Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth studio album by American singer Bruce Springsteen. It was released on 2 June 1978 through Columbia Pictures. It went to number 5 in the United States, number 7 in Canada and number 9 in Australia and Sweden. In 2020 it was ranked #91 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Darkness on the Edge of Town
Studio album by Bruce Springsteen
Released	June 2, 1978
Recorded	June 1, 1977 – March 15, 1978
Studio	Atlantic Studios and The Record Plant, New York, NY
Genre	Hard rock rock heartland rock
Length	42:55
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Steven Van Zandt (assistant)
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Born to Run (1975) Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) The River (1980)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronology
Born to Run (1975) Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) The River (1980)
Singles from Darkness on the Edge of Town
"Prove It All Night" Released: May 23, 1978 "Badlands" Released: August 1978 "The Promised Land" Released: October 1978

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bruce Springsteen. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Badlands"	4:03
2.	"Adam Raised a Cain"	4:32
3.	"Something in the Night"	5:11
4.	"Candy's Room"	2:51
5.	"Racing in the Street"	6:53

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"The Promised Land"	4:33
7.	"Factory"	2:17
8.	"Streets of Fire"	4:09
9.	"Prove It All Night"	3:56
10.	"Darkness on the Edge of Town"	4:30
Total length:		42:55

The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story

All songs written and composed by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted. 

The Promise additional track listing Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Racing in the Street" (Alternate lyrics and arrangement)	6:50
2.	"Gotta Get That Feeling"	3:19
3.	"Outside Looking In"	2:18
4.	"Someday (We'll Be Together)"	5:38
5.	"One Way Street"	4:20
6.	"Because the Night" (writers: Patti Smith, Springsteen)	3:25
7.	"Wrong Side of the Street"	3:36
8.	"The Brokenhearted"	5:19
9.	"Rendezvous"	2:39
10.	"Candy's Boy"	4:39

Disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Save My Love"	2:38
2.	"Ain't Good Enough for You"	4:03
3.	"Fire"	4:09
4.	"Spanish Eyes"	3:50
5.	"It's a Shame"	3:16
6.	"Come On (Let's Go Tonight)" (Early version of "Factory")	2:20
7.	"Talk to Me"	4:21
8.	"The Little Things (My Baby Does)"	3:18
9.	"Breakaway"	5:32
10.	"The Promise"	5:54
11.	"City of Night" (Includes the hidden track "The Way")	7:07