Nebraska (album) - Definition and Overview

Nebraska
Album by Bruce Springsteen
Released	September 20 1982
Recorded	1982 (?)
Genre	Rock
Length	40 min 45 s
Record label	Columbia Records
Producers	Bruce Springsteen (?)
Professional reviews
RollingStone review	4/5	link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=31386)
ARTISTdirect review	5/5	link (http://store.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,167664,00.html)
Bruce Springsteen Chronology
The River (1980)	Nebraska (1982)	Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

Nebraska is a heartland rock album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The album was a critical success in spite of a lukewarm public reception. Springsteen had recorded the album in a studio with a full band and then decided not to release it, instead submitting his demo tape of the same songs. The album ended up being one of the most well-reviewed and -remembered records in his catalogue.

Nebraska peaked at #3 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, and #174 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

1. "Nebraska" - 4:32
2. "Atlantic City (song)" - 4:00
3. "Mansion on the Hill" - 4:08
4. "Johnny 99" - 3:43
5. "Highway Patrolman" - 5:40
6. "State Trooper" - 3:17
7. "Used Cars" - 3:10
8. "Open All Night" - 2:58
9. "My Father's House" - 5:07
10. "Reason to Believe" - 4:10

All songs written by Bruce Springsteen.

Personnel

• Bruce Springsteen - bass, guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Dennis King - mastering
• David Michael Kennedy - photography
• Andrea Klein - design

Charting singles

1982   Atlantic City   Mainstream Rock	       No. 10
1982   Johnny 99       Mainstream Rock	       No. 50
1982   Open All Night  Mainstream Rock	       No. 22

External link

• Album lyrics & samples (http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/nebraska.html)