The E Street Band :
Roy Bittan
Clarence Clemons
Danny Federici
Nils Lofgren
Patti Scialfa
Garry Tallent
Max Weinberg
... and alumni
Steve Van Zandt
Ernest "Boom" Carter
David Sancious


"Secret garden", "Murder Incorporated"*, "Blood brothers", "This hard land" :
Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Steve Van Zandt (*only)
Recorded by Tonby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig

Recorded at The Hit Factory
Assistant engineers : Carl Glanville and Pete Keppler
Mixed at Right Track and The Hit Factory
Assistant engineers : Ryan Freeland, Jay Militscher, Tony Duino-Black
Mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine
Sequence editing : Brian Lee
Thrill Hill assistant : Nico X. German

Design : Sandra Choron
Cover photography : Eric Meola
Interior photography : David Gahr, Annie Leibovitz, Jim Marchese, Eric Meola, David Rose, Pam Springsteen, Frank Stefanko
Management : Jon Landau, Barbara Carr

All words and music by Bruce Springsteen

"Born to run" :
Ernest "Boom" Carter : drums
Clarence Clemons : saxophone
Danny Federici : organ
*David Sancious : keyboards
Bruce Springsteen : guitar, vocal
Garry Tallent : bass guitar

Produced by Bruce Springsteen and Mike Appel
Engineered by Louis Lahav
Mastered by Greg Calbi
Remastered by Bob Ludwig

*Appears courtesy of Epic Records

"Thunder Road" :
Roy Bittan : Fender Rhodes, glockenspiel
Clarence Clemons : saxophones
Bruce Springsteen : guitar, vocal, harmonica
Garry Tallent : bass guitar
Max Weinberg : drums
Background vocals : Roy Bittan, Mike Appel, Steve Van Zandt, Bruce Springsteen

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Mike Appel
Engineered and mixed by Jimmy Iovine
Mastered by Greg Calbi
Remastered by Bob Ludwig

"Badlands" :
Roy Bittan : piano
Clarence Clemons : saxophone
Danny Federici : organ
Bruce Springsteen : vocal, lead guitar, harmonica
Garry Tallent : bass
Steve Van Zandt : guitar
Max Weinberg : drums

Produced by Bruce Springsteen and Jon Landau
Recorded by Jimmy Iovine
Mixed by Charles Plotkin and Jimmy Iovine
Mastered by Mike Reese
Remastered by Bob Ludwig

"The river" :
Roy Bittan : piano
Clarence Clemons : saxophone
Danny Federici : organ
Bruce Springsteen : vocal, guitar
Garry Tallent : bass
Steve Van Zandt : guitar
Max Weinberg : drums

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Steve Van Zandt
Recorded by Neil Dorfsman
Mixed by Chuck Plotkin and Toby Scott
Mastered by Ken Perry
Remastered by Bob Ludwig

"Hungry heart" :
Roy Bittan : piano
Clarence Clemons : saxophone
Danny Federici : organ
Bruce Springsteen : vocal, guitar
Garry Tallent : bass
Steve Van Zandt : guitar
Max Weinberg : drums
Background vocals : Flo and Eddie

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Steve Van Zandt
Recorded by Neil Dorfsman
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Ken Perry
Remastered by Bob Ludwig

"Atlantic City" :
Bruce Springsteen : vocal, guitar

Mastered at Atlantic Studios by Dennis King
Mastering consultants : Bob Ludwig and Steve Marcussen
Remastered by Bob Ludwig

"Dancing in the dark" :
Roy Bittan : synthesizer, piano
Clarence Clemons : saxophone, percussion
Danny Federici : organ
Bruce Springsteen : lead vocal, guitar
Garry Tallent : bass
Max Weinberg : drums

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Steve Van Zandt
Recorded by Toby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig

"Born in the USA" :
Roy Bittan : synthesizer, piano
Clarence Clemons : percussion
Danny Federici : organ, glockenspiel, piano
Bruce Springsteen : lead vocal, guitar
Garry Tallent : bass
Steve Van Zandt : acoustic guitar
Max Weinberg : drums

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Steve Van Zandt
Recorded by Toby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig

"My hometown" :
Roy Bittan : synthesizer, piano
Clarence Clemons : percussion
Danny Federici : organ
Bruce Springsteen : lead vocal, guitar
Garry Tallent : bass
Steve Van Zandt : acoustic guitar
Max Weinberg : drums

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Steve Van Zandt
Recorded by Toby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig

"Glory days" :
Roy Bittan : synthesizer, piano, background vocals
Clarence Clemons : saxophone, percussion, background vocals
Danny Federici : organ, glockenspiel
Bruce Springsteen : lead vocal, guitar
Garry Tallent : bass, background vocals
Steve Van Zandt : acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmony vocals
Max Weinberg : drums, background vocals

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Steve Van Zandt
Recorded by Toby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig

"Brillant disguise" :
Roy Bittan : piano
Danny Federici : organ
Bruce Springsteen : lead vocal, guitar, keyboards, bass
Max Weinberg : percussion

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin
Recorded and engineered by Toby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig

"Human touch" :
Roy Bittan : keyboards
Randy Jackson : bass
Jeff Porcaro : drums, percussion
Patti Scialfa : harmony vocals
Bruce Springsteen : guitar, vocal

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Roy Bittan
Recorded and engineered by Toby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig

"Better days" :
Randy Jackson : bass
Lisa Lowell : backing vocals
Gary Mallabar : drums
Patti Scialfa : backing vocals
Bruce Springsteen : lead vocal, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Soozie Tyrell : backing vocals

Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin
Recorded and engineered by Toby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig

"Streets of Philadelphia" :
Performed by Bruce Springsteen
As featured in the TriStar Motion Picture "Philadelphia"

Produced by Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Plotkin
Recorded and engineered by Toby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Remastered by Bob Ludwig

"Secret garden" :
Roy Bittan : piano
Clarence Clemons : saxophone, percussion
Danny Federici : electronic keyboards
Nils Lofgren : guitar
Bruce Springsteen : vocal, guitar
Garry Tallent : bass
Max Weinberg : drums

"Murder Incorporated" :
Roy Bittan : piano, synthesizer
Clarence Clemons : saxophone, percussion
Danny Federici : organ
Bruce Springsteen : electric guitar, vocal
Garry Tallent : bass
Steve Van Zandt : acoustic guitar
Max Weinberg : drums
Background vocals : all

"Blood brothers" :
Roy Bittan : piano
Clarence Clemons : saxophone, percussion
Danny Federici : organ
Nils Lofgren : guitar
Frank Pagano : percussion
Bruce Springsteen : vocal, guitar, harmonica
Garry Tallent : bass
Max Weinberg : drums

"This hard land" :
Roy Bittan : piano, electronic keyboards
Clarence Clemons : saxophone, percussion
Danny Federici : organ
Nils Lofgren : guitar
Frank Pagano : percussion
Bruce Springsteen : guitar, harmonica, vocal
Garry Tallent : bass
Steve Van Zandt : mandolin
Max Weinberg : drums