The Rising - Definition and Overview

The Rising
CD by Bruce Springsteen
Released	July 30 2002
Recorded	2002 (?)
Genre	Rock
Length	?? min ?? sec
Record label	Sony
Producers	Bruce Springsteen (?)
Professional reviews
All Music Guide review	4½/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aivge4jj75wai)
RollingStone review	5/5	link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=2044473)
Bruce Springsteen Chronology
The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)	The Rising (2002)	The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003)

The Rising is an album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). Springsteen's first record of any sort in seven years, this much-anticipated first outing with the E Street Band in 18 years was everything fans hoped it would be. Mostly a reflection on the September 11 attacks, it was a critical and popular success, and hailed the return of "The Boss".

Track listing

1. "Lonesome Day" - 4:08
2. "Into The Fire" - 5:04
3. "Waitin' On A Sunny Day" - 4:18
4. "Nothing Man" - 4:23
5. "Countin' On A Miracle" - 4:44
6. "Empty Sky" - 4:34
7. "Worlds Apart" - 6:07
8. "Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin)" - 4:21
9. "Further On (Up The Road)" - 3:52
10. "The Fuse" - 5:37
11. "Mary's Place" - 6:03
12. "You're Missing" - 5:10
13. "The Rising" - 4:50
14. "Paradise" - 5:39
15. "My City Of Ruins" - 5:00

All songs were written by Bruce Springsteen.

Main Personnel

• Bruce Springsteen - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Harmonica
• Roy Bittan - Keyboards, Piano, Mellotron, Kurzweil, Pump Organ, Korg M1, Crumar
• Clarence Clemons - Saxophone, Background Vocals
• Danny Federici - B3 Organ, Vox Continental, Farfisa
• Nils Lofgren - Electric Guitar, Dobro, Slide Guitar, Banjo, Background Vocals
• Patti Scialfa - Vocals
• Garry Tallent - Bass
• Steven Van Zandt - Electric Guitar, Backgroud Vocals, Mandolin
• Max Weinberg - Drums

Additional Personnel

• Soozie Tyrell - Violin, Background Vocals
• Brendan O'Brien - Hurdy Gurdy, glockenspiel, orchestra bells
• Larry Lemaster - Cello
• Jere Flint - Cello
• Jane Scarpantoni - Cello
• Nashville String Machine
• Asuf Ali Khan And Group
• Alliance Singers

External links

• Audio & Lyrics (http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/rising.html)