A side songs
| Title | Lyrics | Song Credits | Duration | Plays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| play_circle_filled | Thunder Road (clip preview) | Backing Vocals - Mike Appel, Roy Bittan, Steve Van Zandt Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Glockenspiel - Roy Bittan Harmonica - Bruce Springsteen | 4:50 | 2 | |
| Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (clip preview) | Baritone Saxophone - David Sanborn Tenor Saxophone - Clarence Clemons, Michael Brecker Trombone - Wayne Andre Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Randy Brecker | 3:11 | - | ||
| play_circle_filled | Night (clip preview) | Harpsichord, Glockenspiel - Roy Bittan | 3:01 | 1 | |
| play_circle_filled | Backstreets (clip preview) | 6:29 | 0 |
B side songs
| Title | Lyrics | Song Credits | Duration | Plays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| play_circle_filled | Born To Run (clip preview) | Drums - Ernest Carter Engineer - Louis Lahav Keyboards - David Sancious Organ - Danny Federici | 4:30 | 0 | |
| play_circle_filled | She's The One (clip preview) | Harpsichord - Roy Bittan | 4:30 | 0 | |
| play_circle_filled | Meeting Across The River (clip preview) | Bass - Richard Davis (2) Trumpet - Randy Brecker | 3:16 | 0 | |
| play_circle_filled | Jungleland (clip preview) | Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] - Charlie Calello Tenor Saxophone - Clarence Clemons Violin - Tzruya Lahav | 9:33 | 0 |
About
1st pressing, distinguished by misprint of Jon Landau credit as "John" on the back of the jacket, MCR in deadwax. [r4120828] is identical except it has a sticker with the correct "Jon" credit.
A1 to A4 & B2 to B4: Recorded, mixed and mastered at The Record Plant, New York, N.Y. Jimmy Iovine, Engineer
B1: Recorded and mixed at 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York Louis Lahav, Engineer.
Recording completion dates
A1 Thunder Road completed July 16, 1975
A2 Tenth Avenue Freeze Out completed July 13, 1975 horns overdub
A3 Night completed May 10, 1975 take 8 selected
A4 Backstreets completed July 18, 1975 bridge - vocal overdub
B1 Born To Run completed Aug 6, 1974
B2 She's The One completed July 25, 1975 bridge - vocal overdub
B3 The Heist (Meeting Across The River) completed July 18, 1975
B4 Jungleland completed July 20, 1975 sax solo
Completion dates are from Sony studio logs - detailed what was recorded on date given if possible
Track B3 still known as "The Heist" at date of completion, changed before album issued
Randy Brecker and Michael Brecker appear courtesy of Arista Records.
David Sancious appears courtesy of Epic Records.
David Sanborn appears courtesy of Warner Reprise.
All selections © 1975 Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (ASCAP) except:
"Born To Run" © 1974 Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (ASCAP)
© 1975 CBS Inc. / ℗ 1975 CBS Inc. / Manufactured by Columbia Records / CBS Inc.
Album art
Album Credits
Bass - Garry Tallent (A1 to B2, B4)
Coordinator [Maintainance] - Paul Prestopino
Design - Andy Engel, John Berg
Drums - Max Weinberg (A1 to A4, B2, B4)
Engineer [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant] - Andy Abrams (A1 to A4, B2 to B4), Angie Arcuri (A1 to A4, B2 to B4), Corky Stasiak (A1 to A4, B2 to B4), Mike Appel (A1 to A4, B2 to B4), Ricky Delena (A1 to A4, B2 to B4), Thom Panunzio (A1 to A4, B2 to B4)
Engineer, Mixed By - Jimmy Iovine (A1 to A4, B2 to B4), Louis Lahav (B1)
Guitar - Bruce Springsteen (A1 to B2, B4)
Mastered By - Greg Calbi
Organ - Roy Bittan (A4, B2, B4)
Photography By [Cover And Liner] - Eric Meola
Piano - Roy Bittan (A2 to A4, B2 to B4)
Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau (A1 to A4, B2 to B4), Mike Appel
Saxophone - Clarence Clemons (A1, A2, A3, B1, B2)
Vocals - Bruce Springsteen
Written-By, Arranged By - Bruce Springsteen