The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle

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All tracks are written by Bruce Springsteen.

The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 5, 1973 (1973-11-05) [1] [2]
RecordedMay 14 – September 23, 1973 [2]
Studio 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York
Genre Rock
Length46:43
Label Columbia
Producer
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
(1973)
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
(1973)
Born to Run
(1975)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronology
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
(1973)
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
(1973)
Born to Run
(1975)
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The E Street Shuffle"4:31
2."4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"5:36
3."Kitty's Back"7:09
4."Wild Billy's Circus Story"4:47
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Incident on 57th Street"7:45
2."Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"7:00
3."New York City Serenade"9:55
Total length:46:43

Personnel

The E Street Band

Additional personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1975)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape [31] 59
Chart (1985)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [32] 60
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [33] 34
UK Albums (OCC) [34] 33

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [35] Gold35,000^
Germany100,000 [36]
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [38] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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