The Wild, the Innocent
& the E Street Shuffle
The second album, The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle," was released in September of 1973. The album was viewed as transitional, allowing Springsteen to progress from the raw rollicking of "Greetings" to the more ordered and biographical "4th of July (Sandy)" and the classic "Incident on 57th Street". The work is capped off by his perennial concert favorite "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" which fans loved in 1973 and still clamor for in 2003. It's a CLASSIC, FUN rock tune, filled with the vigor and spontaneity that is trademark Springsteen. Even with the added success, Bruce was still not a chart topper. "Greetings" and the two singles released from it, combined with his new album, did not sell a combined total of 90,000 copies. The critics however, were beginning to listen. Friends, street life and the New Jersey shore continued to be his dominant themes.
"On the second album, I started slowly to find out who I am, and who I wanted to be. It was like coming out of the shadows of various influences and trying to be yourself".
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
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