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Born to Run (Emmylou Harris song) " Born to Run " is a song written by Paul Kennerley, and recorded by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. It was released in May 1982 as the third single from the album Cimarron. The song takes its melody from "The Death of Me," a song from The Legend of Jesse James, a concept album written by ...
The single was also Springsteen's first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, [4] peaking at #23. "Born to Run" was met with critical acclaim and is considered Springsteen's signature song. It was ranked number 27 on Rolling Stone ' s 2021 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", the highest placement for a song by Springsteen.
—Bruce Springsteen, 2005 The phrase "born to run" came to Springsteen while lying in bed one night at his home in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He said the title "suggested a cinematic drama I thought would work with the music I was hearing in my head". Inspired by the musical sounds and lyrical themes of 1950s and 1960s rock and roll artists such as Duane Eddy, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley ...
Racing in the Street. " Racing in the Street " is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town. In the original vinyl format, it was the last song of side one of the album. The song has been called Springsteen's best song by several commentators, including the authors of The New Rolling Stone Album Guide.
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology. "One Step Up". (1988) " Tougher Than the Rest ". (1988) "Spare Parts". (1988) " Tougher Than the Rest " is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 Tunnel of Love album. It was released as a single in some countries, following "Brilliant Disguise" and the title track, but was not released as a single in ...
Nebraska (album) Nebraska is the sixth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on September 30, 1982, by Columbia Records. Springsteen recorded the songs solo as demos on a 4-track recorder, intending to rerecord them with the E Street Band, but decided to release them as they were.
Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) [1] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is recognized for having a consistent artistic direction. Harris is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana genre in the 1990s. Her music united both country and rock ...
Professional ratings. Cimarron is the ninth studio album by Emmylou Harris that, like its predecessor, Evangeline, was composed mostly of outtakes from other recording sessions that had not fit into any of Harris' other albums. As a result, critics at the time complained that the album was "choppy" and lacked a unifying sound. [citation needed]