Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin
Engineered by Toby Scott
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York
Performed by
Roy Bittan, piano / synthesizer / background vocals
Clarence Clemons, saxophone / percussion / background vocals
Danny Federici, organ / accordion / glockenspiel / piano / second synthesizer on "My hometown" / background vocals
Nils Lofgren, 1984-, electric guitar / acoustic guitar / background vocals
Patti Scialfa, 1984-, background vocals / second synthesizer on "Born in the USA"
Bruce Springsteen, vocals / electric guitar / harmonica / acoustic guitar on "No surrender"
Garry Talent, bass / background vocals
Steve Van Zandt, through 1981, electric guitar / acoustic guitar / background vocals
Max Weinberg, drums
Mixing assistant : Paul Haminson
Mixed and assembled at Right Track Recording on Sony digital 2-track equipement ; titles from 1984-85 recorded on Sony digital 24-track
Remote recording
(A) | Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded by Toby Scott ("Fire" recorded by Jimmy Iovine) Crew : David Bianco, Jim Scott, Mark Eshelman, Jack Crymes, Nick Basich, Bob Winder, Scott Stogel, Bill Freesh, Michael Novitch |
(B) | Filmways/Heider Recording
Recorded by Jimmy Iovine Crew : Pete Carlson, Biff Dawes, Sandelson, Mays, McConnel |
(C) | Record Plant, New York
Recorded by Toby Scott Crew : Phil Gitomer, Fritz Lang, Kooster McAllister, J.B. Matteotti |
Thunder Road : Roxy, 10/18/75 (B)
Adam raised a Cain : Roxy, 07/07/78 (B)
Spirit in the night : Roxy, 07/07/78 (B)
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) : Nassau Coliseum, 12/31/80 (A)
Paradise by the "C" : Roxy, 07/07/78 (B)
Fire : Winterland, 12/16/78 (A)
Growin’ up : Roxy, 07/07/78 (B)
It’s hard to be a saint in the city : Roxy, 07/07/78 (B)
Backstreets : Roxy, 07/07/78 (B)
Rosalita (come out tonight) : Roxy, 07/07/78 (B)
Raise your hand : Roxy, 07/07/78 (B)
Hungry heart : Nassau Coliseum, 12/28/80 (A)
Two hearts : Meadowlands Arena, 07/08/81 (A)
Cadillac Ranch : Meadowlands Arena, 07/06/81 (A)
You can look (but you better not touch) : Nassau Coliseum, 12/29/80 (A)
Independence Day : Meadowlands Arena, 07/06/81 (A)
Badlands : Arizona State University, 11/05/80 (A)
Because the night : Nassau Coliseum, 12/28/80 (A)
Candy’s room : Meadowlands Arena, 07/08/81 (A)
Darkness on the edge of town : Nassau Coliseum, 12/29/80 (A)
Racing in the street : Meadowlands Arena, 07/06/81 (A)
This land is your land : Nassau Coliseum, 12/28/80 (A)
Nebraska : Meadowlands Arena, 08/06/84 (A)
Johnny 99 : Giants Stadium, 08/19/85 (C)
Reason to believe : Meadowlands Arena, 08/19/84 (A)
Born in the USA : Los Angeles Coliseum, 09/30/85 (A)
Seeds : Los Angeles Coliseum, 09/30/85 (A)
The river : Los Angeles Coliseum, 09/30/85 (A)
War : Los Angeles Coliseum, 09/30/85 (A)
Darlington County : Los Angeles Coliseum, 09/30/85 (A)
Working on the highway : Giants Stadium, 08/19/85 (C)
The promised land : Los Angeles Coliseum, 09/30/85 (A)
Cover me : Los Angeles Coliseum, 09/30/85 (A)
I’m on fire : Giants Stadium, 08/19/85 (C)
Bobby Jean : Giants Stadium, 08/21/85 (C)
My hometown : Los Angeles Coliseum, 09/30/85 (A)
Born to run : Giants Stadium, 08/19/85 (C)
No surrender : Meadowlands Arena, 08/06/84 (A)
Tenth Avenue freeze-out : Meadowlands Arena, 08/20/84 (A)
Jersey Girl : Meadowlands Arena, 07/09/81 (A)