Spirit in the Night Spirit in the Night "Spirit in the Night" is a song written and originally recorded by New Jersey-based singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen for his debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J." (1973). It was also the second single released from the album. A cover version titled "Spirits in the Night" (spirit being plural), performed by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, was released on the album "Nightingales and Bombers" and as a Top 40 single. The original version of "Spirit in the Night" was released on Bruce Springsteen's debut album, "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J." It was one of the last songs to
Asbury Park station However, the railroad obeyed the request of the Campmeeting Association that trains could not stop within the city of Asbury Park on Sundays due to religious requirements, despite the fact that the Asbury Park–Ocean Grove station produced the most revenue of any station on the line. The railroad made an agreement with the Campmeeting Association on May 5, 1883 for the Sunday services. An amendment was made to this deal on June 1, 1889 that kept trains from stopping at North Asbury Park station. This led to the construction of a new station at Interlaken and Loch Arbour. Construction of