The River ( Bruce Springsteen album ) - wikipedia The River ( Bruce Springsteen album ) The River Studio album by Bruce Springsteen Released October 17, 1980 ( 1980 - 10 - 17 ) Recorded March 1979 -- August 1980 Studio The Power Station, New York Genre Heartland rock, rock and roll Length 83 : 47 Label Columbia Producer Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau Steven Van Zandt Bruce Springsteen chronology Darkness on the Edge of Town ( 1978 ) Darkness on the Edge of Town 1978 The River ( 1980 ) Nebraska ( 1982 ) Nebraska 1982 Singles from The River `` Hungry Heart '' Released : October 21, 1980 `` Fade Away '' Released : January 22, 1981 `` I Wanna Marry You '' Released : 1981 `` Sherry Darling '' Released : 1981 ( UK only ) `` The River '' / `` Independence Day '' Released : May 1981 ( UK only ) `` Cadillac Ranch '' Released : 1981 ( UK only ) `` Point Blank '' Released : 1981 ( UK only ) The River is the fifth studio album by Bruce Springsteen. It was released on October 17, 1980, by Columbia Records. Springsteen 's only double album, The River was produced by Jon Landau, Springsteen, and bandmate Steven Van Zandt. The album was Springsteen 's first to go # 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent four weeks at the top of chart. `` The River '' was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance at the 1982 Grammy Awards. Contents 1 Background 2 Reception and legacy 3 Track listing 4 The Ties That Bind : The River Collection 4.1 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 7 Certifications 8 References 9 External links Background The sources of The River go back into earlier parts of Springsteen 's recording career. `` Independence Day '', `` Point Blank '', `` The Ties That Bind '', `` Ramrod '', and `` Sherry Darling '' were leftovers from his previous album, Darkness on the Edge of Town, and had been featured on the 1978 tour, as had parts of `` Drive All Night '' as a long interpolation within `` Backstreets. '' `` The River '' had premiered at the September 1979 Musicians United for Safe Energy concerts, gaining a featured spot in the subsequent documentary No Nukes. Originally, Springsteen intended The River to be a single set entitled The Ties That Bind and released in late 1979 with 10 tracks. Springsteen added darker material after he 'd written the title track. Indeed, The River became noted for its mix of the frivolous next to the solemn. This was intentional, and in contrast to Darkness, for as Springsteen said during an interview, `` Rock and roll has always been this joy, this certain happiness that is in its way the most beautiful thing in life. But rock is also about hardness and coldness and being alone... I finally got to the place where I realized life had paradoxes, a lot of them, and you 've got to live with them. '' On November 8, 2009, at a concert, Bruce Springsteen spoke about the album, saying : `` The River was a record that was sort of the gateway to a lot of my future writing. It was a record we made after Darkness on the Edge of Town. It was a record made during a recession -- hard times in the States. Its title song is a song I wrote for my brother - in - law and sister. My brother - in - law was in the construction industry, lost his job and had to struggle very hard back in the late 70s, like so many people are doing today. It was a record where I first started to tackle men and women and families and marriage. There were certain songs on it that led to complete records later on : ' The River ' sort of went to the writing on Nebraska, ' Stolen Car ' went to the writing on Tunnel of Love. Originally it was a single record. I handed it in with just one record and I took it back because I did n't feel it was big enough. I wanted to capture the themes I had been writing about on Darkness. I wanted to keep those characters with me and at the same time added music that made our live shows so much fun and joy for our audience. So in the end, we 're gon na take you down to The River tonight. '' Reception and legacy Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Absolute Punk 93 % AllMusic Chicago Tribune Christgau 's Record Guide A − Encyclopedia of Popular Music MusicHound Rock 5 / 5 The New Rolling Stone Record Guide ( 1983 ) Q ( 1989 ) Q ( 1994 ) The New Rolling Stone Album Guide ( 2004 ) In a contemporary review for Melody Maker, Paolo Hewitt compared listening to The River to `` taking a trip through the rock ' n ' roll heartland as you 've never experienced it. It 's a walk down all the streets, all the places, all the people and all the souls that rock has ever visited, excited, cried for and loved. '' Rolling Stone critic Paul Nelson deemed it `` a rock & roll milestone '' and said it possesses `` weighty conclusions, words to live by '' regarding `` the second acts of American lives '', conclusions `` filled with an uncommon common sense and intelligence that could only have come from an exceptionally warmhearted but wary graduate of the street of hard knocks ''. The River was voted the second best album of 1980 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics nationwide, published by The Village Voice. Robert Christgau, its creator and supervisor, wrote of Springsteen in a column accompanying the poll, `` All the standard objections apply -- his beat is still clunky, his singing overwrought, his sense of significance shot through with Mazola Oil. But his writing is at a peak, and he 's grown into a bitter empathy. These are the wages of young romantic love among those who get paid by the hour. Maybe he 's giving forth with so many short fast ones because the circles of frustration and escape seem even more desperate now. '' In The New Rolling Stone Record Guide ( 1983 ), Dave Marsh called The River `` by far Springsteen 's most mature work, and arguably his most consistent ''. According to Jon Pareles of The New York Times, The River was the beginning of 1980s heartland rock. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it at number 253 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. `` Hungry Heart '' was his first U.S. pop singles chart top ten hit single, reaching number five. ( Springsteen had not intended the song to be for himself, having initially written it for The Ramones ; manager / producer Jon Landau convinced Springsteen to keep the song for himself. ) The album hit number one on the U.S. pop albums chart, a first for Springsteen, and sold 1.6 million copies in the U.S. between its release and Christmas. `` Fade Away '' reached number 20. The album was followed by a lengthy tour of North America and Western Europe during 1980 and 1981. Since its release, The River has been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA in the U.S., making it one of his best - selling albums and his highest certified studio release after Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run. Track listing All tracks written by Bruce Springsteen. Side one No. Title Length 1. `` The Ties That Bind '' 3 : 34 2. `` Sherry Darling '' 4 : 03 3. `` Jackson Cage '' 3 : 04 4. `` Two Hearts '' 2 : 45 5. `` Independence Day '' 4 : 50 Side two No. Title Length 1. `` Hungry Heart '' 3 : 19 2. `` Out in the Street '' 4 : 17 3. `` Crush on You '' 3 : 10 4. `` You Can Look ( But You Better Not Touch ) '' 2 : 37 5. `` I Wanna Marry You '' 3 : 30 6. `` The River '' 5 : 01 Side three No. Title Length 1. `` Point Blank '' 6 : 06 2. `` Cadillac Ranch '' 3 : 03 3. `` I 'm a Rocker '' 3 : 36 4. `` Fade Away '' 4 : 46 5. `` Stolen Car '' 3 : 54 Side four No. Title Length 1. `` Ramrod '' 4 : 05 2. `` The Price You Pay '' 5 : 29 3. `` Drive All Night '' 8 : 33 4. `` Wreck on the Highway '' 3 : 54 The Ties That Bind : the River Collection The Ties That Bind : The River Collection Box set by Bruce Springsteen Released December 4, 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 04 ) Recorded The Power Station, New York 1979 - 1980 Genre Rock, heartland rock Length 1 : 54 : 45 Label Columbia Producer Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt Bruce Springsteen chronology Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2015 ( 2015 ) Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2015 2015 The Ties That Bind : The River Collection ( 2015 ) Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 ( 2015 ) Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 2015 Singles from The Ties That Bind : The River Collection `` Meet Me in the City '' Released : October 16, 2015 `` Party Lights '' Released : November 23, 2015 Springsteen celebrated the 35th anniversary of The River by releasing a boxed set titled The Ties That Bind : The River Collection on December 4, 2015. The set contains 52 tracks on four CDs along with four hours of video on three DVDs or two Blu - ray discs. The first two CDs feature the remastered version of The River and the third CD contains the previously unreleased The River : Single Album. As is noted above, the single album was originally to be titled The Ties That Bind ; it circulated as a bootleg for many years. The fourth CD, The River : Outtakes, spans the entire The River sessions in 1979 and 1980 and contains eleven previously - unreleased outtakes. The fifth disc ( DVD or Blu - ray ) contains a 60 - minute documentary, The Ties That Bind, which was produced and directed by filmmaker Thom Zimny and features an interview with Springsteen as he reflects on writing and recording The River. The film transitions between Springsteen telling the stories behind the music -- and illustrating them with solo acoustic guitar performances -- interspersed with period concert footage and photos. The remaining disc ( s ) feature Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band : The River Tour, Tempe 1980, a new film produced from footage professionally filmed in 1980 using four cameras and recorded in multitrack audio. The film features 23 of 33 songs performed, clocking in at 2 hours, 40 minutes on 2 DVDs ( or one Blu - ray ), from Springsteen 's November 5, 1980, concert at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Also included is 20 minutes of footage from the late September 1980 River Tour rehearsals held in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The boxed set also includes a 148 - page coffee table book featuring 200 rare or previously unseen photos and memorabilia, including a new essay by Mikal Gilmore. On October 16, 2015, along with the announcement of the boxed set, `` Meet Me in the City '', one of the eleven unreleased outtakes, was released through Springsteen 's website and on iTunes to promote the release of the boxed set. On November 23, 2015, `` Party Lights '' was released to promote the box set and made available through iTunes. Much like with The Promise, Springsteen recorded new vocals for some of the outtakes in the set. Springsteen announced details for The River Tour 2016 on December 4, 2015. The tour began in January 2016 and features a full - album performance of The River at every show, as well as other songs from Springsteen 's career. As of the end of the U.S. leg on April 25, 2016, `` Meet Me in the City '' opened all but one show ; the song previously made its live debut when Springsteen and the E Street Band performed on the December 19, 2015, episode of Saturday Night Live. On December 24, 2015, Springsteen released Arizona State University, Tempe 1980, a free download through the Bruce Springsteen Archives at http://live.brucespringsteen.net. The release contained the ten missing songs from the concert video featured in the boxed set. Track listing All tracks written by Bruce Springsteen. Disc three -- Single album No. Title Length 1. `` The Ties That Bind '' 3 : 35 2. `` Cindy '' 2 : 25 3. `` Hungry Heart '' 3 : 28 4. `` Stolen Car '' 4 : 30 5. `` Be True '' 3 : 54 6. `` The River '' 4 : 56 7. `` You Can Look ( But You Better Not Touch ) '' 2 : 09 8. `` The Price You Pay '' 5 : 51 9. `` I Wanna Marry You '' 3 : 28 10. `` Loose Ends '' 4 : 04 Disc four -- Outtakes No. Title Length 1. `` Meet Me in the City '' 3 : 35 2. `` The Man Who Got Away '' 3 : 31 3. `` Little White Lies '' 2 : 39 4. `` The Time That Never Was '' 3 : 39 5. `` Night Fire '' 4 : 44 6. `` Whitetown '' 3 : 23 7. `` Chain Lightning '' 2 : 49 8. `` Party Lights '' 3 : 09 9. `` Paradise by the `` C '' '' 3 : 10 10. `` Stray Bullet '' 6 : 09 11. `` Mr. Outside '' ( Demo ) 2 : 15 12. `` Roulette '' 3 : 53 13. `` Restless Nights '' 3 : 45 14. `` Where the Bands Are '' 3 : 46 15. `` Dollhouse '' 3 : 33 16. `` Living on the Edge of the World '' 4 : 19 17. `` Take ' em As They Come '' 4 : 30 18. `` Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own '' 2 : 46 19. `` I Wanna Be With You '' 3 : 23 20. `` Mary Lou '' 3 : 23 21. `` Held Up Without a Gun '' 1 : 16 22. `` From Small Things ( Big Things One Day Come ) '' 2 : 42 Unreleased outtakes Springsteen wrote a large amount of music during album sessions, and even with the 2015 box set, many songs still remain unreleased. Songs such as `` Held Up Without a Gun '', `` Be True '', and `` Roulette '' were featured as B - sides, the first two on the album 's singles and the last on a Tunnel of Love single. `` Mary Lou '', `` I Wanna Be with You '', `` Bring on the Night '', `` Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own '', `` Loose Ends '', `` Dollhouse '', `` Where the Bands Are '', `` Living on the Edge of the World '', `` Restless Nights '', `` Take ' em as They Come '' were released on the Tracks box set with `` From Small Things ( Big Things One Day Come ) '' on The Essential Bruce Springsteen collection. Prior to the album being recorded, Springsteen had intended to call it The Ties That Bind. Of the songs recorded for that release, most made The River. However, an alternate version of `` Stolen Car '' was released on Tracks while a rockabilly version of `` You Can Look ( But You Better Not Touch ) '' and `` Cindy '' remained officially unreleased until 2015 ( though both had been available in bootleg form for some years ). During The River sessions, Springsteen also recorded `` Jole Blon '', `` Dedication '', `` Your Love '' and `` This Little Girl '' -- songs he would eventually give to Gary U.S. Bonds for two of his albums on which Springsteen produced and appeared on along with other members of the E Street Band. `` Janey Needs a Shooter '' was also given to Warren Zevon, which he re-worked and recorded. `` Janey Needs a Shooter '' `` Find It Where You Can '' `` Break My Heart '' `` Out on the Run ( Looking for Love ) '' `` Under the Gun '' `` I Do n't Wanna Be `` Chevrolet Deluxe '' `` Slow Fade '' `` Jole Blon '' ' Do You Want Me to Say Alright '' `` Angelyne '' `` A Thousand Tears ( William Davis ) '' `` I Will Be the One '' `` Tonight '' `` I 'm Gonna Treat You Right '' `` Dedication '' `` Your Love '' `` This Little Girl '' Personnel Bruce Springsteen -- lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, 12 - string electric guitar, harmonica, percussion, piano on `` Drive All Night '', producer The E Street Band Roy Bittan -- piano, organ on `` I 'm a Rocker '' and `` Drive All Night '', background vocals Clarence Clemons -- tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion, background vocals Danny Federici -- organ, glockenspiel Garry Tallent -- bass Steven Van Zandt -- rhythm electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar on `` Crush on You '', harmony vocals, background vocals, producer Max Weinberg -- drums, percussion Additional vocals Flo & Eddie ( Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman ) -- backing vocals on `` Hungry Heart '' Technical Jon Landau -- producer Neil Dorfsman -- engineering Bob Clearmountain -- mixing Chuck Plotkin -- mixing Toby Scott -- mixing Dana Bisbee -- assistant engineer Frank Stefanko -- cover art Jimmy Wachtel -- cover art Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1980 ) Peak position Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report ) 8 Canada Top Albums / CDs ( RPM ) Dutch Albums ( MegaCharts ) French Albums ( SNEP ) German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100 ) 31 Japanese Oricon LPs Chart 28 New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ ) Norwegian Albums ( VG - lista ) Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE ) 5 Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan ) Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 36 UK Albums ( OCC ) US Billboard 200 Year - end charts Chart ( 1980 ) Position Australian Albums Chart 63 Canadian Albums Chart 40 Dutch Albums Chart 100 French Albums Chart UK Albums Chart 57 Chart ( 1981 ) Position Canadian Albums Chart 24 Dutch Albums Chart 27 UK Albums Chart 45 US Billboard Year - End 10 The Ties That Bind : The River Collection Chart ( 2015 ) Peak position Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria ) 39 Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders ) 13 Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia ) 92 Danish Albums ( Hitlisten ) 27 Dutch Albums ( MegaCharts ) 14 Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 27 German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100 ) 12 Irish Albums ( IRMA ) 24 Italian Albums ( FIMI ) 14 Norwegian Albums ( VG - lista ) 8 Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE ) 22 Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan ) 5 Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 20 UK Albums ( OCC ) 49 US Billboard 200 31 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 3 × Platinum 210,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) 2 × Platinum 200,000 Finland ( Musiikkituottajat ) Gold 25,000 France ( SNEP ) 2 × Gold 442,400 Germany ( BVMI ) Gold 250,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 300,000 United States ( RIAA ) 5 × Platinum 5,000,000 shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ `` Bruce Springsteen 's ' The River ' at 35 : Classic Track - by - Track Album Review ''. 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If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH External links The River ( Adobe Flash ) at Radio3Net ( streamed copy where licensed ) Album lyrics and audio samples Preceded by Guilty by Barbra Streisand Billboard 200 number - one album November 8 - December 5, 1980 Succeeded by Kenny Rogers ' Greatest Hits by Kenny Rogers Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Bruce Springsteen Garry Tallent Roy Bittan Max Weinberg Steven Van Zandt Nils Lofgren Patti Scialfa Jake Clemons Charles Giordano Soozie Tyrell Former members Ernest Carter Clarence Clemons Danny Federici Vini Lopez David Sancious Former touring musicians Everett Bradley Barry Danielian Clark Gayton Curtis King Suki Lahav Ed Manion The Miami Horns Cindy Mizelle Michelle Moore Tom Morello Curt Ramm Jay Weinberg Studio albums Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. ( 1973 ) The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle ( 1973 ) Born to Run ( 1975 ) Darkness on the Edge of Town ( 1978 ) The River ( 1980 ) Nebraska ( 1982 ) Born in the U.S.A. ( 1984 ) Tunnel of Love ( 1987 ) Human Touch ( 1992 ) Lucky Town ( 1992 ) The Ghost of Tom Joad ( 1995 ) The Rising ( 2002 ) Devils & Dust ( 2005 ) We Shall Overcome : The Seeger Sessions ( 2006 ) Magic ( 2007 ) Working on a Dream ( 2009 ) Wrecking Ball ( 2012 ) High Hopes ( 2014 ) Live albums & Bruce Springsteen Archives Live 1975 -- 85 ( 1986 ) In Concert / MTV Plugged ( 1993 ) Live in New York City ( 2001 ) Hammersmith Odeon London ' 75 ( 2006 ) Live in Dublin ( 2007 ) Live from the Carousel ( 2011 ) Apollo Theater 3 / 09 / 12 ( 2014 ) The Agora, Cleveland 1978 ( 2015 ) Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 ( 2015 ) Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 ( 2015 ) Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 ( 2015 ) LA Sports Arena, California 1988 ( 2015 ) Schottenstein Center, Ohio 2005 ( 2015 ) Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 ( 2015 ) Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 ( 2015 ) The Christic Shows 1990 ( 2016 ) HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, 11 / 22 / 09 ( 2016 ) Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, 8 / 23 / 08 ( 2017 ) Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 ( 2017 ) Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10 / 20 / 09 ( 2017 ) Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 ( 2017 ) Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 ( 2017 ) King 's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996 ( 2017 ) The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 ( 2017 ) Compilations Greatest Hits ( 1995 ) 18 Tracks ( 1999 ) The Essential Bruce Springsteen ( 2003 ) Greatest Hits ( 2009 ) The Promise ( 2010 ) Collection : 1973 -- 2012 ( 2013 ) Chapter and Verse ( 2016 ) Box sets The Born in the U.S.A. 12 '' Single Collection ( 1985 ) Tracks ( 1998 ) The Collection ( 2004 ) Born to Run : 30th Anniversary Edition ( 2005 ) The Collection 1973 -- 1984 ( 2010 ) The Promise : The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story ( 2010 ) The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973 -- 1984 ( 2014 ) The Ties That Bind : The River Collection ( 2015 ) EPs Live Collection ( 1987 ) Chimes of Freedom ( 1988 ) Blood Brothers ( 1996 ) PBS Exclusive ( 2007 ) Magic Tour Highlights ( 2008 ) American Beauty ( 2014 ) Singles `` Blinded by the Light '' ( 1973 ) `` Spirit in the Night '' ( 1973 ) `` 4th of July, Asbury Park ( Sandy ) '' ( 1974 ) `` Born to Run '' ( 1975 ) `` Tenth Avenue Freeze - Out '' ( 1976 ) `` Prove It All Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Badlands '' ( 1978 ) `` The Promised Land '' ( 1978 ) `` Rosalita ( Come Out Tonight ) '' ( 1979 ) `` Hungry Heart '' ( 1980 ) `` Fade Away '' ( 1981 ) `` Sherry Darling '' ( 1981 ) `` The River '' ( 1981 ) `` Cadillac Ranch '' ( 1981 ) `` Point Blank '' ( 1981 ) `` Atlantic City '' ( 1982 ) `` Open All Night '' ( 1982 ) `` Dancing in the Dark '' ( 1984 ) `` Cover Me '' ( 1984 ) `` Born in the U.S.A. '' ( 1984 ) `` I 'm on Fire '' ( 1985 ) `` Glory Days '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'm Goin ' Down '' ( 1985 ) `` My Hometown '' ( 1985 ) `` Santa Claus Is Comin ' to Town '' ( 1985 ) `` War '' ( 1986 ) `` Fire '' ( 1987 ) `` Brilliant Disguise '' ( 1987 ) `` Tunnel of Love '' ( 1987 ) `` One Step Up '' ( 1988 ) `` Tougher Than the Rest '' ( 1988 ) `` Spare Parts '' ( 1988 ) `` Human Touch '' ( 1992 ) `` 57 Channels ( And Nothin ' On ) '' ( 1992 ) `` Better Days '' ( 1992 ) `` Streets of Philadelphia '' ( 1994 ) `` Secret Garden '' ( 1995 ) `` The Ghost of Tom Joad '' ( 1996 ) `` Sad Eyes '' ( 1999 ) `` The Rising '' ( 2002 ) `` Lonesome Day '' ( 2002 ) `` Waitin ' on a Sunny Day '' ( 2003 ) `` Devils & Dust '' ( 2005 ) `` All The Way Home '' ( 2005 ) `` Radio Nowhere '' ( 2007 ) `` Girls in Their Summer Clothes '' ( 2008 ) `` Working on a Dream '' ( 2008 ) `` My Lucky Day '' ( 2008 ) `` The Wrestler '' ( 2009 ) `` We Take Care of Our Own '' ( 2012 ) `` Death to My Hometown '' ( 2012 ) `` High Hopes '' ( 2013 ) `` Just Like Fire Would '' ( 2014 ) Charting songs `` Be True '' ( 1981 ) `` Ramrod '' ( 1981 ) `` Nebraska '' ( 1982 ) `` Johnny 99 '' ( 1982 ) `` No Surrender '' ( 1984 ) `` Stand on It '' ( 1985 ) `` Trapped '' ( live ) ( 1985 ) `` Because the Night '' ( live ) ( 1986 ) `` Chimes of Freedom '' ( live ) ( 1988 ) `` Youngstown '' ( 1995 ) `` American Skin ( 41 Shots ) '' ( 2001 ) `` Pay Me My Money Down '' ( 2006 ) `` Long Walk Home '' ( 2006 ) `` My City of Ruins '' ( 2011 ) `` Rocky Ground '' ( 2012 ) Other notable songs `` Growin ' Up '' ( 1973 ) `` For You '' ( 1973 ) `` Incident on 57th Street '' ( 1973 ) `` The Fever '' ( 1973 ) `` Thunder Road '' ( 1975 ) `` Night '' ( 1975 ) `` Backstreets '' ( 1975 ) `` She 's the One '' ( 1975 ) `` Meeting Across the River '' ( 1975 ) `` Jungleland '' ( 1975 ) `` Adam Raised a Cain '' ( 1978 ) `` Racing in the Street '' ( 1978 ) `` Darkness on the Edge of Town '' ( 1978 ) `` Stay '' ( 1979 ) `` The Ties That Bind '' ( 1980 ) `` Independence Day '' ( 1980 ) `` Out in the Street '' ( 1980 ) `` Stolen Car '' ( 1980 ) `` Wreck on the Highway '' ( 1980 ) `` Highway Patrolman '' ( 1982 ) `` Darlington County '' ( 1984 ) `` Working on the Highway '' ( 1984 ) `` Downbound Train '' ( 1984 ) `` Bobby Jean '' ( 1984 ) `` Pink Cadillac '' ( 1984 ) `` Jersey Girl '' ( 1986 ) `` Light of Day '' ( 1993 ) `` The New Timer '' ( 1995 ) `` Land of Hope and Dreams '' ( 2012 ) `` Hunter of Invisible Game '' ( 2014 ) Video releases Video Anthology / 1978 -- 88 ( 1989 ) In Concert / MTV Plugged ( 1992 ) Blood Brothers ( 1996 ) The Complete Video Anthology / 1978 -- 2000 ( 2001 ) Live in New York City ( 2001 ) Live in Barcelona ( 2003 ) VH1 Storytellers ( 2005 ) Wings For Wheels ( 2005 ) Hammersmith Odeon London ' 75 ( 2005 ) Live in Dublin ( 2007 ) Magic Tour Highlights ( 2008 ) London Calling : Live in Hyde Park ( 2010 ) The Promise : The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town ( 2010 ) Springsteen & I ( 2013 ) Born in the U.S.A. Live : London 2013 ( 2014 ) A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen ( 2014 ) Bruce Springsteen 's High Hopes ( 2014 ) High Hopes in South Africa ( 2014 ) Hunter of Invisible Game ( 2014 ) Tours Born to Run tours ( 1974 -- 77 ) Darkness Tour ( 1978 ) The River Tour ( 1980 -- 81 ) Born in the U.S.A. Tour ( 1984 -- 85 ) Tunnel of Love Express ( 1988 ) Human Rights Now ! 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Question: what was the album the river originally called
Answer: The Ties That Bind