Studio Album · No. 6
Nebraska Songwriting Credits by Bruce Springsteen
Produced by Bruce Springsteen · Engineered by Mike Batlan
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Bruce Springsteen carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Springsteen wrote and recorded Nebraska alone on a four-track TEAC Portastudio cassette deck in his bedroom in Colts Neck, New Jersey, intending the tapes as demos before deciding the stark home versions captured the songs better than any band could. The result is a quiet, haunted record built around an acoustic guitar and harmonica, populated by drifters, killers, and working people pushed to the edge. The title track narrates the Charles Starkweather killing spree in a flat, unrepentant voice, while "Atlantic City" turns a story of debt and desperation into one of his most enduring songs. Every track was written by Springsteen.
Nebraska is Bruce Springsteen's sixth studio album, released on September 30, 1982. Recorded entirely by Springsteen alone on a TEAC 144 Portastudio four-track cassette recorder in his Colts Neck, New Jersey home, it was initially intended as a demo but released as-is. The stark, lo-fi recordings of murder ballads, crime stories, and social despair have made it one of the most critically acclaimed albums in rock history. Engineer Mike Batlan helped transfer the recordings to tape. All ten tracks were written by Springsteen.