The Rising
CD by Bruce Springsteen
Released	July 30 2002
Recorded	2002 (?)
Genre	Rock
Length	72 min 59 sec
Label	Sony
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
Professional reviews
All Music Guide review	4½/5	link
RollingStone review	5/5	link
Bruce Springsteen Chronology
The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)	The Rising (2002)	Devils & Dust (2005)

The Rising is an album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). Springsteen's first record of any sort in seven years, this much-anticipated first outing with the E Street Band in 18 years was everything fans hoped it would be. Mostly a reflection on the September 11 attacks, it was a critical and popular success, and hailed the return of "The Boss".

Surprisingly, most of the songs on the album had been written before the September 11 attacks. "Further On (Up The Road)" was preformed live in Madison Square Garden during the summer of 1999, it was recorded live by HBO which decided against airing it in the special, . The song "My City of Ruins" was originally recorded about the dwindling state of Springsteen's hometown Asbury Park in the late 1990's. "Waiting On A Sunny Day" was originally written for either the Lucky Town or Human Touch albums.

Track listing

1. "Lonesome Day" - 4:08
2. "Into The Fire" - 5:04
3. "Waitin' On A Sunny Day" - 4:18
4. "Nothing Man" - 4:23
5. "Countin' On A Miracle" - 4:44
6. "Empty Sky" - 4:34
7. "Worlds Apart" - 6:07
8. "Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin)" - 4:21
9. "Further On (Up The Road)" - 3:52
10. "The Fuse" - 5:37
11. "Mary's Place" - 6:03
12. "You're Missing" - 5:10
13. "The Rising" - 4:50
14. "Paradise" - 5:39
15. "My City Of Ruins" - 5:00

All songs were written by Bruce Springsteen.

Main Personnel

• Bruce Springsteen - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Harmonica
• Roy Bittan - Keyboards, Piano, Mellotron, Kurzweil, Pump Organ, Korg M1, Crumar
• Clarence Clemons - Saxophone, Background Vocals
• Danny Federici - B3 Organ, Vox Continental, Farfisa
• Nils Lofgren - Electric Guitar, Dobro, Slide Guitar, Banjo, Background Vocals
• Patti Scialfa - Vocals
• Garry Tallent - Bass
• Steven Van Zandt - Electric Guitar, Backgroud Vocals, Mandolin
• Max Weinberg - Drums

Additional Personnel

• Soozie Tyrell - Violin, Background Vocals
• Brendan O'Brien - Hurdy Gurdy , glockenspiel, orchestra bells
• Larry Lemaster - Cello
• Jere Flint - Cello
• Jane Scarpantoni - Cello
• Nashville String Machine
• Asuf Ali Khan And Group
• Alliance Singers

External links

• Audio & Lyrics

Book-The Rising

The Rising is also a book by Tim LaHaye & Jenkins of the Left Behind series about End Times dealing with the rising(up) of the Antichrist called Nicholae.