Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.

Performer: Bruce Springsteen
Artist: Richard Davis
Engineer: Louis Lehav; Louis Lehav
Producer: Mike Appel; Jim Cretecos; Mike Appel; Jim Cretecos
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, piano, congas, hand claps, background vocals); Bruce Springsteen (bass instrument); Vini Lopez (vocals, horns, drums, hand claps, background vocals); Garry Tallent (horns, bass instrument); Richard Davis (double bass, upright bass); Vincent Lopez (drums); Clarence Clemons (vocals, saxophone, hand claps, background vocals); David Sancious (saxophone, piano, organ, keyboards); Harold Wheeler (piano). Audio Remixer: Jack Ashkinazy. Liner Note Author: Charles Burr. Recording information: 914 Sound Studios, Blanvelt, NY; 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, NY. Arranger: Bruce Springsteen. Hailed early on by Columbia producer and talent scout John Hammond as "the new Dylan," Bruce Springsteen has always shared many of the folky, poetic, word-savvy tendencies of his hero and predecessor. Nowhere is this more evident than on Springsteen's debut, GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, NJ, which veritably bursts at the seams with lyrical invention, pell-mell imagery, and acoustic-guitar driven troubadour tunes. Yet Springsteen trades in on Dylan's pensive and bitter sides for dew-eyed optimism and exuberance. While there is spare, folkie fare like "The Angel" and "Mary Queen Of Arkansas," on which Springsteen sings of his local New Jersey color in his uniquely passionate voice, there is also something fresh and irrepressible here. A rock & roll heart beats at the center of GREETINGS, with a spunk and spirit that push the whole affair along. "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City" and "Growin' Up" are fueled by David Sancious's rollicking piano, wailing tenor sax, and Springsteen's husky voice. Together these elements defined a James Dean rebel persona and a giant rock & roll ambition that would guide Springsteen's music for the rest of his career.

Rolling Stone (7/5/73, p.64) - "..influenced a lot by the Band..a Van Morrison tinge every now and then...what makes Bruce totally unique and cosmically surfeiting is his words...a bold new talent with more than a mouthful to say.." [Lester Bangs]

Bruce Springsteen came out of New Jersey in the early 1970s sounding like a cross between Bob Dylan and early Tom Waits, backed by the rambunctious E Street Band. After toughening up his sound, Springsteen created his 1975 masterpiece, BORN TO RUN, which garnered critical acclaim for its blend of Spectorian grandeur and street poetry. Nine years later, BORN IN THE U.S.A. made him a worldwide superstar with its beefed-up stadium-rock sound. Along the way, he's produced such low-key acoustic-based milestones as NEBRASKA and THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD, never losing the blue-collar ethos that is central to his vision. His 2002 album, THE RISING, is considered one of the finest artistic responses to the 9/11tragedy produced in the event's immediate aftermath.

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