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Best Of Bruce Springsteen
''Best of Bruce Springsteen'' is the eighth compilation album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It was released on April 19, 2024, through Columbia Records. The collection marks his first compilation in eight years and includes hit singles and popular album tracks from 1973 to 2020. Background ''Best of Bruce Springsteen'' arrived in different variants, including a ''Jersey Devil'' vinyl variant through Amazon and an expanded 31-track download-only version. Physical editions contain 18 tracks. It includes previously unreleased liner notes by Springsteen archivist Erik Flannigan. The artwork of the collection depicts Springsteen in a black-and-white photo shot by Eric Meola during the ''Born to Run ''Born to Run'' is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on August 25, 1975, by Columbia Records. Co- produced by Springsteen with his manager Mike Appel and the producer Jon Landau, its recordin ...'' sessions. Track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American Rock music, rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature the E Street Band, his backing band since 1972. Springsteen is a pioneer of heartland rock, combining commercially successful rock with poetic, socially conscious lyrics that reflect working class American life. He is known for his energetic concerts, some of which last more than four hours. Springsteen released his first two albums, ''Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' and ''The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle'', in 1973. Although both were well-received by critics, neither earned him a large audience. He changed his style and achieved worldwide popularity with ''Born to Run'' (1975). Springsteen followed with ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' (1978) and ''The River (Bruce Springsteen album), The River'' (1980), Springsteen's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Growin' Up (song)
"Growin' Up" is a song by American musician Bruce Springsteen from his 1973 album '' Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.''. It is a moderately paced tune, concerning an adolescence as a rebellious New Jersey teen, with lyrics written in the first-person. The lyrics feature a chorus that is progressively modified as the song continues, with the first chorus being "I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd but when they said 'Sit down,' I stood up," while the second chorus switches to "clouded warmth...'come down,' I threw up" and the third finishes the song with "mother breast...'pull down,' I pulled up." An acoustic version of the song, part of Springsteen's 1972 audition for CBS Records, appears on '' Tracks'', '' 18 Tracks'', and '' Chapter and Verse''. During the Born to Run tours and following Darkness Tour, Springsteen often performed an extended version of this song, extending it with a long, sometimes exaggerated and/or fictional biographical narration of his youth and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born In The U
Born may refer to: * Childbirth * Born (surname), a surname (see also for a list of people with the name) * ''Born'' (comics), a comic book limited series Places * Born, Belgium, a village in the German-speaking Community of Belgium * Born, Luxembourg, a village in Luxembourg * Born auf dem Darß, a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany * Born, Netherlands, a town in the Netherlands * Born, Saxony-Anhalt, a municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany * Born (crater), a small lunar impact crater located near the eastern edge of the Moon, to the northeast of the prominent crater Langrenus Music * ''Born'' (Bond album), 2001 * ''Born'' (Boom Crash Opera album), 1995 * ''Born'' (EP), a 2004 EP by D'espairsRay * "Born" (song), a 1970 song by Barry Gibb * "Born", a song by the metal band Nevermore from '' This Godless Endeavor'' * "Born", a song by the pop-rock band OneRepublic from '' Oh My My'' * "Born", a song by the Ohio-based band Over the Rhine from '' Drunkard's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen Song)
"Dancing in the Dark" is a song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. It was the first single released ahead from his 1984 album, ''Born in the U.S.A.'', and became his biggest hit, helping the album become the best-selling album of his career. Writing and recording Springsteen wrote "Dancing In the Dark" overnight, after Jon Landau convinced him that the album needed a single. According to journalist Dave Marsh in the book ''Glory Days'', Springsteen was not impressed with Landau's approach. "Look", he snarled, "I've written seventy songs. You want another one, you write it." Despite this reaction, Springsteen sat in his hotel room and wrote the song in a single night. It sums up his state of mind, his feeling of isolation after the success of his album ''The River (Bruce Springsteen album), The River'', and his frustrations of trying to write a hit single. Six takes of "Dancing in the Dark" were recorded on February 14, 1984, at The Hit Factory, and af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebraska (album)
''Nebraska'' is the sixth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on September 30, 1982, by Columbia Records. Springsteen recorded the songs as solo demos using a four-track recorder in the bedroom of his home in Colts Neck, New Jersey, intending to rerecord them with the E Street Band, but decided to release them as they were after full-band renditions were deemed unsatisfactory. Seventeen songs appeared on the tape, ten of which appeared on ''Nebraska'', while others appeared in full-band renditions on the follow-up album '' Born in the U.S.A.'' (1984) and as B-sides. Living isolated in Colts Neck, Springsteen was influenced by American literature, films, and folk music when writing ''Nebraska''. The short stories of Flannery O'Connor particularly inspired him to write about his own childhood memories. Featuring a stark, lo-fi sound, the tracks tell the stories of ordinary, blue-collar workers who try to succeed in life but fail at every tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic City (song)
"Atlantic City" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on his 1982 solo album ''Nebraska''. He has often played the song in a full band arrangement in concert. Recording background Springsteen wrote in his ''Greatest Hits'' sleeve notes that he recorded "Atlantic City" in his bedroom "for $1,050 (the cost of the four-track Tascam recorder), mixed through an old Gibson guitar unit to a beat box". He provides the vocals, guitar, harmonica, and mandolin for the song. Springsteen first recorded two demos of the song in April 1981 at his home in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Initially he titled the song "Fistful of Dollars" (after the Clint Eastwood movie ''A Fistful of Dollars''). He recorded another demo in late 1981, this time changing the title to "Atlantic City". He recorded at least five takes on his Portastudio at Colts Neck during a two-week period, December 17, 1981, to January 3, 1982. The third take would be chosen for ''Nebraska''. In a lette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The River (Bruce Springsteen Album)
''The River'' is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released as a double album on October 17, 1980, by Columbia Records. The album was Springsteen's attempt to make a record that captured the E Street Band's live sound. Co-produced by Springsteen, his manager Jon Landau, and bandmate Steven Van Zandt, the recording sessions lasted 18 months in New York City from March 1979 to August 1980. Springsteen originally planned to release a single LP record, LP, ''The Ties That Bind'', in late 1979, before deciding it did not fit his vision and scrapping it. Over 50 songs were recorded, with outtakes being released as A-side and B-side, B-sides, or on compilation albums. ''The River'' is a heartland rock and rock and roll record with a live Garage rock, garage-band sound, combining party songs with introspective ballads. The lyrics expand on the themes of Springsteen's previous albums ''Born to Run'' (1975) and ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungry Heart
"Hungry Heart" is a rock song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen on his fifth album, '' The River''. It was released as the album's lead single in 1980 and became Springsteen's first top-five hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number five. History When Springsteen met Joey Ramone in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Ramone asked him to write a song for the Ramones. Springsteen composed "Hungry Heart" that night, but decided to keep it for himself on the advice of his producer and manager, Jon Landau. Previously, upbeat and catchy Springsteen songs such as "Blinded by the Light", "Because the Night", and "Fire" had been given away and become hits for others, and Landau preferred the trend not continue. The title is drawn from a line in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem " Ulysses": "For always roaming with a hungry heart". Springsteen's voice was slightly sped up on the recording, producing a higher-pitched vocal. Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of The Turtles sang back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on June 2, 1978, by Columbia Records. The album was recorded after a series of legal disputes between Springsteen and his former manager Mike Appel, during sessions in New York City with the E Street Band from June 1977 to March 1978. Springsteen and Jon Landau served as producers, with assistance from bandmate Steven Van Zandt. For the album's lyrics and music, Springsteen took inspiration from sources as diverse as John Steinbeck novels, John Ford films, punk rock, and country music. Musically, the album strips the Wall of Sound production of its predecessor, '' Born to Run'' (1975) for a rawer hard rock sound emphasizing the band as a whole. The lyrics on ''Darkness'' focus on ill-fortuned characters who fight back against overwhelming odds. Compared to Springsteen's previous records, the characters are older and the songs are less tied to the Jersey Shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badlands (song)
"Badlands" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released as the second single from his fourth studio album ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' in July 1978. Origins According to Springsteen, he came up with the title "Badlands" before he started writing the song. He felt it was a "great title" but that it would be easy to blow it by not writing a worthy song for it. The riff is based on the Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". According to the editors of ''Rolling Stone'', the song "tapped into the ferocity of the punk singles he'd been listening to at the time". Themes The song tells the story of a man down on his luck and angry at the world, who wants a better lot in life. On March 15, 2012, in a keynote speech to an audience at the South by Southwest music festival, Springsteen discussed the Animals' influence on his music at length, praising their harsh, propulsive sound and lyrical content. Saying that ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' was " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Road (song)
"Thunder Road" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It is the opening track on his breakthrough album '' Born to Run''. While never charting substantially as a single, "Thunder Road" is nevertheless considered one of Springsteen's greatest songs and one of the top rock songs in history. It is ranked number 111 on ''Rolling Stone''s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. Composition and recording "Thunder Road" was written by Springsteen while at his living room piano in Long Branch, New Jersey. In October 1974, it existed as a solo recording, "Chrissie's Song", that included the line, "leave what you've lost, leave what's grown cold, Thunder Road". By early 1975, Springsteen had combined lyrics from another composition, "Walking in the Street", forming a new song, "Wings for Wheels", which he debuted on February 5, 1975, at a benefit for a local club, The Main Point, radio broadcast in the Philadelphia area, and featuring four yet-to-be- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Run (song)
"Born to Run" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen and the title track of his third studio album, '' Born to Run'' (1975). It was Springsteen's first worldwide single release, although it achieved little initial success outside of the United States. Within the U.S., however, it received extensive airplay on progressive or album-oriented rock radio stations. The single was also Springsteen's first Top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 23. "Born to Run" was met with critical acclaim and is considered Springsteen's signature song. It was ranked number 27 on ''Rolling Stones 2021 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", the highest placement for a song by Springsteen. It was also included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Upon release, music critic Robert Christgau took note of its wall of sound influence and called it "the fulfillment of everything 'Be My Baby' was about and lots more". Compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
