Meeting Across the River

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"Meeting Across the River" is a moody, jazz-tinged ballad by Bruce Springsteen that serves as a cinematic, character-driven prelude to "Jungleland" on the Born to Run album.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
album Born to Run
artist Bruce Springsteen
composer Bruce Springsteen
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresInstrument piano
trumpet
upright bass
featuresMusician Randy Brecker
follows She’s the One
genre ballad
jazz rock
rock
hasCharacter Eddie
hasInstrumentationStyle sparse arrangement
hasMood melancholic
noir
hasMusicalStyle jazz-tinged
moody
hasReputation cult favorite among Springsteen fans
hasTheme desperation
risk
small-time crime
hasTitle Meeting Across the River
hasType album track
includedIn Bruce Springsteen live setlists
isPreludeTo Jungleland
label Columbia Records
language English
length 3:18
lyricist Bruce Springsteen
narrativeForm character-driven
cinematic
partOf Born to Run
partOfDiscographyOf Bruce Springsteen
performer Bruce Springsteen
precedes Jungleland
producer Bruce Springsteen
Jon Landau
Mike Appel
recordedBy Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
linked to: E Street Band
releaseYear 1975
setting New York–New Jersey area
side Side two of Born to Run
trackNumber 7

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Born to Run hasPart Meeting Across the River
Meeting Across the River hasTitle Meeting Across the River