SHE'S THE ONE 
Album version
With her killer graces and her secret places
That no boy can fill with her hands on her hips
Oh and that smile on her lips
Because she knows that it kills me
With her soft French cream
Standing in that doorway like a dream
I wish she'd just leave me alone
Because French cream won't soften them boots
And French kisses will not break that heart of stone
With her long hair falling
And her eyes that shine like a midnight sun
Whoah-o she's the one, she's the one
Ha!
Ha! Ha!
That thunder in your heart
At night when you're kneeling in the dark
It says you're never gonna leave her
But there's this angel in her eyes
That tells such desperate lies
And all you want to do is believe her
And tonight you'll try just one more time
To leave it all behind and to break on through
Oh she can take you, but if she wanna break you
She gonna find out that ain't so easy to do
And no matter where you sleep tonight or how far you run
Whoah-o she's the one, she's the one
Whoah, and just one kiss
She'd fill them long summer nights
With her tenderness that secret pact you made
Back when her love could save you from the bitterness
Oooh
Whoah she's the one, whoah she's the one
Whoah she's the one, whoah she's the one
Hey! Hey, hey!
Whoah she's the one
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey!
Ooh she's the one
Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Yeah, uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Ha!
Huh, ha!
Huh!
Hah!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Heaaaah
Huh!
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Info
SHE'S THE ONE is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 1975 album Born To Run. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's album version of SHE'S THE ONE as released in 1975.
Writing and Recording
According to Louis P. Masur's 2009 book Runaway Dream: Born To run And Bruce Springsteen's American Vision, SHE'S THE ONE was originally titled VIRGIN SUMMER NIGHTS. It's more plausible that VIRGIN SUMMER NIGHTS was a different song, or a draft of a song, that later evolved into SHE'S THE ONE.
The lyrics "Because French cream won't soften them boots / And French kisses will not break that heart of stone" are similar to lyrics used in SANTA ANA.
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Circulating Studio Versions
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Born To Run
The Born To Run recording sessions can be divided into two phases: the 1974 sessions and the 1975 sessions. The first phase consisted of scattered sessions conducted between May and October 1974 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, NY, while Springsteen and the band were still in the midst of The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle Tour. When the lengthy tour came to an end in March 1975, the recording sessions continued at The Record Plant in New York City, NY, in March 1975 and lasted till July. 914 Sound Studios was Mike Appel's studio of choice, but The Record Plant was advised by Springsteen's friend and future manager Jon Landau. All tracks on the Born To Run album, except the title track, were recorded during these Mar-Jul 1975 sessions.
Born To Run was commercially released on Columbia Records 01 Sep 1975. Note that a small quantity of blank label, advanced promo copies (known as the "Script Covers") were issued to VIPs on or around 12 Aug 1975, and normal promo copies were sent to radio stations on or around 24 Aug 1975. The album peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It also reached #36 on the UK Album Chart. The album re-entered the Billboard 200 in the eighties, reaching #66 in 1980 and #101 in 1985. The 30th anniversary reissue reached #18 in 2005.
Bruce Springsteen -- Born To Run
The album features 8 new Springsteen compositions and clocks at 39:26. It is produced by Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel, and Jon Landau.
Other Official Releases
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Bruce Springsteen -- "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out / She's The One"
7" single - CBS/Sony (SOPB 350) - Japan, 1976
Comes with a picture insert. Promotional copies are identical to the commercial ones with the exception of "NOT FOR SALE / SAMPLE" (in Japanese) imprint above the catalogue number on the labels and the labels are white instead of orange.
A1-
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
B1-
SHE'S THE ONE
Bruce Springsteen -- Last American Hero From Asbury Park, N.J.
LP - CBS/Sony (YAPC 95) - Japan, 1978
Japan-only promotional LP sampler issued to promote Springsteen's fourth album,
Darkness On The Edge Of Town, though strangely including tracks from his first three albums only. This is one of the rarest Springsteen records ever.
Other versions of SHE'S THE ONE were also officially released.
The live 18 Oct 1975 (early show) version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on The Roxy 1975 official live download in 2018.
The live 18 Nov 1975 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 album and home video in 2005.
The live 24 Nov 1975 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the London 11/24/1975 official live download in 2020.
The live 31 Dec 1975 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 official live download in 2015.
The live 07 Feb 1977 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 official live download in 2017.
The live 08 Feb 1977 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 official live download in 2017.
The
live 01 Jul 1978 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the
Berkeley, July 1, 1978 official live download in 2021.
The live 07 Jul 1978 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on The Roxy July 7, 1978 official live download in 2018.
The live 09 Aug 1978 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on The Agora, Cleveland 1978 official live download in 2014.
The live 19 Sep 1978 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the September 19, 1978 official live download in 2019.
The live 30 Sep 1978 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the September 30, 1978 official live download in 2020.
The
live 08 Dec 1978 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on
The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story box set in 2010.
The live 15 Dec 1978 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Winterland 12/15/78 official live download in 2019.
The live 28 Mar 1988 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Joe Louis Arena, Detroit 1988 official live download in 2020.
The live 23 Apr 1988 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the LA Sports Arena, California 1988 official live download in 2015.
The
live 28 Apr 1988 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the
Los Angeles, April 1988 official live download in 2021.
The live 23 May 1988 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Madison Square Garden 1988 official live download in 2019.
The live 03 Jul 1988 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Stockholm Stadion, Sweden 1988 official live download in 2017.
The live 30 Sep 1999 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Chicago September 30, 1999 official live download in 2018.
The live 19 Nov 2007 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the TD Banknorth Garden, Boston 11/19/07 official live download in 2018.
The live 22 Apr 2008 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL, April 22, 2008 official live download in 2019.
The live 28 Apr 2008 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Greensboro, North Carolina April 28, 2008 official live download in 2020.
The live 23 Aug 2008 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO 8/23/2008 official live download in 2017.
The live 04 May 2009 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Nassau Coliseum 05.04.09 official live download in 2020.
The live 22 Sep 2012 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on East Rutherford, NJ 09.22.12 official live download in 2019.
The live 12 Nov 2012 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the St. Paul, MN Nov 12, 2012 official live download in 2020.
The live 11 Jul 2013 version of SHE'S THE ONE was released on the Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 official live download in 2015.
Live History: on-tour
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Live History: off-tour
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Appearance in Movies
Bruce Springsteen's album version of SHE'S THE ONE appears in one movie.
Baby It's You
It was used in the 1983 film
Baby It's You, directed John Sayles and starring Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano.
Director John Sayles used five Bruce Springsteen songs in the soundtrack of
Baby It's You. These were
IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY,
THE E STREET SHUFFLE,
JUNGLELAND,
SHE'S THE ONE, and
ADAM RAISED A CAIN. Sayles told
Backstreets magazine in 1983, "We sent him the script and he really liked it. He sent his manager to see it and then Bruce said we could have [the songs]. We didn't even have to pay a whole bunch of money for them. I was really honored." The relation continued through the years, as Sayles would direct Springsteen's videos for
BORN IN THE U.S.A. in 1984 and
I'M ON FIRE and
GLORY DAYS in 1985. Springsteen would later record
LIFT ME UP for Sayles' 1999 film
Limbo.
Contrary to common beliefs,
Baby It's You was not the first ever theatrical film to feature the music of Bruce Springsteen. The first was
Dead End Street, a 1982 Israeli film directed by Yaky Yosha.
Covers
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At least 5 artists have recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's SHE'S THE ONE.
Cory Arcangel -- The Bruce Springsteen Born To Run Glockenspiel Addendum
12" EP - no label (GA001) - USA, 2006
Contains glockenspiel arrangements of five songs from Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run.
Mark Wright -- Real World: The Bruce Springsteen Project
CD - Revolver (REV XD 271) - UK, 2008
This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Various artists -- Play Some Pool, Skip Some School, Act Real Cool: A Global Pop Tribute To Bruce Springsteen
2xCD - Where It's At Is Where You Are (WIACD20) - UK, 2009
This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album. SHE'S THE ONE is performed by Shaun Wolf Wortis.
Mount Pleasant -- Born To Run
Digital album - no label (no catalog number) - New New Zealand, 2010
This is a free download-only digital Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Jonathan Rado -- Born To Run
LP - Sounds Delicious (SD002) - USA, 2017
This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.
Credits / References
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
Some of the above info about the studio recording and the live performances is taken from Brucebase. Scans and info for the some of the above official Springsteen releases are taken from the Lost In The Flood website.
Available Versions
List of available versions of SHE'S THE ONE on this website:
SHE'S THE ONE [Album version]
SHE'S THE ONE [Outtake version #1]
SHE'S THE ONE [Outtake version #2]
SHE'S THE ONE [Live 29 Oct 1974 version]
SHE'S THE ONE [Live 05 Feb 1975 version]
SHE'S THE ONE [Live 18 Nov 1975 version]
SHE'S THE ONE [Live 13 Oct 1976 version]
SHE'S THE ONE [Live 27 Oct 1976 version]
SHE'S THE ONE [Live 01 Jul 1978 version]
SHE'S THE ONE [Live 08 Dec 1978 version]
SHE'S THE ONE [Live 16 Dec 1978 version]
SHE'S THE ONE [Live 28 Apr 1988 version]
Page last updated: 28 Dec 2015
