Released 1985 The Born in the U.S.A. Single Collection
(1985) The Collection
(2004) Label CBS Records International | Length 73:38 Release date 1985 Genre Pop rock | |
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Artists Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band Producers Chuck Plotkin, Jon Landau, Steven Van Zandt, Arthur Baker, Mike Appel Similar Bruce Springsteen albums, Other albums | ||
The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection is a box set of 12" singles from the album Born in the U.S.A. by rock artist Bruce Springsteen. It was released in the UK in 1985 courtesy of CBS Records to help promote the Born in the U.S.A. album. It originally came with a poster of Springsteen and a bonus 7" single previously unreleased in the UK. It contains all the singles from Born in the U.S.A. except for "My Hometown" and "Born in the U.S.A.." (However Born in the U.S.A. the Freedom Mix appeared as one of the b-sides to "I'm on Fire".) All songs written by Bruce Springsteen and mixed by Bob Clearmountain except where noted.
Contents
Side A
- Dancing in the Dark (Extended Remix) 6:00
Side B
- Pink Cadillac 3:33
Side A
- Cover Me (Undercover Mix) 6:05
- Cover Me (Dub) 4:02
- Shut Out the Light 3:52
Cover Me Undercover Mix and Dub
Shut Out the Light
Side B
- Dancing in the Dark (Dub) 4:57
- Jersey Girl (Live 7/9/81) 5:50
Dancing in the Dark (Dub)
Jersey Girl (Live 7/9/81)
Side A
- I'm on Fire 2:36
- Rosalita (Come out Tonight) 7:02
I'm on Fire
Rosalita (Come out Tonight)
Side B
- Born in the U.S.A. (The Freedom Mix) 7:20
- Johnny Bye Bye 1:20
Born in the U.S.A. (The Freedom Mix)
Johnny Bye Bye
Side A
- Glory Days 4:15
- Stand on It 2:30
Glory Days
Stand on It
Side B
- Sherry Darling 4:02
- Racing in the Street 6:52
Sherry Darling
Racing in the Street
Side A
- I'm Goin' Down 3:29
Side B
- Janey, Don't You Lose Heart 3:23
Review
The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection retrospectively received four and a half stars out of five from William Ruhlmann of Allmusic. He said that "The remixes were trendy at the time -- even Bob Dylan employed remixer Arthur Baker (who also served here) in the mid '80s -- though they now sound like curiosities. But the B-sides are nearly the equal of some of the released tracks on Born in the U.S.A., and the addition of songs like "Rosalita" make this box a comprehensive sampler of Springsteen's work up to 1985. The only problem is that you have to keep getting up and changing the records."
Songs
1Dancing in the Dark6:00
2Pink Cadillac3:34
3Cover Me (undercover mix)6:10