Human Touch

by Bruce Springsteen

Overview

Bruce Springsteen has always been steeped in mainstream pop/rock music, using it as a vocabulary for what he wanted to say about weightier matters. He has always written generic pop as well, but Human Touch was the first album to consist entirely of this kind of genre material, which he seems capable of turning out endlessly and effortlessly. Having largely jettisoned the E Street Band, Springsteen enlisted some sturdy minor talent to play and sing, among them ace studio drummer Jeff Porcaro, Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, and Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. It's pleasant enough stuff, easy to listen to, and at nearly 59 minutes it was the longest single-disc album of his career. And although it was Springsteen's first album that didn't aspire to greatness, Human Touch did contain several songs that could have been big hits: the "Tunnel of Love" sound-alike title track, which actually made the Top 40; "Roll of the Dice," an AOR radio favorite; and "Man's Job." ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2008
Label:	Columbia / Sbme Special Mkts.
UPC:	0886972297026

Tracks

1. Human Touch
2. Soul Driver
3. 57 Channels (And Nothin' On)
4. Cross My Heart
5. Gloria's Eyes
6. With Every Wish
7. Roll of the Dice
8. Real World
9. All or Nothin' at All
10. Man's Job
11. I Wish I Were Blind
12. The Long Goodbye
13. Real Man
14. Pony Boy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bruce Springsteen   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals
Mark Isham   Guest Artist,Trumpet,Trumpet (Muted)
Jeff Porcaro   Guest Artist,Drums,Percussion
David Sancious   Guest Artist,Organ,Organ (Hammond)
Roy Bittan   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Patti Scialfa   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Bobby King   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Bobby Hatfield   Guest Artist,Vocal Harmony
Sam Moore   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Kurt Wortman   Doumbek,Drums,Dumbek
Douglas Lunn   Bass
Ian McLagan   Piano
Michael Fisher   Percussion
Tim Pierce   Guitar
Randy Jackson   Bass

Technical Credits

Harry Gruyaert   Photography
Dave Collins   Editing
Annie Leibovitz   Photography
Sandra Choron   Art Direction
Pamela Springsteen   Photography
Victor Weaver   Typography
Greg Goldman   Assistant Engineer,Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Traditional   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Chuck Plotkin   Producer
Clif Norrell   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jon Landau   Producer,Management
Rob Jaczko   Engineer,Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Roy Bittan   Composer,Producer
Scott Hull   Editing,Digital Editing
Bruce Springsteen   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Randy Wine   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tom Hardisty   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Toby Scott   Engineer
David Rose   Photography
Craig Johnson   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Barbara Carr   Photography