CAMILLA HORN

Studio version

Camilla Horne, she was born a long, long time ago
She came from Germany to the U.S.A.
And was acclaimed as the next Garbo
They came to her on their knees, to bless them, caress them
And tell them what they need
But oh, oh, she did not know
And so she took her place at the bar
Just another fallen star

Info

CAMILLA HORN is a song written by Bruce Springsteen who recorded it in studio in spring 1972. The song has not yet been officially released. The above lyrics are for the studio version of CAMILLA HORN.

Writing and Recording

There is no indication to when CAMILLA HORN was written. One studio version of the song is in circulation among collectors. It's a studio take likely recorded around May-Jun 1972 at Pocketful Of Tunes Studios in New York City, NY. It features Springsteen solo on vocals and acoustic guitar. The May-Jun 1972 sessions at Pocketful Of Tunes Studios were produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos, and Cretecos took the role of recording engineer. The above lyrics transcribed from that circulating studio version of CAMILLA HORN.

Camilla Horn was a German dancer and a film star of the silent and sound era. She starred in several Hollywood films of the late 1920s and in a few British and Italian productions.

Unofficial Releases

The studio version of CAMILLA HORN was released on the briefly-legal albums The Early Years (Early Records), Unearthed (Masquerade Music, both issues), and Before The Fame (Pony Express Records, all three issues). See PRODIGAL SON for more details.

Bruce Springsteen -- The Early Years (Early Records)

Bruce Springsteen -- Unearthed (Masquerade Music, first issue)

Bruce Springsteen -- Unearthed (Masquerade Music, second issue)

Bruce Springsteen -- Before The Fame (Pony Express Records, first issue)

Bruce Springsteen -- Before The Fame (Pony Express Records, second issue)

Bruce Springsteen -- Before The Fame (Pony Express Records, third issue)

Live History

As far as it's known, Bruce Springsteen has never performed CAMILLA HORN live.

Covers

At least one artist has recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's CAMILLA HORN.

Fred Gorhau -- Before The Fame

MC - Pony Express Records (C-0949) - USA, 1995

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album containing covers of 15 early songs. As Fred Gorhau told this website, he was "hired for the weekend to record everything".

References

Some of the above info about the studio recording is taken from Brucebase. Info and scan for the Fred Gorhau cover album is taken from the Nebraska website.

Available Versions

List of available versions of CAMILLA HORN on this website:

Page last updated: 02 Feb 2013