5 Key Facts About Patti Smith’s ‘Easter’ Album

Released in March 1978 The album came out in March 1978 on Arista Records.

Features her only hit single “Because the Night,” co-written with Bruce Springsteen, became Patti Smith’s only top-40 hit.

Produced by Jimmy Iovine Jimmy Iovine produced the album, giving it a more polished rock sound than her earlier work.

Includes the iconic cover photo The cover photo, taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, shows Smith in a stark, androgynous pose.

A commercial breakthrough Easter reached number 20 on the Billboard 200, making it her highest-charting album at the time.