Roll Of The Dice

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Track 7 of Human Touch, 1992. Springsteen/Roy Bittan.

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Credits

• Human Touch (1992)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan: keyboard
  • Randy Jackson: bass
  • Bobby King: backing vocals
  • Tim Pierce: rhythm guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro: drums

Performances

Performed live 120 times. 2017-02-16 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia 2016-07-31 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland 2014-05-18 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT 2013-05-28 AWD Arena, Hannover, Germany 2005-11-19 Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL 2003-08-30 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-03-07 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ 2000-12-18 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2000-12-17 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2000-06-12 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-05-27 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV 2000-05-22 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA 1993-06-26 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1993-06-01 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 1993-05-30 Gentofte Stadion, Gentofte, Denmark 1993-05-28 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1993-05-25 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy 1993-05-22 National Bowl (The), Milton Keynes, England 1993-05-20 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 1993-05-17 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany 1993-05-16 Alter Flughafen-Riem, Munich, Germany 1993-05-14 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 1993-05-11 Estadi Olímpic De Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 1993-05-09 Auditorio Monte Do Gozo, Santiago De Compostela, Spain 1993-05-07 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 1993-05-05 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain 1993-05-01 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 1993-04-24 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 1993-04-23 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 1993-04-20 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-04-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-04-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-04-15 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-04-13 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1993-04-11 Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy 1993-04-08 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-04-07 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-04-04 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-04-03 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-03-31 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland 1993-03-23 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ 1992-12-17 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1992-12-16 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1992-12-14 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-12-07 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-12-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 1992-12-03 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO 1992-12-02 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX 1992-11-30 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA 1992-11-24 Miami Arena, Miami, FL 1992-11-23 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL 1992-11-18 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 1992-11-17 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC 1992-11-15 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 1992-11-13 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY 1992-11-10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-09 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-06 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-05 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-03 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 1992-10-31 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 1992-10-30 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA 1992-10-26 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO 1992-10-22 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1992-10-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1992-10-18 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB 1992-10-17 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB 1992-10-15 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC 1992-10-13 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1992-10-06 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 1992-10-03 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 1992-10-02 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 1992-09-29 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1992-09-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-22 Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-03 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL 1992-09-02 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL 1992-08-29 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-08-28 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-08-26 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1992-08-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1992-08-22 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1992-08-21 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1992-08-18 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1992-08-17 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1992-08-14 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-08-13 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-08-10 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-07 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-04 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-31 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-30 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-28 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-26 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-23 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-13 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-12 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-10 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-09 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-06 Wembley Arena, London, England 1992-07-04 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain 1992-07-03 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain 1992-06-30 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1992-06-29 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1992-06-26 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1992-06-25 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1992-06-21 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy 1992-06-20 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy 1992-06-17 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 1992-06-15 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 1992-06-05 Hollywood Center Studios, Studio #4, Los Angeles, CA 1992-05-06 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY

Performed per main tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) 2023 International Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 90. Springsteen On Broadway: performed at 0 show(s) of 266. Summer '17 Tour: performed at 1 show(s) of 14. The River Tour 2016: performed at 1 show(s) of 75. High Hopes Tour: performed at 1 show(s) of 34. Wrecking Ball Tour: performed at 1 show(s) of 133. Working On A Dream Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 83. Magic Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 99. The Seeger Sessions Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 56. Devils & Dust Tour: performed at 1 show(s) of 72. Vote For Change Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 7. The Rising Tour: performed at 2 show(s) of 120. The Reunion Tour: performed at 3 show(s) of 132. The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 128. World Tour 1992-93: performed at 102 show(s) of 102.

Released on Album

Released on Human Touch (1992) and Roll Of The Dice (Single, 1992).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 8 official live downloads:

• 2017-02-16 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
• 2016-07-31 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
• 2014-05-18 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
• 2000-05-22 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
• 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1993-05-14 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
• 1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

On The Tracks

ROLL OF THE DICE – V1a	4:34	private cdr
ROLL OF THE DICE – V1b	4:14	HUMAN / 1992 single

Note: Suffering from writer's block, Bruce shared his troubles one December, 1989 evening with his Malibu neighbor Roy Bittan, who played him some music he had been working on. Inspired, Bruce returned to his Benedict Canyon garage studio, wrote the lyrics, and was so excited, he ran into the house and woke up his fiancée Patti Scialfa at 3 a.m. and forced her to listen to the tune. Recorded a few days later at Soundworks West, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles lead guitar and vocals and his four-man backing band on this recording is Randy Jackson (bass), Roy Bittan (keyboards), Jeff Porcaro (drums), and Tim Pierce (rhythm guitar). Background vocals courtesy of Bobby King. V1a is a significantly different mix than the album version and may possibly be a different recording altogether. It includes an additional twenty seconds of duet singing between Springsteen and King not found on the official version. According to comments by King, he was called into the studio in January, 1990 to overdub background vocals onto an already completed core recording.

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^{Studio Sessions: Human Touch}

Lyrics

Roll Of The Dice

Woah woah waa
Ooh hoo (yeah yeah)
Ooh hoo

Well I've been a losing gambler, yeah just throwing snake eyes
Oh love ain't got me downhearted, I know up around the corner lies
My fool's paradise in just another roll of the dice (oh yeah)

All my elevens and sevens been coming up sixes and nines (hmm yeah)
But since I fell for you baby I'm coming on changing times (oh yeah)
They're just waiting over the rise in just another roll of the dice

I've stumbled and I know I made my mistakes
Oh but tonight I'm gonna be playing for all of the stakes

Well it's never too late so come on girl, the tables are waiting (oh yeah)
Oh you and me and lady luck well tonight we'll be celebrating
Drinking champagne on ice in just another roll of the dice (ooh hoo hoo)
Whoa whoa whoa yeah

(oh, oh yeah)
Alright (alright)

High-rollers lay down your bets and I'll raise 'em
Well I know the odds ain't in my favor (oh no)

Maybe I'm just a clown throwing down looking to come up busted (oh no)
I'm a thief in the house of love and I can't be trusted
Well I'll be making my heist in just another roll of the dice
Just another roll of the dice

Move on up, move on up (move on up)
Roll me baby in this fool's heaven (oh yeah)
There's another roll of the dice
Ooh hoo
Come on seven (come on seven)
Come on seven (oh come on)
Roll me baby in this fool's heaven (oh yeah)
Just another roll, just, just
Just another roll of the dice (oh)
Move on up (move on up)
Get on up (get on up)
Roll me baby (baby)
Roll now (come on)
In just another roll of the dice (whoa, whoa)
In just another roll of the dice (whoaaa)
Roll me baby (ooh hoo)
Get on up (get on up)
Get on up (get on up)
In just (yeah)
In just (yeah)
In just (just)
In just (just)
In just (just)
In just (just)
One more roll (oh yeah)
One more roll, one more roll
Just another time (whoa)
One more roll
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