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Some of the unused material became hits for other artists such as " Because the Night" for Patti Smith " Fire" for Robert Gordon and the Pointer Sisters "Rendezvous" for Greg Kihn "Don't Look Back" for The Knack and two tracks for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, "Hearts of Stone" and "Talk to Me". According to Jimmy Iovine, Springsteen wrote at least 70 songs during this period, and 52 of those songs recorded were complete, with 18 not fully completed.
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Sessions finally concluded in January, but mixing continued three additional months. An album concept named "Badlands" was prepared in October 1977, complete with album covers, but was rejected at the last minute by Springsteen, because he was not comfortable with the release, and wanted to continue recording. Keeping the album's thematic feel was very important to him, and the songs piled up because the sessions continued for almost a year. Steven Van Zandt received a credit for production assistance for helping Springsteen tighten the arrangements.ĭuring the Darkness sessions, Springsteen wrote or recorded many songs that he ended up not using on the album.
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Unlike Born to Run, the songs were recorded by the full band at once, frequently soon after Springsteen had written them. As with the original LP's sequencing, Springsteen continued his "four corners" approach from Born to Run, as the songs beginning each side (" Badlands" and "The Promised Land") were martial rallying cries to overcome circumstances, while the songs ending each side ("Racing in the Street", "Darkness on the Edge of Town") were sad dirges of circumstances overcoming all hope. Recovering from legal troubles and the stress of the breakthrough success of Born to Run, Springsteen recorded a somewhat less commercial album in Darkness on the Edge of Town. 7 The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story.