Auf Amazon.com ist nur heute, am 29. Dezember 2008, die neue Single "Life Itself" als kostenloser Download erhältlich! Hierfür ist leider eine kostenlose Registrierung mit einer Adresse in den USA notwendig.

Im frisch renovierten "Count Basie Theatre" in Red Bank, New Jersey, fand am 22. Dezember Bobby Bandieras Hope Concert 2008 statt. Zum Benefizkonzert fanden sich Musiklegenden New Jerseys wie Southside Johnny, Gary US Bonds, Jon Bon Jovi und als Überraschungsgast Bruce Springsteen ein. Bruce Gastauftritt, unterstützt von Bandieras Hausband, umfasste folgende Songs:

Run, Run Rudolph (mit Jon Bon Jovi)
Merry Christmas, Baby
Santa Claus is Coming to Town (mit Southside Johnny)
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Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (mit Jon Bon Jovi)
Havin' a Party (mit Southside Johnny, Bonds)

Am 28. Dezember 2008 erscheint nach dem Titeltrack "Working on a Dream" und "My Lucky Day" bereits die dritte Single des kommenden Albums.

Wie auch schon bei den vorigen Singles wird der Song zuerst als Download auf Amazon.com und wohl auch iTunes erhältlich sein.

"Dear Friends and Fans,

Some notes on the beginnings of Working on a Dream. During the last weeks of mixing Magic, we recorded a song called "What Love Can Do." It was sort of a "love in the time of Bush" meditation. It was a great track but felt more like a first song of new record rather than something that would fit on Magic. So our producer Brendan O'Brien said, "Hey, let's make another one right now!" I thought, no, I haven't done that since my first two records came out in the same year. And usually I don't write that quickly. But that night I went back to my hotel in Atlanta and over the next week, I wrote several songs ("This Life," "My Lucky Day," "Life Itself," along with "Good Eye" and "Tomorrow Never Knows") that formed the beginnings of our new album. Excited by the sounds we made on Magic I found there was more than enough fuel for the fire to keep going. Brendan and I demo'd these songs before we left the studio and agreed we'd somehow find time during the touring year to get this record made.

Over the past 10 years with Brendan, our ability to get records done and to work on a variety of projects at the same time (Yes, we can multi-task!) has allowed us to get a steadier stream of our best music out to our fans. This is something I've always wanted to do. We found time to book sessions, get the band while it was hot off the road, write and record a new record, while giving our audience what I hope was some of the best E Street shows we've ever done. We're excited about you hearing this music and I just wanted to drop a line about how it all started. Have a great holiday and we'll see you in the New Year! "