- rock, heartland rock, pop rock, piano rock
- 43 min
- 10 tracks
- CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on June 2, 1978, by Columbia Records. The album was recorded after a series of legal disputes between Springsteen and his former manager Mike Appel, during sessions in New York City with the E Street Band from June 1977 to March 1978. Springsteen and Jon Landau served as producers, with assistance from bandmate Steven Van Zandt.
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and bleak.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer1/4 ★
- Record Mirror4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Record Guide5/5 ★
- The New Rolling Stone Record Guide4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB+
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- American Songwriter5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock4.5/5 ★
- New Musical Express8/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.5/10
- Record Collector5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Badlands4:01
- A2Adam Raised a Cain4:32
- A3Something in the Night5:12
- A4Candy’s Room2:45
- A5Racing in the Street6:52
- B1The Promised Land4:24
- B2Factory2:17
- B3Streets of Fire4:03
- B4Prove It All Night3:57
- B5Darkness on the Edge of Town4:28
10 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bruce Springsteen
- Label
- CBS
- Released
- 1978
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CR
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