The River

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double album studio album

The River is a 1980 double album by Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and heartland storytelling, featuring themes of working-class struggle and emotional turmoil.

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The River (song)	3

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	double album ⓘ studio album ⓘ
artist	Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
chartPerformance	reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 ⓘ reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticalReception	generally acclaimed by music critics ⓘ
featuresBand	E Street Band ⓘ
followedBy	Nebraska ⓘ
format	compact disc ⓘ digital album ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ
genre	folk rock ⓘ heartland rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasPart	Cadillac Ranch ⓘ Crush on You ⓘ Drive All Night ⓘ Fade Away ⓘ Hungry Heart ⓘ I Wanna Marry You ⓘ Independence Day ⓘ I’m a Rocker ⓘ Jackson Cage ⓘ Out in the Street ⓘ Point Blank ⓘ Ramrod ⓘ Sherry Darling ⓘ Stolen Car ⓘ The Price You Pay ⓘ The River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The River (song) The Ties That Bind ⓘ Two Hearts ⓘ Wreck on the Highway ⓘ You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) ⓘ
label	Columbia Records ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableSingle	Hungry Heart ⓘ The River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The River (song)
performer	Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
precededBy	Darkness on the Edge of Town ⓘ
producer	Bruce Springsteen ⓘ Chuck Plotkin ⓘ Jon Landau ⓘ Steven Van Zandt ⓘ
recordedInPeriod	1979 ⓘ 1980 ⓘ
releaseDate	1980-10-17 ⓘ
theme	economic hardship ⓘ emotional turmoil ⓘ family relationships ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ working-class struggle ⓘ

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Bruce Springsteen → notableAlbum → The River ⓘ

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E Street Band → recordedOn → The River ⓘ