The River (Bruce Springsteen song)
| "The River" | ||||
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| Single by Bruce Springsteen | ||||
| from the album The River | ||||
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| Released | April 1981 | |||
| Recorded | August 26 & 29, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Power Station, New York City | |||
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| Length | 4:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bruce Springsteen | |||
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"The River" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, accompanied by the E Street Band, in 1979. The title track of his fifth album, it was a hit single in parts of Europe in 1981; reaching No.24 in Ireland, No. 25 in the Netherlands, and the top 10 in both Sweden and Norway. Its B-side was either "Independence Day" or "Ramrod", depending on the country of release.