Blinded by the Light

"Blinded by the Light"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
B-side"The Angel"
ReleasedFebruary 1973 (1973-02)
RecordedSeptember 11, 1972
Studio914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York
Genre
Length5:06
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"Blinded by the Light"
(1973) 		"Spirit in the Night"
(1973)
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. track listing
9 tracks

Side one

  1. "Blinded by the Light"
  2. "Growin' Up"
  3. "Mary Queen of Arkansas"
  4. "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?"
  5. "Lost in the Flood"

Side two

  1. "The Angel"
  2. "For You"
  3. "Spirit in the Night"
  4. "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"

"Blinded by the Light" is the debut single by Bruce Springsteen. It is taken from his first studio album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973).

Manfred Mann's Earth Band version

"Blinded by the Light"
Single by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
from the album The Roaring Silence
B-side"Starbird No. 2"
ReleasedAugust 6, 1976
Recorded1976, Workhouse Studios, London
Genre
Length7:08 (album version)
3:48 (single version)
LabelBronze (UK)
Warner Bros. (USA)
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)Manfred Mann and Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band singles chronology
"Spirits in the Night"
(1975) 		"Blinded by the Light"
(1976) 		"Questions"
(1976)

"Blinded by the Light" released a version in 1976 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was taken from their seventh studio album The Roaring Silence. It reached number 1 in both the United States and Canada, number 6 in the United Kingdom, number 8 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Lifton, Dave (January 5, 2016). "Revisiting Bruce Springsteen's Debut 'Greetings From Asbury Park'". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Molanphy, Chris (July 16, 2021). "Tramps Like Us Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 17, 2024.