Studio Album · No. 3
Born to Run Songwriting Credits by Bruce Springsteen
Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel, Jon Landau · Engineered by Louis Lahav, Jimmy Iovine
Holds writing credit on 8 of 8 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 8 / 8 documented
Scored across the 8 tracks with documented writers, by whether Bruce Springsteen carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 8 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Awards & Recognition 1
Every song on Born to Run was written by Bruce Springsteen, who set out to make a record that captured the dense, layered grandeur of Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. "Born to Run" took roughly six months of recording, stacking guitars, piano, glockenspiel, strings and saxophone into a single anthem of escape that became his first Top 40 hit. The album opens with "Thunder Road," a five-minute opener that builds from harmonica and piano into full-band release, and closes with "Jungleland," a nearly ten-minute suite anchored by Roy Bittan's piano and Clarence Clemons' extended saxophone solo. The result turned Springsteen from a critical favorite into a national star.
Born to Run is Bruce Springsteen's third studio album, released on August 25, 1975, and the record that made him a superstar. Produced by Springsteen with Mike Appel and critic-turned-producer Jon Landau, it features eight tracks that defined the 'heartland rock' genre. The album took over 14 months to record due to Springsteen's perfectionism, particularly the title track. Time and Newsweek both put Springsteen on their covers the same week of the album's release, a rare dual honor. All songs were written by Springsteen.