Human Touch
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This article is about the album by Bruce Springsteen. For other uses, see Human touch (disambiguation).
| Human Touch | ||||
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| Studio album by Bruce Springsteen | ||||
| Released | March 31, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | September 1989 - March 1991 at A&M Studios |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 58:49 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Roy Bittan | |||
| Bruce Springsteen chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Rolling Stone | |
Human Touch is the ninth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). This album was co-released on the same day as Lucky Town. It was the more popular of the two, and it peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200, with "Human Touch" (paired with Lucky Town's "Better Days") peaking at #1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by Bruce Springsteen; except where noted
- "Human Touch" – 6:31
- "Soul Driver" – 4:39
- "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" – 2:28
- "Cross My Heart" (Springsteen, Sonny Boy Williamson) – 3:51
- "Gloria's Eyes" – 3:46
- "With Every Wish" – 4:39
- "Roll of the Dice" (Springsteen, Roy Bittan) – 4:17
- "Real World" (Springsteen, Roy Bittan) – 5:26
- "All or Nothin' at All" – 3:23
- "Man's Job" – 4:37
- "I Wish I Were Blind" – 4:48
- "The Long Goodbye" – 3:30
- "Real Man" – 4:33
- "Pony Boy" (Traditional) – 2:14
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak Chart Positions[2][3] | ||||||||||||
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| US | US Main | US AC | UK | IRE | GER | SWI | AUT | NOR | SWE | NZ | AUS | NL | ||
| 1992 | "Human Touch"[A] | 16 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
| "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" | 68 | 6 | — | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | 9 | 32 | - | — | 39 | |
Singles were released in both U.S. and UK/Europe, unless otherwise indicated:
- A^ Charted as double A-Side with "Better Days" when released in the United States.
[edit] Certifications
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[edit] Personnel
- Bruce Springsteen – guitar and lead vocals, bass on "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"
- Randy Jackson – bass
- Jeff Porcaro – drums/percussion
- Roy Bittan – keyboards
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- Sam Moore – backing vocals on "Soul Driver", "Roll of the Dice, "Real World" and "Man's Job"
- Patti Scialfa – harmony vocals on "Human Touch" and "Pony Boy"
- David Sancious – hammond organ on "Soul Driver" and "Real Man"
- Bobby King – backing vocals on "Roll of the Dice" and "Man's Job"
- Tim Pierce – second guitar on "Soul Driver" and "Roll of the Dice"
- Michael Fisher – percussion on "Soul Driver"
- Bobby Hatfield – harmony vocals on "I Wish I Were Blind"
[edit] References
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Human Touch". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=477.
- ^ "Artist Chart History (Singles) - Bruce Springsteen". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5505/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "UK Chartlog". zobbel.de. http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
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| Preceded by Divine Madness by Madness |
UK number one album April 4, 1992 – April 10, 1992 |
Succeeded by Adrenalize by Def Leppard |