Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984

Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984
Live album by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Released	May 13, 2015
Recorded	August 5, 1984
Genre	Rock
Length	3:15:46
Label	http://live.brucespringsteen.net
Producer	Toby Scott, David Bianco, Jim Scott
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band chronology
Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 (2015) Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 (2015) LA Sports Arena, California 1988 (2015)

Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 is a live album by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, released in May 2015 and was the fifth official release through the Bruce Springsteen Archives.^[1]The show was originally recorded live at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on August 5, 1984.

The concert is available on CD and digital download at http://live.brucespringsteen.net.^[2]

Background

The first complete recording officially released from Bruce Springsteen’s historic Born in the USA Tour. This was the E Street Band’s first tour with Nils Lofgren on guitar (Steven Van Zandt had left the band) and Patti Scialfa on vocals and percussion.

Track listing

All songs by Bruce Springsteen, except as noted.

Set One

1. "Born in the USA" - 5:42
2. "Out in the Street" - 5:19
3. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" - 5:00
4. "Atlantic City" - 5:13
5. "Johnny 99" - 4:30
6. "Highway Patrolman" - 6:25
7. "Prove It All Night" - 6:26
8. "Glory Days" - 10:16
9. "The Promised Land" - 6:28
10. "Used Cars" - 6:16
11. "My Hometown" - 6:01
12. "Badlands" - 5:28
13. "Thunder Road" - 6:47

Set Two

1. "Hungry Heart" - 5:07
2. "Dancing in the Dark" - 5:47
3. "Cadillac Ranch" - 5:14
4. "Sherry Darling" - 5:55
5. "No Surrender" - 5:35
6. "Pink Cadillac" - 6:53
7. "Growin' Up" - 8:56
8. "Bobby Jean" - 4:10
9. "Backstreets - 10:30
10. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" - 17:05

First Encore

1. "Jersey Girl" - 5:37 (Tom Waits)
   • Originally Recorded by Tom Waits
2. "Jungleland" - 12:38

Second Encore

1. "Born to Run" - 4:43
2. "Detroit Medley" - 4:05
   • "Devil With a Blue Dress On" (Stevenson/Long)
   • Originally Recorded by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
   • "See See Rider" (Rainey/Arant)
   • Originally Recorded by Ma Rainey
   • "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Blackwell/Marascalco)
   • Originally Recorded by Little Richard
   • "Jenny Take a Ride" (Crewe/Johnson/Penniman)
   • Originally Recorded by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
3. "Travelin' Band" - 5:03 (John Fogerty)
   • Originally Recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival
4. "Twist and Shout" - 8:41 (Phil Medley, Bert Berns)
   • Most famously Recorded by The Isley Brothers

Personnel

• Bruce Springsteen - lead vocals, guitars, harmonica
• Clarence Clemons – saxophone, congas, percussion, background vocals
• Garry Tallent – bass guitar
• Danny Federici – organ, glockenspiel, piano, synthesizer
• Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer, background vocals
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Nils Lofgren – guitars, background vocals
• Patti Scialfa - background vocals, synthesizer, tambourine

References