What is the name of Bruce Springsteen's first album?

Bruce Springsteen's first album was Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.

Released by Columbia Records on January 5, 1973, it introduced Springsteen as a vivid, highly verbal singer-songwriter with a distinctive New Jersey setting. The album was recorded in 1972 at the inexpensive 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York, and was produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos.

The record was not an immediate commercial breakthrough, but it earned positive reviews and became important in retrospect. Its two singles, “Blinded by the Light” and “Spirit in the Night,” initially failed to chart. Springsteen had to add both songs after Columbia executives felt the original album lacked a potential hit.

A common mix-up is The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, which followed later in 1973 and was Springsteen's second studio album. Another is Born to Run, his breakthrough 1975 release. The debut's title refers to Asbury Park, New Jersey, a shore town central to Springsteen's early life and musical identity.