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Bruce Springsteen's third album, "Born to Run," was released 40 years ago today. 


Springsteen's first two records were loved by the critics but didn't sell well. 

The "Born to Run" album was considered a last-ditch effort to see if Springsteen's music could appeal to a wide audience.  It took more than 14 months to record the music, which was produced with a Phil Spector-like wall of sound. 

The album was a hit, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard chart. It included several songs that have become Springsteen's most iconic, including "Born to Run," "Thunder Road," "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" and "Jungleland."

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Bruce Springsteen's first two records were loved by the critics but didn't sell well.  The "Born to Run" album was considered a last-ditch effort to see if Springsteen's music could appeal to a wide audience.

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Jungleland" a track off Bruce Springsteen's third album "Born to Run" which was released 40 years ago today. His first two records were loved by the critics but did not sell well. The creation of this album was considered a last ditch effort to see if Springsteen's music could appeal to a mass audience. It took over 14 months to record the music which was produced with a Phil Spector-like wall of sound. The album was a hit, peaking at number three on the Billboard album chart. It included several of what are now Springsteen's most iconic songs, including "Born to Run," "Thunder Road, "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" and "Jungleland."

'Born to Run' proved Springsteen's mass appeal

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