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Commercially Released: March 31, 1992
Label: Columbia
Produced by Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Roy Bittan*
Recorded by Toby Scott assisted by Anton S. Trees and Scott Hull
at Thrill Hill Recording, Beverly Hills and A&M Studios, Los Angeles (September 1991-January 1992)
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk
Photography by David Rose and Alexander Vitlin
Design by Sandra Choron* Roy Bittan is credited as a 4th co-producer of "Living Proof", "The Big Muddy", "Leap Of Faith" and "Happy".
Overview
Although Springsteen had completed the Human Touch album sessions by early 1991 and had more than enough material to release an album at that time, he chose to hold off releasing the hoped-for spring 1991 album and opt instead to write more songs during the spring and summer of 1991. The Lucky Town sessions spanned a period of about 5 months, from late summer 1991 to very early 1992. It would appear that recording began in September at Bruce’s Los Angeles home studio and were then augmented at A&M Studios later in 1991. Chuck Plotkin has implied that about 15 songs were complete during this session period, which means there are likely only a handful of undocumented songs from these sessions still in the vaults. These mid-late 1991 sessions were not originally intended to produce a stand-alone album. However these recordings, when combined with the large body of material Springsteen had in the vaults from 1990, resulted in the unusual (some say misguided) decision to issue two different albums simultaneously.
Released
| # | Song Title | Running Time | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BETTER DAYS | 4:04 | LUCKY / 1992 single |
| 2. | LUCKY TOWN | 3:21 | LUCKY / 1993 single / 1993 b-side |
| 3. | LOCAL HERO | 3:59 | LUCKY |
| 4. | IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND | 2:53 | LUCKY |
| 5. | LEAP OF FAITH | 3:22 | LUCKY / 1992 single |
| 6. | THE BIG MUDDY | 4:01 | LUCKY |
| 7. | LIVING PROOF | 4:42 | LUCKY |
| 8. | BOOK OF DREAMS | 4:18 | LUCKY |
| 9. | SOULS OF THE DEPARTED | 4:13 | LUCKY / 1992 b-side |
| 10. | MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD | 3:52 | LUCKY |
Total Running Time: 39:39
Additional Recordings
Details
| Song Title | Running Time | Release |
|---|
| BETTER DAYS | 4:04 | LUCKY / ESSENTIAL: 2015 / GREATEST / 1992 single |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and lead vocals and his 2-man backing band on this recording is Randy Jackson (bass) and Gary Mallaber (drums). Female background vocalists are Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell and Soozie Tyrell.
| BOOK OF DREAMS | 4:18 | LUCKY |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and vocals and his one-man backing band is Gary Mallaber (drums).
| HAPPY | 4:51 | TRACKS |
Note: The final song completed as part of the Lucky Town sessions. Recorded January 18, 1992 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars and lead vocals and his two-man backing band is Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Shawn Pelton (drums). Bittan is credit as a co-producer of this recording. Apparently Bruce wrote this following the December 30, 1991 birth of his daughter in Los Angeles.
| IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND | 2:53 | LUCKY / ESSENTIAL: 2015 / BESTOF |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and vocals and his one-man backing band is Gary Mallaber (drums).
| LEAP OF FAITH | 3:22 | LUCKY / 1992 single |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars and lead vocal and his two-man backing band is Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Gary Mallaber (drums). Female background vocalists are Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell and Soozie Tyrell. Bittan is credited as a co-producer of this recording.
| LIVING PROOF | 4:42 | LUCKY / ESSENTIAL: 2003 / CHAPTER / BESTOF |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars and vocals and his two-man backing band on this recording is Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Gary Mallaber (drums). Bittan is credited as a co-producer of this recording.
| LOCAL HERO | 3:59 | LUCKY |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and lead vocals and his one-man backing band on this recording is Gary Mallaber (drums). Female background vocalists are Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell and Soozie Tyrell.
| LUCKY TOWN | 3:21 | LUCKY / ESSENTIAL: 2003 / 1993 single |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards and vocals and his one-man backing band is Gary Mallaber (drums).
| MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD | 3:52 | LUCKY |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars and vocals and his two-man backing band is Ian McLagan (organ) and Gary Mallaber (drums).
| SOULS OF THE DEPARTED | 4:13 | LUCKY / 1992 b-side |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars, keyboards, and vocals, and his one-man backing band is Gary Mallaber (drums).
| THE BIG MUDDY | 4:01 | LUCKY |
Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. Springsteen handles all guitars and vocals; his two-man backing band on this recording is Roy Bittan (keyboards) and Gary Mallaber (drums). Bittan is credited as a co-producer of this recording.
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