Human Touch

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studio album
First released:
Mar 31 1992

Overview Edit

Human Touch is the ninth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). It was one of many of Springsteen's #1 albums in the UK. This album was co-released on the same day as Lucky Town. It was the more popular of the two, peaking at #2 on the Billboard 200 and single release "Human Touch" (paired with Lucky Town's "Better Days") peaked at #1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
53000
Release dates:
  • Mar 31 1992 in United States

Genres

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), Classic Rock, Rock, Singer-Songwriter. Vote on Genres

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4 stars Bruce's Comeback
After a five year hiatus from releasing albums, Bruce Springsteen came back with two simultaneous releases, his first without the E Street Band (with the exception of Roy Bittan). The fact that he recorded these songs with hired studio musicians make them easy targets for his hardcore fans. Human Touch is the more commercial of the two and there is some high quality music on it. The title track is a strong song with some of the best guitar work Bruce has ever recorded while "Real World" has all …
Written by Thomas Magnum
3 stars Not Springsteen's best, but still good
The songs on "Human Touch" were written by Springsteen as exercises to help him cope with writer's block. It shows. If Springsteen held himself to his usual high standards, only half of these songs would've been released. Also, many of the songs sound overproduced - too many bells and whistles thrown in and not enough focus on the vocals and guitars.

That being said, lyrically, "Real World" is one of Springsteen's best songs. It follows the characters and narrative that have been in place since …
Written by Zach Everson

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Human Touch 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: CK 53000
release dates: Mar 31 1992 in United States
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