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Just as he had followed his 1980 commercial breakthrough The River with the challenging Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen followed the most popular album of his career, Born in the U.S.A., with another low-key, anguished effort, Tunnel of Love. Especially in their sound, several of the songs, "Cautious Man" and "Two Faces," for example, could have fit seamlessly onto Nebraska, though the arrangements overall were not as stripped-down and acoustic as on the earlier album. While Nebraska was filled with songs of economic desperation, however, Tunnel of Love, as its title suggested, was an album of romantic exploration. But the lovers were just as desperate in their way as Nebraska's small-time criminals. In song after song, Springsteen questioned the trust and honesty on both sides in a romantic relationship, specifically a married relationship. Since Springsteen sounded more autobiographical than ever before ("Ain't Got You" referred to his popular success, while "Walk Like a Man" seemed another explicit message to his father), it was hard not to wonder about the state of his own two-and-a-half-year marriage, and it wasn't surprising when that marriage collapsed the following year. Tunnel of Love was not the album that the ten million fans who had bought Born in the U.S.A. as of 1987 were waiting for, and though it topped the charts, sold three million copies, and spawned three Top 40 hits, much of this was on career momentum. Springsteen was as much at a crossroads with his audience as he seemed to be in his work and in his personal life, though this was not immediately apparent.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Max Weinberg, Percussion - Danny Federici, Organ - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Mark McKenna, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Max Weinberg, Drums - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Mark McKenna, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. TAVENNER - McEwen
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Max Weinberg, Percussion - Danny Federici, Organ - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Garry Tallent, Bass - Jimmie Wood, Harmonica - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Mark McKenna, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. TAVENNER - McEwen
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Mark McKenna, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. TAVENNER - McEwen
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Max Weinberg, Percussion - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Mark McKenna, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. TAVENNER - McEwen
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Patti Scialfa - Nils Lofgren, Guitar - Max Weinberg, Percussion - ROY BITTAN, Synthesizer - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - JAY HEALY, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. TAVENNER - McEwen
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Max Weinberg, Drums - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Mark McKenna, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. TAVENNER - McEwen
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer - Max Weinberg, Percussion - ROY BITTAN, Piano - Danny Federici, Organ - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Patti Scialfa - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Mark McKenna, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. TAVENNER - McEwen
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Patti Scialfa - Nils Lofgren - Clarence Clemons - Max Weinberg, Drums - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Mark McKenna, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. TAVENNER - McEwen
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - The E Street Band is: Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, Patty Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Associated Performer - Jon Landau, Producer - Chuck Plotkin, Producer - Tim Leitner, Engineer - Roger Talkov, Engineer - Squeek Stone, Engineer - Rob Jacobs, Engineer - Heidi Cron, Assistant Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer - Mark McKenna, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - TOBY SCOTT, Recording Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. TAVENNER - McEwen
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
Album review
Just as he had followed his 1980 commercial breakthrough The River with the challenging Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen followed the most popular album of his career, Born in the U.S.A., with another low-key, anguished effort, Tunnel of Love. Especially in their sound, several of the songs, "Cautious Man" and "Two Faces," for example, could have fit seamlessly onto Nebraska, though the arrangements overall were not as stripped-down and acoustic as on the earlier album. While Nebraska was filled with songs of economic desperation, however, Tunnel of Love, as its title suggested, was an album of romantic exploration. But the lovers were just as desperate in their way as Nebraska's small-time criminals. In song after song, Springsteen questioned the trust and honesty on both sides in a romantic relationship, specifically a married relationship. Since Springsteen sounded more autobiographical than ever before ("Ain't Got You" referred to his popular success, while "Walk Like a Man" seemed another explicit message to his father), it was hard not to wonder about the state of his own two-and-a-half-year marriage, and it wasn't surprising when that marriage collapsed the following year. Tunnel of Love was not the album that the ten million fans who had bought Born in the U.S.A. as of 1987 were waiting for, and though it topped the charts, sold three million copies, and spawned three Top 40 hits, much of this was on career momentum. Springsteen was as much at a crossroads with his audience as he seemed to be in his work and in his personal life, though this was not immediately apparent.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:18
- Main artists: Bruce Springsteen
- Composer: Bruce Springsteen
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1987 Bruce Springsteen
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