Born to Run
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Born to Run is a
rock music album by
singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on
August 25,
1975 (see
1975 in music). His third album,
Born to Run was Springsteen's breakthrough hit and launched his career in
United States and around the world. His first album to feature
Roy Bittan and
Max Weinberg,
Born to Run was preceeded by hype due to overwhelming critical acclaim. While his previous two albums,
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J and
The Wild, the Innocent & 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.
Upon release, the album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard album chart and spent over two years in the top 100 selling albums. In 2003, Born to Run was ranked as the number 1 most popular album in the first Zagat Survey Music Guide.
Track listing
- "Thunder Road" (Springsteen) - 4:49
- "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (Springsteen) - 3:10
- "Night" (Springsteen) - 3:00
- "Backstreets" (Springsteen) - 6:30
- "Born to Run" (Springsteen) - 4:30
- "She's the One" (Springsteen) - 4:30
- "Meeting Across the River" (Springsteen) - 3:18
- "Jungleland" (Springsteen) - 9:35
Personnel
- Bruce Springsteen - Bass, Guitar, Harmonica, Arranger, Horn (Alto), Vocals, Producer, Horn Arrangements
- Michael Brecker - Horn, Sax (Tenor)
- Richard Davis - Bass
- David Sanborn - Saxophone, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Bass)
- David Sancious - Keyboards
- Clarence Clemons - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Vocals
- Andy Abrams - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Wayne Andre - Trombone
- Mike Appel - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
- Roy Bittan - Organ, Piano, Glockenspiel, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Fender Rhodes
- Randy Brecker - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn
- Greg Calbi - Mastering
- Charles Calello - Conductor, String Arrangements
- Ernest Carter - Drums
- Ricky Delena - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Danny Federici - Organ, Keyboards, Vocals
- Jimmy Iovine - Engineer, Mixing
- Louis Lahav - Engineer
- Jon Landau - Producer
- Bob Ludwig - Remastering
- Thom Panunzio - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Corky Stasiak - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Garry Tallent - Bass, Guitar (Bass)
- David Thoener - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Steven Van Zandt - Guitar, Horn (Alto), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Horn Arrangements
- Max Weinberg - Drums
- John Landau - Producer
- Suki Lahav - Violin
- John Berg - Design
- Andy Engel - Design
- Angie Arcuri - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- 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
