VH1 Storytellers is a concert and discussion DVD by Bruce Springsteen, expanded from the airing of an episode of the VH1 television series VH1 Storytellers on April 23, 2005. Tied into promotion for his album Devils & Dust at the time, it was released in video form half a year later.

The filming for the program and video was done on April 4, 2005, at the newly opened Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey. He played guitar and piano and sang as he dissected his songs for meaning, sometimes line by line, frequently confessing at the end that his analysis was cooked for the show and that his original writing had been more subconscious. Wife Patti Scialfa contributed the occasional helping vocal. A question and answer session with contest winning audience members also ensued.

Songs performed and discussed

  1. "Devils & Dust"
  2. "Blinded by the Light"
  3. "Brilliant Disguise"
  4. "Nebraska"
  5. "Jesus Was an Only Son"
  6. "Waitin' on a Sunny Day"
  7. "The Rising"
  8. "Thunder Road"

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak position
Australian Music DVDs Chart10
Austrian Music DVDs Chart6
Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart1
Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart10
Danish Music DVDs Chart2
Dutch Music DVDs Chart2
Finnish Music DVDs Chart1
German Albums Chart43
Italian Music DVDs Chart1
New Zealand Music DVDs Chart7
Norwegian Music DVDs Chart2
Spanish Music DVDs Chart1
Swedish Music DVDs Chart1
US Music Videos Chart2

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) DVDPlatinum15,000^
United States (RIAA) DVDGold50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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