The Rising is the 12th studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002. In addition to being Springsteen's first record of any sort in seven years, the album was also his first with the E Street Band in 18 years. It was released as Springsteen's reflections on the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Musicians
Bruce Springsteen – lead guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, harmonica
Roy Bittan – keyboards, piano, mellotron, Kurzweil, pump organ, Korg M1, crumar
Clarence Clemons – saxophone, background vocals
Danny Federici – Hammond B3, Vox Continental, Farfisa
Nils Lofgren – electric guitar, Dobro, slide guitar, banjo, background vocals
Patti Scialfa – vocals, rhythm guitar
Garry Tallent – bass guitar
Steven Van Zandt – electric guitar, background vocals, mandolin
Max Weinberg – drums

Additional musicians
Soozie Tyrell – violin, background vocals
Brendan O'Brien – hurdy gurdy, glockenspiel, orchestra bells
Larry Lemaster – cello
Jere Flint – cello
Jane Scarpantoni – cello
Nashville String Machine
Asuf Ali Khan and group
Alliance Singers
The Miami Horns