The River (album)

The River is a double album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1980 (see 1980 in music).

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Double album - Bruce Springsteen - 1980 - 1980 in music

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"Independence Day" and "Point Blank" were leftovers from the previous Darkness album and had been regularly featured on that 1978 tour, as had parts of "Drive All Night" as a long interpolation within "Backstreets". "The River" had been premiered at the 1979 No Nukes concert.

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Darkness - No Nukes

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"Hungry Heart" was Springsteen's first Billboard Hot 100 top ten single, reaching #5. (Ironically, Springsteen had not intended this song to be for himself, having initially written it for The Ramones; manager/producer Jon Landau conned Springsteen into keeping the song for himself.) "Fade Away" was a disappointing follow-up single, only getting to #20.

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Billboard Hot 100 - The Ramones - Jon Landau

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Several of the album's up-tempo rockers became concert staples for decades to come, including "Two Hearts", "Out in the Street", "Cadillac Ranch", and "Ramrod".

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"Stolen Car" and "Wreck on the Highway", the closing tracks on the original LP's sides three and four, bore unusually quiet, haunted arrangements that presaged much of the musical direction Springsteen would take in the future.

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"Drive All Night" and "Stolen Car" played a key role in setting the tone of the 1997 film Cop Land.

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