Born to Run

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.

Table of contents

1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Chart positions

Track listing

1. "Thunder Road" (Springsteen) - 4:49
2. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (Springsteen) - 3:10
3. "Night" (Springsteen) - 3:00
4. "Backstreets" (Springsteen) - 6:30
5. "Born to Run" (Springsteen) - 4:30
6. "She's the One" (Springsteen) - 4:30
7. "Meeting Across the River" (Springsteen) - 3:18
8. "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