June 15, 2024: 6pm ET: Feature LP: Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch (1992)

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.

  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” 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” 2:14

Bruce Springsteen – guitar and lead vocals, bass guitar on “57 Channels (And Nothin’ On)”
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”

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