Pink Cadillac (song) you for your pink Cadillac" was originally a veiled pudendal reference. Springsteen, in fact, vetoed the first attempt by a female singer to release a version of "Pink Cadillac", that being Bette Midler in 1983. However, "Pink Cadillac" had its highest profile incarnation via an R&B interpretation by Natalie Cole, which became a top-ten single in 1988. Springsteen originally wrote "Pink Cadillac" as "Love Is a Dangerous Thing" in December 1981; this version was lyrically distinct from the eventual "Pink Cadillac" except for the line "Eve tempted Adam with an apple", which Springsteen decided to make the basis for a
The Rising (Bruce Springsteen song) collaboration with producer Brendan O'Brien, who gave Springsteen a somewhat more modern-sounding feel than did former producer Jon Landau. Although "The Rising" was not a pop hit, peaking at only #52 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, it achieved significant radio airplay early on and kept it in some quarters, making #24 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #16 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #1 on the Triple-A chart in the U.S. "The Rising" was included on both of Springsteen's subsequent compilation albums, 2003's "The Essential Bruce Springsteen" and 2009's Wal-Mart-only "Greatest Hits". A concert performance was also included on