The Ties That Bind (track)
by Bruce Springsteen
The Ties That Bind appears on the following album(s) by Bruce Springsteen:
- The River (track #1) (this album) (1980)
- The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Box Set) (track #1) (compilation) (2015)
- The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Box Set) (track #21) (compilation) (2015)
- The Album Collection: 1973-1984, Vol. 1 (track #35) (compilation) (2014)
- The Live Series: Songs Of Friendship (track #11) (compilation) (2019)
- Tampa 05/01/14 (track #4) (2014)
- Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 (track #6) (2015)
- HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY 11/22/09 (track #2) (2016)
- Chicago January 19, 2016 (track #2) (2016)
- New York January 27, 2016 (track #2) (2016)
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| 03/13/2026 17:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 86,568 | 71/100 | |
| 03/01/2026 21:50 | alexandermause | 16,383 | 85/100 | |
| 10/25/2025 18:54 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 | |
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| 06/03/2025 10:21 | slimharpo | 8,350 | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.6/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.8.
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The ties that bi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ind, now you can brea-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak the ties that bind
Clemons you madman on the sax!
A solid start to the album, it perfectly sets the mood of the record and the song is a fun rocker enhanced by Clarence Clemons' superb sax break. Great opening track.
Solid opener, thematically lays out the album.
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