Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the Edge of Town is a heartland rock[?] album by Bruce Springsteen, released on June 2, 1978 (see 1978 in music). Recovering from legal troubles and the stress of the breakthrough success of Born To Run, Springsteen released a defiantly anti-commercial album, Darkness on the Edge of Town. Sales were not as high as the blockbuster peaks of Born to Run, but the album did better than was expected.

Track listing

1. "Badlands" (Springsteen)
2. "Adam Raised a Cain" (Springsteen)
3. "Something in the Night" (Springsteen)
4. "Candy's Room" (Springsteen)
5. "Racing in the Street" (Springsteen)
6. "The Promised Land" (Springsteen)
7. "Factory" (Springsteen)
8. "Streets of Fire" (Springsteen)
9. "Prove It All Night" (Springsteen)
10. "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (Springsteen)

Personnel

• Bruce Springsteen - Bass, Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals, Producer
• Clarence Clemons - Percussion, Saxophone, Vocals
• Roy Bittan - Piano, Keyboards
• Danny Federici - Organ, Keyboards, Vocals
• Jimmy Iovine - Engineer, Mixing
• Jon Landau - Producer
• Thom Panunzio - Assistant Engineer
• Chuck Plotkin - Mixing
• Mike Reese - Mastering
• Garry Tallent - Bass
• Steven Van Zandt - Guitar, Vocals, Assistant Producer
• Max Weinberg - Drums

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

 1978	Pop Albums	                No. 5
 1985	The Billboard 200	                No. 167

Billboard (North America) - singles

 1978	Badlands	        Pop Singles	                No. 42
 1978	Prove It All Night	Pop Singles	                No. 33