Human Touch

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Human Touch
Studio album by Bruce Springsteen
Released March 31, 1992
Recorded September 1989 - March 1991
at A&M Studios
Genre Rock
Length 58:49
Label Columbia
Producer Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Roy Bittan
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Chimes of Freedom (EP)
(1988)
Human Touch
(1992)
Lucky Town
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars link
Robert Christgau (1-star Honorable Mention)[1]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars link
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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.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Bruce Springsteen; except where noted

  1. "Human Touch" – 6:31
  2. "Soul Driver" – 4:39
  3. "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" – 2:28
  4. "Cross My Heart" (Springsteen, Sonny Boy Williamson) – 3:51
  5. "Gloria's Eyes" – 3:46
  6. "With Every Wish" – 4:39
  7. "Roll of the Dice" (Springsteen, Roy Bittan) – 4:17
  8. "Real World" (Springsteen, Roy Bittan) – 5:26
  9. "All or Nothin' at All" – 3:23
  10. "Man's Job" – 4:37
  11. "I Wish I Were Blind" – 4:48
  12. "The Long Goodbye" – 3:30
  13. "Real Man" – 4:33
  14. "Pony Boy" (Traditional) – 2:14

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak Chart Positions[2][3]
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

[edit] Personnel

with

  • 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

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Divine Madness by Madness
UK number one album
April 4, 1992 – April 10, 1992
Succeeded by
Adrenalize by Def Leppard
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