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Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. · Bruce Springsteen recorded his debut from June to October 1972 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York. His first manager Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos produced the album in that cheap studio in order to save as much as possible of Columbia's advance. There was a row over the approach, and the compromise was a mix of five band tracks and five solo tracks. When label president Clive Davis rejected the album because it had no hit on it, Springsteen quickly wrote Blinded by the Light and Spirit in the Night. That is how the album came out in January 1973.
The singles did not chart and sales remained average, but the critics were positive. Lester Bangs praised the bold new writer with his overloaded lyrics and rhyme schemes. Others heard in the record the folk rock of Bob Dylan, combined with accessible melodies and elaborate arrangements. Rolling Stone later placed it on its list of the best debut albums.
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Track list
- 1Blinded By the Light5:04Apple Music ↗
- 2Growin' Up3:05Apple Music ↗
- 3Mary Queen of Arkansas5:21Apple Music ↗
- 4Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?2:05Apple Music ↗
- 5Lost in the Flood5:17Apple Music ↗
- 6The Angel3:25Apple Music ↗
- 7For You4:39Apple Music ↗
- 8Spirit in the Night5:00Apple Music ↗
- 9It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:14Apple Music ↗
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