On September 11, 1973, “Columbia” label released “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle”, the second Bruce Springsteen studio album. Springsteen recorded the album with The E Street Band in May – September 1973, at “914 Sound Studios” in Blauvelt, New York, and was produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos.
Personnel:
- Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica, mandolin, recorder, maracas
- David Sancious– piano, organ, electric piano, clavinet, soprano saxophone, backing vocals, string arrangement
- Danny Federici– accordion, piano, organ, backing vocals
- Garry Tallent– bass, tuba, backing vocals
- Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez– drums, backing vocals, cornet
- Richard Blackwell – conga, percussion
- Clarence Clemons– saxophones, backing vocals
- Albany “Al” Tellone – baritone saxophone
- Suki Lahav- choir vocals
- Louis Lahav – engineer
- Teresa Alfieri, John Berg– design
- David Gahr– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.
- The E Street Shuffle
- 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
- Kitty’s Back
- Wild Billy’s Circus Story
- Incident on 57th Street
- Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
- New York City Serenade