American Songwriter

On This Day in 1984, Bruce Springsteen’s Most Successful Album Started a Seven-Week Run at No. 1

Springsteen released his seventh studio album, Born in the U.S.A., on June 4, 1984. A little more than a month later, the Boss celebrated his second No. 1 album. He first reached the top of the ...
Salon

Bruce Springsteen’s “Tracks II” unearths the lost albums of a restless genius

Bruce Springsteen’s unparalleled career spans 22 studio albums from 1973 through 2022. It’s been a remarkable run, by any measure. With “Tracks II: The Lost Albums,” his most recent archival release, ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1980, Bruce Springsteen Scored His First No. 1 Album After Scrapping a Fully Completed Project

After wrapping up his Darkness Tour in January 1979, Bruce Springsteen was determined to showcase his E Street Band’s talents on the next record. “I wanted to cut some music that felt very explosive,” ...
Houston Press

How Bruce Springsteen’s Last Chance Album Became His Breakthrough

It was the summer of 1974, and Bruce Springsteen was in the shit. Sure, the now 23-year-old had been signed to the legendary Columbia Records label a couple of years earlier. And signed by the ...