Springsteen has noted a progression in his songwriting compared to his previous work. Fed by the release of an early mix of ' Born to Run' to nearly a dozen radio stations, anticipation built toward the album's release. Having been given an enormous budget in a last-ditch effort at a commercially viable record, Springsteen became bogged down in the recording process while striving for a wall of sound production. Springsteen began work on the album in May 1974. It was later released in remastered form as a single disc as well. 1 1973–1984, a boxed set composed of remastered editions of his first seven albums. The album was remastered again in 2014 by veteran mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, who has worked on much of Springsteen's audio output since 1982, for release as part of The Album Collection Vol. On November 14, 2005, a 30th Anniversary remaster of the album was released as a box set including two DVDs: a production diary film and a concert movie.

Many critics have called it one of the greatest rock albums of all time. The tracks ' Thunder Road', ' She's the One', and ' Jungleland' became staples of album-oriented rock radio and Springsteen concert high points.īorn to Run garnered widespread acclaim on release.

Two singles were released from the album: ' Born to Run' and ' Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out' the first helped Springsteen to reach mainstream popularity. As his effort to break into the mainstream, the album was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard 200 and eventually selling seven million copies in the United States.

Born to Run is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on August 25, 1975, by Columbia Records.

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