For “The River
“, Bruce Springsteen’s fifth studio album, he was photographed on this corner by Joel Bernstein while he was working on the album down the block at The Power Station at BerkeleyNYC which was formerly known as Avatar Studios.
The River was Springsteen’s first album to hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and it spent four weeks at the top.
The corner is located in Hell’s Kitchen and the playground belongs to P.S. 111.
Tracks:
Side One:
The Ties That Bind
Sherry Darling
Jackson Cage
Two Hearts
Independence Day
Side Two:
Hungry Heart
Out in the Street7
Crush on You
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
I Wanna Marry You
The River
Side Three:
Point Blank
Cadillac Ranch
I’m a Rocker
Fade Away
Stolen Car
Side Four:
Ramrod
The Price You Pay
Drive All Night
Wreck on the Highway
Personnel:
Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, harmonica, percussion, piano
Roy Bittan – piano, Hammond organ, background vocals
Clarence Clemons – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion, background vocals
Danny Federici – Hammond organ, glockenspiel
Garry Tallent – bass guitar
Steven Van Zandt – rhythm electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, harmony vocals, background vocals, producer
Max Weinberg – drums, percussion
Springsteen Discography
1973 – Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
1973 – The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
1975 – Born to Run
1978 – Darkness on the Edge of Town
1980 – The River
1982 – Nebraska
1984 – Born in the U.S.A.
1987 – Tunnel of Love
1992 – Human Touch
1992 – Lucky Town
1995 – The Ghost of Tom Joad
2002 – The Rising
2005 – Devils & Dust
2006 – We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
2007 – Magic
2009 – Working on a Dream
2012 – Wrecking Ball
2014 – High Hopes
2019 – Western Stars
Street Corner
10th Ave and 53rd St
New York NY 10119
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