On July 30, 2002, “Columbia” label released “The Rising”, the twelfth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded January – March 2002, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. “The Rising” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Album” in 2003.

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– Hammond B3, Vox Continental, Farfisa
• Nils Lofgren– electric guitar, Dobro, slide guitar, banjo, background vocals
• Patti Scialfa– vocals
• Garry Tallent– bass guitar
• Steven Van Zandt– electric guitar, background vocals, mandolin
• Max Weinberg– drums
• 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 Khanand Group
• Alliance Singers
• The Miami Horns

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

1. Lonesome Day
2. Into the Fire
3. Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
4. Nothing Man
5. Countin’ on a Miracle
6. Empty Sky
7. Worlds Apart
8. Let’s Be Friends (Skin to Skin)
9. Further On (Up the Road)
10. The Fuse
11. Mary’s Place
12. You’re Missing
13. The Rising
14. Paradise
15. My City of Ruins