Editing Human Touch (section)

==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=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'' released on March 27, 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.