTrack
High Hopes →	containsNewVersionOf
Lucky Town →	isFollowedBy
Bruce Springsteen →	notableAlbum
Springsteen on Broadway →	notableSongPerformed
The Ghost of Tom Joad →	titleTrack