The River is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released as a double album on October 17, 1980, through Columbia Records. The album was Springsteen's attempt t
Springsteen (center, kneeling) and the E Street Band in February 1977
The writings of Flannery O'Connor (pictured in 1947) influenced Springsteen when writing the characterizations on The River.
The duo Flo & Eddie (Mark Volman, left, and Howard Kaylan, right, in 2008) provided harmony vocals on "Hungry Heart".
"Cadillac Ranch" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen that was first released on Springsteen's 1980 album The River. In 1981 it was released as a single in Europe, backed by "Be True" in France and
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