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All rights reserved.Born in the U.S.A. - Springsteen, Bruce (CD 1984)
| Track Listing 1. Born in the U.S.A. 2. Cover Me 3. Darlington County 4. Working on the Highway 5. Downbound Train 6. I'm on Fire 7. No Surrender 8. Bobby Jean 9. I'm Goin' Down 10. Glory Days 11. Dancing in the Dark 12. My Hometown
Album Notes Personnel: Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar); Steve Van Zandt (acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Clarence Clemons (saxophone, percussion, background vocals); Danny Federici (piano, organ, glockenspiel); Roy Bittan (piano, synthesizer, background vocals); Garry Tallent (bass, background vocals); Max Weinberg (drums, background vocals); La Bamba, Ruth Jackson (background vocals). Producers: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Steve Van Zandt. Recorded at The Power Station and The Hit Factory, New York, New York. It's almost hard to believe now that for much of his career Bruce Springsteen was a gigantic cult artist; a musician who could sell a couple of million records and fill hockey rinks, but who was was no more likely than Elvis Costello to get airplay on pop radio. BORN IN THE USA was the album on which he flexed his muscles (literally) and changed all that. With song titles and choruses that seemed to reflect all that was good and strong in America, belying songs that were about everything that was going wrong, BORN IN THE USA was one of those cultural events that resonated with just about everybody--from both Republican and Democratic politicians, to Vietnam veterans (the title-track was a brutal account of a vet's homecoming), to social critics who found layers of meaning in these tales of disillusioned America, to dance-music DJs who found palpable beats in the dark passions of "Dancing In The Dark" and "Cover Me," to fist-raising pop fans who turned seven of these songs into top-10 singles and kept BORN IN THE USA in a year-long battle for the top spot on the album chart. It was as if no other album mattered that year. Musically, BORN IN THE USA was as lean and muscular as Springsteen himself, trading in the E Street Band's over-the-top saxophone-and-piano sound of old for a sleeker, forward-driving guitar-and-synthesizer feel (foreshadowing a future in which long-time sax sidekick Clarence Clemons would be gone, and mild-mannered pianist/synth-player Roy Bittan would emerge as a full-blown collaborator). Continuing in the vein of NEBRASKA, the songs were plainspoken, folk-derived tunes, although this time they leapt into big, sing-along choruses. And, seemingly, the whole world sang along. Editorial Reviews Rolling Stone Magazine (11/01/1989) CMJ (01/05/2004) Rolling Stone (12/11/2003) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||
Reviews  Average Below the best Bruce stuff, but a few quality selections. Something is missing on few of tracks..emotion Review ID: 10000000006359796 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Can't beat the Boss!Review created: 02/25/08 by: Good collection of songs. Recommend to all who did or could enjoy music from the late 70's early 80's. Enjoy! Review ID: 10000000005804333 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Born in the U.S.A.!Review created: 12/04/07 by: I am a huge Bruce Springsteen fan- love, love, love him!!! Pay no attention to the fact that I am a grandma! I bought this c.d. because I had bought it originally and over the years, it has disappeared, so this was a great opportunity to re-stock, re- rock! Review ID: 10000000004734622 Was this review helpful? Report this review Love Bruce S.Review created: 09/10/07 by: i love the cd had a cassette years ago and cant find it anymore so i wanted to replace it i enjoy it alot its gets played alot too thanks Review ID: 10000000004382998 Was this review helpful? Report this review A wonderful CDReview created: 07/15/07 by: I bought this music cd a couple weeks ago. The cd plays real good and the music is great. And the seller shipped it real quick and the transaction went nice and easy. Review ID: 10000000004020406 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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