Because The Night 45 by The Patti Smith Group

Patti Smith may be an author and a poet, but she is above all, as tough a female rocker as you will ever find.

She has sold millions of albums, but this Bruce Springsteen song, “Because The Night,” became her only top 40 single hit. Released April 8, 1978, it reached number 13 on the BILLBOARD MAGAZINE Pop Singles Chart.

It was a gritty and rocking performance and is the definition or what rock ‘n’ roll should be all about. It remains one of the better songs to grace the singles charts during the second half of the 1970’s.