Born to Run

by Bruce Springsteen

Type: Album
Released: August 25, 1975
Label: Columbia
Country: United States
Length: 39:18
Community rating: 4.42/5 from 25 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As his commercial breakthrough, Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' utilizes a dense, Phil Spector-inspired "Wall of Sound" production, meticulously layering the E Street Band's powerful rock and roll performance with strings, keyboards, and a prominent saxophone. The album's operatic songwriting presents cinematic, character-driven narratives centered on themes of youthful yearning and the desperate desire for escape from working-class confinement, establishing it as a touchstone of American rock.

Genres

Heartland Rock

Descriptors: wall-of-sound, folk, saxophone, bombastic, storytelling

Tracklist

Credits

Bruce Springsteen - vocals, guitar, harmonica, producer, arranger, writer
Garry Tallent - bass guitar
Max Weinberg - drums
Roy Bittan - piano, keyboards, fender rhodes, glockenspiel, harpsichord, organ, background vocals
Clarence Clemons - saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion, background vocals
Ernest "Boom" Carter - drums
David Sancious - keyboards, piano
Danny Federici - organ, glockenspiel
Richard Davis - bass
Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn
Steve Van Zandt - background vocals
Mike Appel - producer, background vocals
Jon Landau - producer
Louis Lahav - engineer
Jimmy Iovine - engineer, mixed by
Andy Abrams - engineer (assisted by)
Angie Arcuri - engineer (assisted by)
Corky Stasiak - engineer (assisted by)
Dave Thoener - engineer (assisted by)
Ricky Delena - engineer (assisted by)
Thom Panunzio - engineer (assisted by)
Greg Calbi - mastered by
Eric Meola - cover, photography by
Andy Engel - design
John Berg - design
Paul Prestopino - technician (maintenance)