Bruce Springsteen’s 4th studio album was released on 2 June 1978, 3 years after Born to Run, due to Springsteen’s legal battles with his former manager.
Darkness on the Edge of Town was produced by Jon Landau and Springsteen, with Steve Van Zandt assisting, and Jimmy Iovine engineering. The recording sessions produced more than 40 songs, with Springsteen and the band playing in the studio as a group often as soon as Springsteen had finished writing a song (unlike the meticulous approach used on Born to Run). The album peaked at #5 in the US and remained on the charts for 97 weeks.
