Born in the U.S.A.
Album by Bruce Springsteen
Released	June 4, 1984
Recorded	1984 at The Power Station and The Hit Factory in New York
Genre	Rock
Length	46:19
Label	Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A+) link Rolling Stone link
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Nebraska (1982)	Born in the U.S.A. (1984)	Live/1975-85 (1986)

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In contrast to his previous album, the critical favorite Nebraska, Born in the U.S.A. featured anthemic and radio-friendly arrangements and 1980s production incorporating Springsteen's first use of synthesizers and the Phil Collins drum sound then the rage. It spawned a record-tying seven hit Top 10 hit singles in the United States, and is by far the best-selling album of Springsteen's career. It was also a critical success, being voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics poll. Nebraska is a heartland rock album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... A synthesizer (spelling var. ... Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock and pop musician. ... The Village Voice is a weekly newspaper in New York City featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... The Pazz & Jop critics poll is a highly influential poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper. ...

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History

"Dancing in the Dark" was Springsteen's first major hit single. Its up-tempo synthesizer riffs introduced a new element into his sound, and its accompanying music video helped launch the career of Courteney Cox, who appeared in it. The video was directed by Brian De Palma. It used synthesizers and had more syncopation than usual for that artist. Even a remix was made for it, by Arthur Baker. It made it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was kept out of the top spot by Prince's "When Doves Cry". A music video (also promo) is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Courteney Cox Arquette (born Courteney Bass Cox on June 15, 1964) is an American actress, best known for her role as Monica Geller in the long-running television series Friends. ... Brian De Palma Brian De Palma (born September 11, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey) is an Italian-American film director. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... In music, syncopation is the stressing of a normally unstressed beat in a bar or the failure to sound a tone on an accented beat. ... A remix is an alternate mix of a song different from the original version, made using the techniques of audio editing. ... Arthur Baker (Born April 22, 1955, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) is a record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip-hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, and the British group New Order. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... When Doves Cry is a 1984 song by Prince, and according to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year. ...

"Cover Me" was a dance track originally intended for Donna Summer. "My Hometown" is based on 1960s racial and economic tensions in Springsteen's hometown of Freehold. "No Surrender" and "Bobby Jean" reflected in part the departure of Steven Van Zandt from the E Street Band. Donna Summer on the cover of her 1993 collection The Donna Summer Anthology Donna Summer (born LaDonna Andre Gaines on December 31, 1948) is an American pop music singer best known for a string of disco music hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco. // Career... Freehold is a Borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... No Surrender is the ninth pay-per-view created by Total Nonstop Action. ... Steven van Zandt (born November 22, 1950 as Steven Lento in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American musician, actor, and radio disc jockey. ...

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Born in the U.S.A. was notably the first compact disc to be manufactured in the United States, when CBS Records opened its CD manufacturing plant in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1984. CDs sold in the U.S. since the format was introduced there in early 1983 had been imported from Japan. The Compact Disc logo was inspired by that of the previous Compact Cassette. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... Terre Haute (pronounced ) is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the states western border with Illinois. ...

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Track listing

1. "Born in the U.S.A." – 4:39
2. "Cover Me" – 3:26
3. "Darlington County" – 4:48
4. "Working on the Highway" – 3:11
5. "Downbound Train" – 3:35
6. "I'm on Fire" – 2:36
7. "No Surrender" – 4:00
8. "Bobby Jean" – 3:46
9. "I'm Goin' Down" – 3:29
10. "Glory Days" – 4:15
11. "Dancing in the Dark" – 4:01
12. "My Hometown" – 4:33

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Personnel

The E Street Band

• Roy Bittan – synthesizer, piano, background vocals
• Clarence Clemons – saxophone, percussion, background vocals
• Danny Federici – organ, glockenspiel, piano on "Born in the U.S.A."
• Bruce Springsteen – guitar, vocals
• Garry Tallent – bass guitar, background vocals
• Steven Van Zandt – guitar, mandolin, harmony vocals
• Max Weinberg – drums, background vocals

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Additional musicians

• Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg - background vocals on "Cover Me" and "No Surrender"
• Ruth Jackson - background vocals on "My Hometown"

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Production

• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• John Davenport – assistant engineer
• Jeff Hendrickson – assistant engineer
• Andrea Klein – art direction, design, cover design
• Bruce Lampcov – assistant engineer
• Annie Leibowitz – photography
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Bill Scheniman – engineer
• Toby Scott – engineer
• Billy Straus – assistant engineer
• Zoe Yanakis – assistant engineer

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Singles chart positions

Billboard:

External links

• Album lyrics and samples