It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1978-07-07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA)

~ Recording by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • XE1986-11-06
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)450227 2, COL 450227 2
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (DIDP 10594/10595/10596)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • XE1986-11-06
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 450227 2, CDCBS 450227 2
1.8It's Hard To Be a Saint In the City (Live at the Roxy Theatre, W. Hollywood, CA - July 1978)4:38Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live 1975-85Bruce SpringsteenAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • US1986-11-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (discs made in U.S.A.)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • US1986-11-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 40558, CK 40567, CK 40568, CK 40569
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (discs made in Japan)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • US1986-11-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 40558
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • US1986-11-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 40558
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (discs made in West Germany)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • US1986-11-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 40558
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)C3K 40558, CDCBS 450227 2
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C5X 40558
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 450227 1
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (DIDP 70253/70254/70255)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 450227 2, CDCBS 450227 2
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (“MADE IN AUSTRIA” on disc)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 450227 2, CDCBS 450227 2
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CXT 40558
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (cassette shells stamped with MADE IN USA)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CXT 40558
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (RCA Indianapolis pressing)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C5X 40558
1.10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City?:??Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)3A2 7767
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (Yugoslavia, version 2)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Suzy, CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 450227, CBS 450227 1
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:37Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (Yugoslavia, version 1)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Suzy, CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 450227, CBS 450227 1
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (1992 reissue in longbox packaging)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 40558, CK 40567, CK 40568, CK 40569
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)C3K 40558, CDCBS 450227 2
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 65328
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • US2002-08-06
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 86570
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:48Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (Japan, vinyl replica edition)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • JP2005-07-20
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)MHCP-729, MHCP-730, MHCP-731, MHCP-732, MHCP-733
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:48Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (Japan, vinyl replica edition for the european market)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)88697287502
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85 (Italy, “Corriere della Sera” and “Sorrisi e Canzoni” reissue)Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • IT2012-12-18
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)12SC0135
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 450227 2
1.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 86570
Promotion
9.8It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:48Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandBorn to Run 30th AnniversaryBruce SpringsteenAlbum + Compilation + Live
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)
1.4It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City?:??Bruce SpringsteenLive 1975–1985 Digest CDBruce SpringsteenAlbum + Compilation + Live
Sony (logo contains only the SONY® wordmark! do not use if there is a more specific label)No number
Bootleg
1.2It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:38Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandBackstreetsBruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
On Stage (1990s Italian bootleg label – cat. no. CD 120../MC 120..)MC 12024
1.4It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City4:40Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandBackstreetsBruce Springsteen & The E Street BandAlbum + Compilation + Live
On Stage (1990s Italian bootleg label – cat. no. CD 120../MC 120..)CD 12024
1.84It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City?:??Bruce SpringsteenНовая Фонотека В КарманеBruce SpringsteenAlbum + Compilation
Новая Фонотека В Кармане[none]
1.84It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City?:??Bruce SpringsteenMP3Bruce SpringsteenAlbum + Compilation + Live
MP3 Music CollectionPD34519 / PD34520
1.84It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City?:??Bruce SpringsteenMP3 CollectionBruce SpringsteenAlbum + Compilation
Digital Records (Russian pirate imprint)[none]

Relationships

recording engineer:Jimmy Iovine (on 1978-07-07)
engineer:Toby Scott
producer:Jon Landau
Chuck Plotkin
Bruce Springsteen
assistant mixer:Paul Hamingson
mixer:Bob Clearmountain
bass:Garry Tallent (on 1978-07-07)
drums (drum set):Max Weinberg (on 1978-07-07)
lead vocals:Bruce Springsteen (on 1978-07-07)
performer:The E Street Band (on 1978-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Bruce Springsteen (in 1986)
recorded at:1978-07-07: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, USA (1978-07-07)
recorded at:Roxy in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1978-07-07)
mixed at:Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (on 1978-07-07: live)

Related works

It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City

lyricist and composer:Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:Bruce Springsteen
publisher:Intersong Music Ltd.
Sioux City Music Ltd.
Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)