Album version
Yeah house got too crowded, clothes got too tight
And I don't know just where I'm going tonight
Out where the sky's been cleared by a good hard rain
There's somebody calling my secret name
I'm going down to Lucky Town, going down to Lucky Town
I wanna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town
Had a coat of fine leather and snakeskin boots
But that coat always had a tread hanging loose
Well I pulled it one night and to my surprise
It led me right past your house and on over the rise
I'm going down to Lucky Town, down to Lucky Town
I'm gonna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town
Well I had some victory that was just failure in deceit
Now the joke's coming up through the soles of my feet
I been a long time walking on fortune's cane
Well tonight I'm stepping lightly and feeling no pain
Well here's to your good looks baby, now here's to my health
Here's to the loaded places that we take ourselves
When it comes to luck you make your own
Tonight I got dirt on my hands but I'm building me a new home
Baby down in Lucky Town, down in Lucky Town
I'm gonna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town
I'm going down to Lucky Town, down to Lucky Town
I'm gonna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town
I'm going down to Lucky Town, down to Lucky Town
I'm gonna lose these blues I've found down in Lucky Town
Baby down in Lucky Town
I'm going down to Lucky... [fades out]
LUCKY TOWN is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 1992 album Lucky Town. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's album version of LUCKY TOWN as released in 1992.
The album version of LUCKY TOWN was included on The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003 edition) compilation album.
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The Human Touch recording sessions were completed by early 1991 and the album was planned to be released in the spring of that year. However Bruce Springsteen decided to hold off the release and he continued to write more songs during the spring and summer of 1991. The recording sessions for what later became Lucky Town spanned a period of about five months, from late summer 1991 to very early 1992. It would appear that they began in September 1991 at Springsteen'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 to late 1991 sessions were not originally intended to produce a stand-alone album — the songs were meant to be added to the ones recorded in 1990 and then the complete body of material would be sieved to produce one album. However, Springsteen unusually decided to release two different albums, Human Touch and Lucky Town, at the same time.
Lucky Town was recorded between September 1991 and January 1992 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's home studio in Los Angeles, CA) and A&M Studios in Los Angeles, CA. The album was recorded by Toby Scott, mixed by Bob Clearmountain, and mastered by Bob Ludwig. It was produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, and Chuck Plotkin. Roy Bittan is credited as a fourth co-producer of tracks 05, 06, and 07. Lucky Town was released on Columbia Records on 31 Mar 1992, the same day as Human Touch.
Lucky Town features 10 tracks and clocks at 39:38.
The Essential Bruce Springsteen is a compilation album released as part of Sony BMG'S (previously Sony Music Entertainment) series of "Essential" sets. According to Springsteen's liner notes comments, the collection was intended as an introduction to his music for new fans who attended shows on The Rising Tour.
The collection is fundamentally a 2-disc set (clocking at 153:37) compiling songs from all of Springsteen's studio albums to date plus his Live In New York City release. A 3-disc limited edition (clocking at 201:04) was also released. It includes a bonus third disc comprising of a selection of rarities and previously unreleased recordings.
The Essential Bruce Springsteen was released on 11 Nov 2003 on Columbia Records. It debuted and peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart where it spent 13 weeks. It also reached #28 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was awarded certified gold and platinum records by the RIAA on 16 Dec 2003.
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The Essential Bruce Springsteen was reissued on 16 Oct 2015, this time as a 2-disc set (clocking at 156:25) with an updated track list, compiling songs from all of Springsteen's studio albums to date plus his Greatest Hits (1995 edition) collection. This 2015 reissue features remastered tracks not found in that form on other Springsteen releases.
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Other versions of LUCKY TOWN were also officially released.
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Bruce Springsteen's album version of LUCKY TOWN was used in one movie.
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At least 7 artists have recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's LUCKY TOWN.
List of available versions of LUCKY TOWN on this website:
LUCKY TOWN [Album version]
