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{{about|the album by Bruce Springsteen|other uses|Human touch (disambiguation)}}
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| released = March 31, 1992
| released = March 31, 1992
| recorded = September 1989 – March 1991
| recorded = September 1989 – March 1991
| studio = [[A&M Studios]], Los Angeles
| studio = [[A&M Studios|A&M]] <br> Soundworks West <br> [[Ocean Way Recording]] <br> [[Westlake Recording Studios]] <br> [[Record Plant]] (Los Angeles)
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| genre =
* [[Rock music|Rock]]<ref name= "Chicago 1995"/>
* [[Pop music|pop]]<ref name="AM"/><ref name="Molanphy 2021">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2021/07/bruce-springsteen-billboard-chart-records-slate-music-podcast|title= Tramps Like Us Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date= July 16, 2021|access-date= February 19, 2024}}</ref>
| length = 58:49
| length = 58:49
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
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| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Human Touch (Bruce Springsteen song)|Human Touch]]
| single1 = [[Human Touch (Bruce Springsteen song)|Human Touch]]
| single1date = March 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Bruce+Springsteen&titel=Human+Touch&cat=s|title=Springsteen singles}}</ref>
| single1date = March 21, 1992
| single2 = [[57 Channels (And Nothin' On)]]
| single2 = [[57 Channels (And Nothin' On)]]
| single2date = July 10, 1992
| single2date = June 1992
| single3 = Roll of the Dice
| single3 = Roll of the Dice
| single3date = November 1992 (Japan)
| single3date = November 26, 1992<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Bruce-Springsteen-Roll-Of-The-Dice/release/6532159</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/springsteen/status/1002220959326199808</ref>
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'''''Human Touch''''' is the ninth [[studio album]] by American singer-songwriter [[Bruce Springsteen]]. The album was released on March 31, 1992, the same day as ''[[Lucky Town]]''. It was the more popular of the two, peaking at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with "Human Touch" (paired with ''Lucky Town'''s "Better Days") peaking at number one on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart and #16 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. "Human Touch" has since sold more than one million copies in the United States, and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance]] at the [[35th Annual Grammy Awards|1993 Grammy Awards]].<ref>https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/bruce-springsteen</ref>
'''''Human Touch''''' is the ninth [[studio album]] by American singer-songwriter [[Bruce Springsteen]]. The album was released on March 31, 1992, the same day as ''[[Lucky Town]]''. It was the more popular of the two, peaking at number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, and lead single "[[Human Touch (Bruce Springsteen song)|Human Touch]]" (double A-side single with ''Lucky Town'''s "[[Better Days (Bruce Springsteen song)|Better Days]]") peaking at number one on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] and number 16 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] charts. "Human Touch" has since Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for over one million copies sold in the US, and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance]] at the [[35th Annual Grammy Awards|1993 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/bruce-springsteen|title=Bruce Springsteen|website=[[Grammy Awards]]|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406060819/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/bruce-springsteen|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Not long after Springsteen broke up the [[E Street Band]] in October 1989, pianist [[Roy Bittan]] played Springsteen three instrumental songs he had written: "Roll of the Dice", "Real World" and "Trouble in Paradise".<ref name="absolutepunk1">{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2309042 |title=Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch/Lucky Town – Album Review |website=AbsolutePunk.net |date=1992-03-31 |access-date=2014-01-28}}</ref> Springsteen later added words to the songs, and liked them to the point where he began writing and recording more songs.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/> With the E Street Band gone – except for Bittan, who played keyboards and co-produced the album – Springsteen assembled a band of studio musicians in [[Los Angeles]], mostly using the services of [[Randy Jackson]] on bass guitar and [[Jeff Porcaro]] on drums.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/> A wide variety of background vocalists were used, including [[Sam Moore]], [[Bobby Hatfield]], and [[Bobby King]]. Overall, at least 25 or so songs were recorded, but the exact number is unknown.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/>
Not long after Springsteen broke up the [[E Street Band]] in October 1989, pianist [[Roy Bittan]] played Springsteen three instrumental songs he had written: "Roll of the Dice", "Real World" and "Trouble in Paradise".<ref name="absolutepunk1">{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2309042 |title=Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch/Lucky Town – Album Review |website=AbsolutePunk.net |date=March 31, 1992 |access-date=January 28, 2014 |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823170316/https://chorus.fm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Springsteen later added lyrics to the songs, and liked them to the point where he began writing and recording more songs.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/> With the E Street Band gone—except for Bittan, who played keyboards and co-produced the album—Springsteen assembled a band of studio musicians in [[Los Angeles]], mostly using the services of [[Randy Jackson]] on bass guitar and [[Jeff Porcaro]] on drums.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/> A wide variety of background vocalists were used, including [[Sam Moore]], [[Bobby Hatfield]], and [[Bobby King]]. Overall, at least 25 or so songs were recorded, but the exact number is unknown.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/>


The album was originally set for a spring-summer 1991 release date, having been pushed back from early 1991, but was once again halted when Springsteen began recording ''[[Lucky Town]]'' later that year.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/> Springsteen ultimately decided to release both albums on the same day, with ''Human Touch'' coming into the world on March 31, 1992– more than two years after starting the project.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/>
The album was originally set for a spring-summer 1991 release date, having been pushed back from early 1991, but was once again halted when Springsteen began recording ''[[Lucky Town]]'' later that year.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/> Springsteen ultimately decided to release both albums on the same day, with ''Human Touch'' released on March 31, 1992—more than two years after starting the project.<ref name="absolutepunk1"/>


Porcaro was asked by Springsteen to join the band for the subsequent tour, but declined because he was engaged with his own band [[Toto (band)|Toto]]. Porcaro died a few months later of a heart attack in his garden.
Porcaro was asked by Springsteen to join the band for the subsequent tour, but declined because he was engaged with his own band [[Toto (band)|Toto]]. Porcaro died a few months later of a heart attack in his garden.
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| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="AM">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r18770}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="AM">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r18770}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|1|4}}<ref name="Kot">{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|date=January 25, 2009|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-01-25-0901230323-story.html|title=Springsteen's latest effort a 'Dream' deflated|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|1|4}}<ref name="Kot">{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|date=January 25, 2009|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-01-25-0901230323-story.html|title=Springsteen's latest effort a 'Dream' deflated|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=September 27, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129070612/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-01-25-0901230323-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=2000|page=[https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0/page/294 294]|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]]|isbn=0312245602|chapter=Bruce Springsteen|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xVQbszFuEGMC&pg=PA294|access-date=September 6, 2015|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=2000|page=[https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0/page/294 294]|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]]|isbn=0312245602|chapter=Bruce Springsteen|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xVQbszFuEGMC&pg=PA294|access-date=September 6, 2015|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4score = B-<ref>{{cite web|last=Browne |first=David |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207841,00.html |title=Human Touch Review |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 3, 1992 |access-date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>
| rev4score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Browne |first=David |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207841,00.html |title=Human Touch Review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 3, 1992 |access-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524203945/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207841,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5 = ''[[New Musical Express]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=DeCurtis |first=Anthony |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/human-touch-19920403 |title=Human Touch &#124; Album Reviews |work=Rolling Stone |date=April 3, 1992 |access-date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>
| rev5score = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Ace of boss |last1=Bailie |first1=Stuart |last2=Staunton |first2=Terry |date=11 March 1995 |magazine=[[New Musical Express]] |pages=54–55}}</ref>
| rev10 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev10Score = B–<ref>{{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=October 29, 2016|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2444-Streamnotes-October-2016.html|title=Streamnotes (October 2016)|website=Tom Hull - on the Web|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=DeCurtis |first=Anthony |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/human-touch-19920403 |title=Human Touch &#124; Album Reviews |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 3, 1992 |access-date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]

| rev7Score = B−<ref>{{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=October 29, 2016|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2444-Streamnotes-October-2016.html|title=Streamnotes (October 2016)|website=Tom Hull - on the Web|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704021921/http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2444-Streamnotes-October-2016.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}
''Human Touch'' debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] selling 246,000 copies during its first week.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BgwEAAAAMBAJ&q=bruce+springsteen+human+touch+and+lucky+town+debut+billboard+200&pg=PA75 | title=Billboard| date=August 17, 2002}}</ref> The album was met with a generally mixed critical reception. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album 4 stars and noted that the songs "explore the movement from disenchanted isolation to a willingness to risk love and its attendant traumas again." The review also stated that the title track "stands among Springsteen's best work." However Bill Wyman of ''[[The Chicago Reader]]'' gave the album a very harsh review, calling it "the worst piece of [expletive] you can imagine coming from a talent on Springsteen's level." Out of the album's 14 tracks, Wyman said there was only "one passable Springsteen song, 'The Long Goodbye.' The lyrics don't make much sense...but it has a bruising musical onslaught that covers up a lot."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/double-drivel/Content?oid=879459 |title=Double drivel|author-link=Bill Wyman |last=Wyman |first=Bill |date=1992-04-09 |website=[[The Chicago Reader]] |language=en |access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref>
''Human Touch'' debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] selling 246,000 copies during its first week.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BgwEAAAAMBAJ&q=bruce+springsteen+human+touch+and+lucky+town+debut+billboard+200&pg=PA75| title=Billboard| date=August 17, 2002| access-date=November 1, 2020| archive-date=August 23, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823171001/https://books.google.com/books?id=BgwEAAAAMBAJ&q=bruce+springsteen+human+touch+and+lucky+town+debut+billboard+200&pg=PA75| url-status=live}}</ref> The album was met with a generally mixed critical reception. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album 4 stars and noted that the songs "explore the movement from disenchanted isolation to a willingness to risk love and its attendant traumas again." The review also stated that the title track "stands among Springsteen's best work." However Bill Wyman of ''[[The Chicago Reader]]'' gave the album a very harsh review, calling it "the worst piece of [expletive] you can imagine coming from a talent on Springsteen's level." Out of the album's 14 tracks, Wyman said there was only "one passable Springsteen song, 'The Long Goodbye.' The lyrics don't make much sense...but it has a bruising musical onslaught that covers up a lot."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/double-drivel/Content?oid=879459 |title=Double drivel |author-link=Bill Wyman |last=Wyman |first=Bill |date=1992-04-09 |website=[[The Chicago Reader]] |language=en |access-date=2020-09-27 |archive-date=November 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112091123/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/double-drivel/Content?oid=879459 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Though his initial review was more positive, [[Greg Kot]] of ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]'' later wrote that "in retrospect, ''Human Touch'' tried to re-create the stadium-rocking aura of an E Street album, with session musicians unsuccessfully replacing the road-tested band."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-02-26-9502260078-story.html |title=Born Again|author-link=Greg Kot |last=Kot |first=Greg |date=1995-02-26 |website=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |language=en |access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] later described the album as "generic pop" and "his first that didn't at least aspire to greatness."<ref name="AM"/>
Though his initial review was more positive, [[Greg Kot]] of ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]'' later wrote that "in retrospect, ''Human Touch'' tried to re-create the stadium-rocking aura of an E Street album, with session musicians unsuccessfully replacing the road-tested band."<ref name= "Chicago 1995">{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-02-26-9502260078-story.html |title=Born Again |author-link=Greg Kot |last=Kot |first=Greg |date=1995-02-26 |website=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |language=en |access-date=2020-09-27 |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129075339/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-02-26-9502260078-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[AllMusic]] later described the album as "generic pop" and "his first that didn't at least aspire to greatness."<ref name="AM"/>


The album is generally disliked by Springsteen fans, and in 2012 was ranked last among Springsteen's albums by the online magazine ''[[Nerve (website)|Nerve]]''. Regarding the bad reputation of ''Human Touch'' and ''Lucky Town'' among his fans, Springsteen said: "I tried it [writing happy songs] in the early '90s and it didn't work; the public didn't like it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nerve.com/music/bruce-springsteen-albums-from-worst-to-best |title=Ranked: Bruce Springsteen Albums from Worst to Best |website=Nerve.com |date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>
The album is generally disliked by Springsteen fans, and in 2012 was ranked last among Springsteen's albums by the online magazine ''[[Nerve (website)|Nerve]]''. Regarding the bad reputation of ''Human Touch'' and ''Lucky Town'' among his fans, Springsteen said: "I tried it [writing happy songs] in the early '90s and it didn't work; the public didn't like it."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nerve.com/music/bruce-springsteen-albums-from-worst-to-best |title=Ranked: Bruce Springsteen Albums from Worst to Best |website=[[Nerve (website)|Nerve.com]] |date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414022215/http://www.nerve.com/music/bruce-springsteen-albums-from-worst-to-best |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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All music and lyrics by [[Bruce Springsteen]], except where noted
{{Track listing
{{Track listing

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| all_writing = [[Bruce Springsteen]], except where noted
| title1 = [[Human Touch (Bruce Springsteen song)|Human Touch]]
| title1 = [[Human Touch (Bruce Springsteen song)|Human Touch]]
| length1 = 6:31
| length1 = 6:31
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| title4 = Cross My Heart
| title4 = Cross My Heart
| writer4 = {{hlist|Springsteen|[[Sonny Boy Williamson II|Sonny Boy Williamson]]}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Springsteen|[[Sonny Boy Williamson II|Sonny Boy Williamson]] (lyrics)}}
| length4 = 3:51
| length4 = 3:51


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| title11 = I Wish I Were Blind
| title11 = I Wish I Were Blind
| note11 =
| length11 = 4:48
| length11 = 4:48


| title12 = The Long Goodbye
| title12 = The Long Goodbye
| note12 =
| length12 = 3:30
| length12 = 3:30


| title13 = Real Man
| title13 = Real Man
| note13 =
| length13 = 4:33
| length13 = 4:33


| title14 = [[My Pony Boy|Pony Boy]]
| title14 = [[My Pony Boy|Pony Boy]]
| writer14 = Traditional
| writer14 = Traditional, arrangement and additional lyrics by Springsteen
| length14 = 2:14
| length14 = 2:14
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===Unreleased outtakes===
===Unreleased outtakes===
Springsteen's first album without the E Street Band featured numerous outtakes, many of which have been released. A cover of "[[Viva Las Vegas (song)|Viva Las Vegas]]" was released as a B-side and on ''[[The Essential Bruce Springsteen]]'', "Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips" was released on a children's album, and "30 Days Out" was also a B-side. "Part Man, Part Monkey", a track originally recorded during the ''Tunnel of Love'' session and performed on that tour, was re-recorded and released as a B-side and on ''[[Tracks (Bruce Springsteen album)|Tracks]]'' along with other outtakes such as "Trouble In Paradise", "[[Sad Eyes (Bruce Springsteen song)|Sad Eyes]]", "Leavin' Train", "Seven Angels", "My Lover Man", "When the Lights Go Out", "Over the Rise", "Goin' Cali" and "Loose Change". "Trouble River" was released on ''[[18 Tracks]]''. Springsteen also recorded "Red-Headed Woman", a tribute to his wife [[Patti Scialfa]] and a song performed often, eventually released as a live version on the ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' album, "[[Secret Garden (Bruce Springsteen song)|Secret Garden]]", which would later get re-worked with the reunited E Street Band in 1995 for ''[[Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen album)|Greatest Hits]]'', and "All the Way Home", a song Springsteen gave to [[Southside Johnny]] and one that Springsteen would not release until 2005's ''[[Devils & Dust]]'' album.<ref>[http://brucebase.wikispaces.com/Human+Touch+-+Studio+Sessions Brucebase – Human Touch – Studio Sessions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Springsteen's first album without the E Street Band featured numerous outtakes, many of which have been released. A cover of "[[Viva Las Vegas (song)|Viva Las Vegas]]" was released as a B-side and on ''[[The Essential Bruce Springsteen]]'', "Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips" was released on a children's album, and "30 Days Out" was also a B-side. "Part Man, Part Monkey", a track originally recorded during the ''Tunnel of Love'' session and performed on that tour, was re-recorded and released as a B-side and on ''[[Tracks (Bruce Springsteen album)|Tracks]]'' along with other outtakes such as "Trouble In Paradise", "[[Sad Eyes (Bruce Springsteen song)|Sad Eyes]]", "Leavin' Train", "Seven Angels", "My Lover Man", "When the Lights Go Out", "Over the Rise", "Goin' Cali" and "Loose Change". "Trouble River" was released on ''[[18 Tracks]]''. Springsteen also recorded "Red-Headed Woman", a tribute to his wife [[Patti Scialfa]] and a song performed often, eventually released as a live version on the ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' album, "[[Secret Garden (Bruce Springsteen song)|Secret Garden]]", which would later get re-worked with the reunited E Street Band in 1995 for ''[[Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen album)|Greatest Hits]]'', and "All the Way Home", a song Springsteen gave to [[Southside Johnny]] and one that Springsteen would not release until 2005's ''[[Devils & Dust]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://brucebase.wikispaces.com/Human+Touch+-+Studio+Sessions |title=Brucebase – Human Touch – Studio Sessions<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=May 18, 2014 |archive-date=December 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216035151/http://brucebase.wikispaces.com/Human+Touch+-+Studio+Sessions |url-status=dead }}</ref>


*"Red Headed Woman"
*"Red Headed Woman"
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Bruce Springsteen]] – guitar and lead vocals, bass guitar on "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"
* [[Bruce Springsteen]] – guitar and lead vocals, bass guitar on "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"
'''Additional Musicians'''
* [[Randy Jackson]] – bass guitar
* [[Randy Jackson]] – bass guitar
* [[Jeff Porcaro]] – drums, percussion
* [[Jeff Porcaro]] – drums, percussion (except on "With Every Wish")
* [[Roy Bittan]] – keyboards
* [[Roy Bittan]] – keyboards
* [[Sam Moore]] – harmony vocals on "Soul Driver", "Real World" and "Man's Job"
* [[Sam Moore]] – harmony vocals on "Soul Driver", "Real World" and "Man's Job"
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* [[Toby Scott]] – [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
* [[Toby Scott]] – [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
* Robert "RJ" Jaczko – additional engineering and assistant engineering
* Robert "RJ" Jaczko – additional engineering and assistant engineering
* Greg Goldman, Randy Wine, Tom Hardisty, [[Clif Norrell|Clif Norrell,]] Craig Johnson, Buzz Burrows – assistant engineering
* Greg Goldman, Randy Wine, Tom Hardisty, [[Clif Norrell]], Craig Johnson, Buzz Burrows – assistant engineering
* [[Bob Clearmountain]] – [[Mixing engineer|mixing]]
* [[Bob Clearmountain]] – [[Mixing engineer|mixing]]
* [[Bob Ludwig]] – [[Mastering engineer|mastering]]
* [[Bob Ludwig]] – [[Mastering engineer|mastering]]
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
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! colspan="13"| Peak Chart Positions<ref name="US1">{{cite web| url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5505/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}| title=Artist Chart History (Singles) – Bruce Springsteen| website=Allmusic| access-date=December 15, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="UK Chartlog">{{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM |title=UK Chartlog |work=zobbel.de |access-date=January 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322040621/http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM |archive-date=March 22, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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! scope="row"|[[Musica e Dischi|Italian ''M&D'' Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e dischi]]|language=it|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=December 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/http://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|url-status=live}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Human touch".</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[Oricon|Japanese Oricon Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2009550/full/|title=マドンナ、洋楽女性初の快挙 アルバム2作同時初登場TOP10|trans-title=Madonna's two albums simultaneously enter the top-10|language=ja|date=April 3, 2012|access-date=May 1, 2014|work=oricon.co.jp|publisher=Oricon Style|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111105733/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2009550/full/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-springsteen/chart-history/tlp/|title=Bruce Springsteen Chart History: ''Billboard'' 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Discogs master|type=album|27146|name=Human Touch}}
* [http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/human.html Audio and lyrics]
* [http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/human.html Audio and lyrics]


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Latest revision as of 21:17, 20 November 2024

This article is about the album by Bruce Springsteen. For other uses, see Human touch (disambiguation).
"Man's Job" redirects here. For the 2007 Finnish film, see A Man's Work (film).

Human Touch
Studio album by
Bruce Springsteen
ReleasedMarch 31, 1992
RecordedSeptember 1989 – March 1991
StudioA&M
Soundworks West
Ocean Way Recording
Westlake Recording Studios
Record Plant (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length58:49
LabelColumbia
ProducerBruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Roy Bittan
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Chimes of Freedom
(1988) 		Human Touch
(1992) 		Lucky Town
(1992)
Singles from Human Touch
  1. "Human Touch"
    Released: March 1992[4]
  2. "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"
    Released: June 1992
  3. "Roll of the Dice"
    Released: November 1992 (Japan)

Human Touch is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on March 31, 1992, the same day as Lucky Town. It was the more popular of the two, peaking at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, and lead single "Human Touch" (double A-side single with Lucky Town's "Better Days") peaking at number one on the Mainstream Rock and number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. "Human Touch" has since Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for over one million copies sold in the US, and was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance at the 1993 Grammy Awards.[5]

Background

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Not long after Springsteen broke up the E Street Band in October 1989, pianist Roy Bittan played Springsteen three instrumental songs he had written: "Roll of the Dice", "Real World" and "Trouble in Paradise".[6] Springsteen later added lyrics to the songs, and liked them to the point where he began writing and recording more songs.[6] With the E Street Band gone—except for Bittan, who played keyboards and co-produced the album—Springsteen assembled a band of studio musicians in Los Angeles, mostly using the services of Randy Jackson on bass guitar and Jeff Porcaro on drums.[6] A wide variety of background vocalists were used, including Sam Moore, Bobby Hatfield, and Bobby King. Overall, at least 25 or so songs were recorded, but the exact number is unknown.[6]

The album was originally set for a spring-summer 1991 release date, having been pushed back from early 1991, but was once again halted when Springsteen began recording Lucky Town later that year.[6] Springsteen ultimately decided to release both albums on the same day, with Human Touch released on March 31, 1992—more than two years after starting the project.[6]

Porcaro was asked by Springsteen to join the band for the subsequent tour, but declined because he was engaged with his own band Toto. Porcaro died a few months later of a heart attack in his garden.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[7]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(1-star Honorable Mention)[8]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[9]
New Musical Express5/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Tom HullB−[12]

Human Touch debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 selling 246,000 copies during its first week.[13] The album was met with a generally mixed critical reception. Rolling Stone gave the album 4 stars and noted that the songs "explore the movement from disenchanted isolation to a willingness to risk love and its attendant traumas again." The review also stated that the title track "stands among Springsteen's best work." However Bill Wyman of The Chicago Reader gave the album a very harsh review, calling it "the worst piece of [expletive] you can imagine coming from a talent on Springsteen's level." Out of the album's 14 tracks, Wyman said there was only "one passable Springsteen song, 'The Long Goodbye.' The lyrics don't make much sense...but it has a bruising musical onslaught that covers up a lot."[14]

Though his initial review was more positive, Greg Kot of The Chicago Tribune later wrote that "in retrospect, Human Touch tried to re-create the stadium-rocking aura of an E Street album, with session musicians unsuccessfully replacing the road-tested band."[1] AllMusic later described the album as "generic pop" and "his first that didn't at least aspire to greatness."[2]

The album is generally disliked by Springsteen fans, and in 2012 was ranked last among Springsteen's albums by the online magazine Nerve. Regarding the bad reputation of Human Touch and Lucky Town among his fans, Springsteen said: "I tried it [writing happy songs] in the early '90s and it didn't work; the public didn't like it."[15]

Track listing

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All music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Human Touch" 6:31
2."Soul Driver" 4:39
3."57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" 2:28
4."Cross My Heart"
3:51
5."Gloria's Eyes" 3:46
6."With Every Wish" 4:39
7."Roll of the Dice"
4:17
8."Real World"
  • Springsteen
  • 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, arrangement and additional lyrics by Springsteen2:14

Unreleased outtakes

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Springsteen's first album without the E Street Band featured numerous outtakes, many of which have been released. A cover of "Viva Las Vegas" was released as a B-side and on The Essential Bruce Springsteen, "Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips" was released on a children's album, and "30 Days Out" was also a B-side. "Part Man, Part Monkey", a track originally recorded during the Tunnel of Love session and performed on that tour, was re-recorded and released as a B-side and on Tracks along with other outtakes such as "Trouble In Paradise", "Sad Eyes", "Leavin' Train", "Seven Angels", "My Lover Man", "When the Lights Go Out", "Over the Rise", "Goin' Cali" and "Loose Change". "Trouble River" was released on 18 Tracks. Springsteen also recorded "Red-Headed Woman", a tribute to his wife Patti Scialfa and a song performed often, eventually released as a live version on the MTV Unplugged album, "Secret Garden", which would later get re-worked with the reunited E Street Band in 1995 for Greatest Hits, and "All the Way Home", a song Springsteen gave to Southside Johnny and one that Springsteen would not release until 2005's Devils & Dust.[16]

  • "Red Headed Woman"
  • "Secret Garden"
  • "All the Way Home"

Personnel

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  • Bruce Springsteen – guitar and lead vocals, bass guitar on "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"

Additional Musicians

  • Randy Jackson – bass guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion (except on "With Every Wish")
  • Roy Bittan – keyboards
  • Sam Moore – harmony vocals on "Soul Driver", "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"
  • Mark Isham – muted trumpet on "With Every Wish"
  • Douglas Lunn – fretless bass guitar nonpareil on "With Every Wish"
  • Kurt Wortman – drums and dumbeck on "With Every Wish"

Technical:

Singles

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Year Single Peak Chart Positions[17][18]
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.

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[37] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[38] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[39] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[40] Gold 35,627[40]
Germany (BVMI)[41] Gold 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[43] Gold 116,000[42]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[44] Gold 7,500^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[45] Gold 25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[46] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[47] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[48] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[51] Platinum 1,168,000[50]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kot, Greg (February 26, 1995). "Born Again". The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Human Touch at AllMusic
  3. ^ Molanphy, Chris (July 16, 2021). "Tramps Like Us Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Springsteen singles".
  5. ^ "Bruce Springsteen". Grammy Awards. November 23, 2020. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch/Lucky Town – Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. March 31, 1992. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Kot, Greg (January 25, 2009). "Springsteen's latest effort a 'Dream' deflated". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Bruce Springsteen". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. p. 294. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  9. ^ Browne, David (April 3, 1992). "Human Touch Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  10. ^ Bailie, Stuart; Staunton, Terry (March 11, 1995). "Ace of boss". New Musical Express. pp. 54–55.
  11. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony (April 3, 1992). "Human Touch | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  12. ^ Hull, Tom (October 29, 2016). "Streamnotes (October 2016)". Tom Hull - on the Web. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Billboard". August 17, 2002. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  14. ^ Wyman, Bill (April 9, 1992). "Double drivel". The Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  15. ^ "Ranked: Bruce Springsteen Albums from Worst to Best". Nerve.com. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  16. ^ "Brucebase – Human Touch – Studio Sessions". Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "Artist Chart History (Singles) – Bruce Springsteen". Allmusic. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  18. ^ "UK Chartlog". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  19. ^ "australian-charts.com Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (ASP) on March 28, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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