Born to Run
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| Born to Run | ||
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| Image:BruceSpringsteenBorntoRun.jpg | ||
| LP by Bruce Springsteen | ||
| Released | August 25, 1975 | |
| Recorded | 1975 (?) | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 39 min 22 s | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel, Jon Landau | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Bruce Springsteen chronology | ||
| The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle (1973) | Born to Run (1975) | Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) |
Born to Run is a rock album by singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). His third album, Born to Run was Springsteen's breakthrough hit and launched his career in the United States and around the world. His first album to feature Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg, Born to Run was preceded by hype due to overwhelming critical acclaim. While his previous two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle, received good reviews, popular success had been scarce; Born to Run cemented Springsteen's reputation among critics and established his first mainstream fanbase.
In terms of the original LP's sequencing, Springsteen adopted a "four corners" approach, as the songs beginning each side ("Thunder Road", "Born to Run") were uplifting odes to escape, while the songs ending each side ("Backstreets", "Jungleland") were sad epics of loss, betrayal, and defeat.
Upon release, the album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard album chart and spent over two years in the top 100 best-selling albums. Rolling Stone's 2002 list of the greatest 500 albums of all time ranked Born to Run at number 18. In 2003, Born to Run was ranked as the most popular album in the first Zagat Survey Music Guide. Also in 2003, the TV network VH1 named it the 27th-greatest album of all time.
Contents |
Track listing
- "Thunder Road" - 4:49
- "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" - 3:10
- "Night" - 3:00
- "Backstreets" - 6:30
- "Born to Run" - 4:30
- "She's the One" - 4:30
- "Meeting Across the River" - 3:18
- "Jungleland" - 9:35
All songs by Bruce Springsteen.
Personnel
- Bruce Springsteen - Bass, Guitar, Harmonica, Arranger, Horn (Alto), Vocals, Horn Arrangements
- Steven Van Zandt - Guitar, Horn (Alto), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Horn Arrangements
- Max Weinberg - Drums
- Clarence Clemons - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Vocals
- David Sanborn - Saxophone, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Bass)
- Roy Bittan - Organ, Piano, Glockenspiel, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Fender Rhodes
- Danny Federici - Organ, Keyboards, Vocals
- Michael Brecker - Horn, Sax (Tenor)
- Richard Davis - Bass
- David Sancious - Keyboards
- Wayne Andre - Trombone
- Ernest Carter - Drums
- Randy Brecker - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn
- Garry Tallent - Bass, Guitar (Bass)
- Suki Lahav - Violin
- Mike Appel - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr),
- Charles Calello - Conductor, String Arrangements
- Jimmy Iovine - Engineer, Mixing
- Louis Lahav - Engineer
- Andy Abrams - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Ricky Delena - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Thom Panunzio - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Corky Stasiak - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- David Thoener - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Angie Arcuri - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Greg Calbi - Mastering
- Bob Ludwig - Remastering
- John Berg - Design
- Andy Engel - Design
- Eric Meola - Photography
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1975 Pop Albums No. 3 1985 The Billboard 200 No. 101
Billboard Music Charts (North America) singles
1975 Born To Run Pop Singles No. 23 1976 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Pop Singles No. 83
