Mary Queen of Arkansas

"Mary Queen of Arkansas"
Song by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1973 (1973-01-05)
RecordedAugust–September 1972
Studio914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York
GenreRock
Length5:20
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. track listing
9 tracks

Side one

  1. "Blinded by the Light"
  2. "Growin' Up"
  3. "Mary Queen of Arkansas"
  4. "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?"
  5. "Lost in the Flood"

Side two

  1. "The Angel"
  2. "For You"
  3. "Spirit in the Night"
  4. "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"

"Mary Queen of Arkansas" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from the album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., released in 1973. Springsteen played "Mary Queen of Arkansas" at his audition for John H. Hammond at CBS Records, who signed him to his first record contract on May 2, 1972, although Hammond was less impressed with this song than with "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" or with "Growin' Up".[1][2] The day after signing the contract, Springsteen recorded "Mary Queen of Arkansas" as part of a 12-song demo for Hammond.[1][2] The demo version of the song was released on Tracks in 1998.[3]

  1. ^ a b Rob Kirkpatrick (2007). The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen. pp. 13–16. ISBN 978-0-275-98938-5.
  2. ^ a b "The Demo Sessions". Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  3. ^ "Tracks". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-02.