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 Springsteenc– vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, harmonica
- Roy Bittan– keyboards, piano, mellotron, Kurzweil, pump organ, Korg M1, crumar
- Clarence Clemons– saxophone, backing vocals
- Danny Federici– Hammond B3, Vox Continental, Farfisa
- Nils Lofgren– electric guitar, Dobro, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals
- Patti Scialfa– vocals
- Garry Tallent– bass guitar
- Steven Van Zandt– electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg– drums
- Soozie Tyrell– violin, backing 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.
- Lonesome Day
- Into the Fire
- Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
- Nothing Man
- Countin’ on a Miracle
- Empty Sky
- Worlds Apart
- Let’s Be Friends (Skin to Skin)
- Further On (Up the Road)
- The Fuse
- Mary’s Place
- You’re Missing
- The Rising
- Paradise
- My City of Ruins