Legendary Rocker Released 2 Albums At Once 34 Years Ago Today Grace GalanteTue, March 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM UTC 0 (Photo by Christian Rose on Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen released Human Touch and Lucky Town 34 years ago today! On March 31, 1992, the legendary rocker made an unprecedented move by dropping not one, but two, new albums on the same day. The new records marked his first studio albums since 1987's Tunnel of Love.
Legendary Rocker Released 2 Albums At Once 34 Years Ago Today
Grace GalanteTue, March 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM UTC
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Bruce Springsteen released Human Touch and Lucky Town 34 years ago today!
On March 31, 1992, the legendary rocker made an unprecedented move by dropping not one, but two, new albums on the same day. The new records marked his first studio albums since 1987's Tunnel of Love.
During the 1988 Tunnel of Love Express Tour, it was widely reported that Springsteen, who had kept his personal life out of the tabloids until this point, was having an affair with backup singer Patti Scialfa and had separated from his wife Julianne Phillips. He would go on to marry Scialfa in 1991.
In October 1989, a year after wrapping the tour, Springsteen shocked fans when he fired his E Street Band. Shortly after, he and Scialfa left New Jersey for Los Angeles—getting married and having their first child in a relatively short time period.
During this time, the only new music Springsteen released were six songs debuted at two benefit concerts in 1990.
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Initially, Springsteen planned to release Human Touch in 1990, but the project took him longer than he anticipated. He shelved the project in early 1991, ultimately circling back to it in September of that year.
Though he meant to record one more song for the album, Springsteen soon found himself with 10 brand new songs. He decided to put those tracks on a separate record, which eventually became Lucky Town.
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Of the two albums, Human Touch was more commercially successful, peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. Lucky Town peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, with its lead single "Better Days" reaching number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Despite Human Touch performing better on the charts, Lucky Town was generally received better by critics.
At the time, Bill Wyman of The Chicago ReadercalledLucky Town "obviously the superior work" and "a much more interesting beast, primarily because of the potency of the first three numbers [which] could have made a respectable anchor to a strong album."
Human Touch is also regarded as one of Springsteen's most inconsistent batch of songs, with fans noticing the absence of the E Street Band in favor of seasoned pros like bassist Randy Jackson and drummer Jeff Porcaro.
On Lucky Town, Springsteen played nearly all the instruments himself, with the exception of the drums.
Springsteen toured both albums from 1992 to 1993, but has rarely performed the songs from these records since then.
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