Bruce Springsteen The River

Greyscale photograph of Bruce Springsteen on black background. Blue text on upper right portion of button. 

Bruce Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist known for American and working-class themes in his songs. His most successful album was 1984's Born in the U.S.A.

The River is Bruce Springsteen's 1980 double album. It featured the artist's first top-ten single of his music career, "Hungry Heart." While this album was released before his huge spike in popularity a few years later, it was an important step in his music career.