His ambitious vision for Born to Run involved combining the elements that made his earlier work compelling - poetic lyrics with a heart of classic rock ‘n’ roll - while adding big, multi-layered arrangements.Īs Springsteen famously put it in 1987, “ I wanted to make a record with words like Bob Dylan, that sounded like Phil Spector‘s productions, but most of all, I wanted to sing like Roy Orbison.” Born to Run features many of The Boss’ best-known songs, including “Thunder Road,” “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” “Backstreets,” “Jungleland” and, of course, the classic title track, a top-40 hit in 1975.Īt the time Springsteen recorded Born to Run, he’d released two critically acclaimed but commercially disappointing albums and was worried about being dropped by his label, Columbia Records.
Today, August 25, marks the 45th anniversary of the release of Born to Run, the album that helped catapult Bruce Springsteen to stardom.
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