The River (Bruce Springsteen song)

"The River"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album The River
B-side
ReleasedMay 1981 (1981-05)
RecordedAugust 26+29, 1979[1]
StudioThe Power Station, New York City
Genre
Length4:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)
Bruce Springsteen UK singles chronology
"Sherry Darling"
(1980) 		"The River"
(1981) 		"Cadillac Ranch"
(1981)

"The River" is a 1981 song by Bruce Springsteen and is the title track from his fifth studio album The River. It went to the top ten in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and went to number 35 in the United Kingdom and did not chart in the United States.

References

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  1. ↑ Heylin, Clinton (2012). Springsteen Song by Song A Critical Look. New York, NY: Penguin Group (USA) Inc. pp. 42–46. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Marsh, Dave (2004). Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts, the Story. Routledge. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-135-88047-7.
  3. ↑ Bohlsen, Christopher (October 6, 2016). "Album Review: Bruce Springsteen - Chapter and Verse". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved December 26, 2018. The following tracks largely experiment with that formula, such as the pared back instrumentation of Badlands, or the sombre soft-rock of The River.
  4. ↑ "The River by Bruce Springsteen". Classic Rock Review. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2020.