Blinded by the Light

"Blinded by the Light" is the debut single by Bruce Springsteen. It is taken from his first studio album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973).

"Blinded by the Light"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
B-side	"The Angel"
Released	February 1973 (1973-02)
Recorded	September 11, 1972
Studio	914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York
Genre	Folk rock[1] boogie rock[2] R&B[2]
Length	5:06
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)	Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"Blinded by the Light" (1973) "Spirit in the Night" (1973)
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. track listing
9 tracks Side one "Blinded by the Light" "Growin' Up" "Mary Queen of Arkansas" "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?" "Lost in the Flood" Side two "The Angel" "For You" "Spirit in the Night" "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"

Manfred Mann's Earth Band version

"Blinded by the Light"
Single by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
from the album The Roaring Silence
B-side	"Starbird No. 2"
Released	August 6, 1976
Recorded	1976, Workhouse Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock
Length	7:08 (album version) 3:48 (single version)
Label	Bronze (UK) Warner Bros. (USA)
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)	Manfred Mann and Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band singles chronology
"Spirits in the Night" (1975) "Blinded by the Light" (1976) "Questions" (1976)

"Blinded by the Light" released a version in 1976 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was taken from their seventh studio album The Roaring Silence. It reached number 1 in both the United States and Canada, number 6 in the United Kingdom, number 8 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.