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Nearly Human
Nearly Human
Studio album by Todd Rundgren
Released	18 May 1989
Recorded	June 1988 – February 1989
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley and The Plant, Sausalito, California
Genre	Rock; soul;
Length	53:02
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Todd Rundgren
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	Japanese Edition Artwork

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Nearly Human is a 1989 album by the rock musician Todd Rundgren, released by Warner Bros. Records. It was his first release in four years, although he had been active as a producer in the intervening years. Many of the album's songs deal with loss, self-doubt, jealousy and spiritual recovery. It was also the first collaboration between Rundgren and Michele Gray, a singer and ex-model who helped to organize the sessions. Gray sang backing vocals, both on the record and on subsequent tours, and the pair later married.

Recording

The song "Parallel Lines" was originally written for Rundgren's musical theater Off Broadway production of Joe Orton's Up Against It. The original version is rather slow and can be found on Rundgren's Japan-only album, Up Against It! The song was re-recorded here with an uptempo and lusher arrangement.

Unlike a large portion of Rundgren's solo albums on which he played all the instruments and sang all lead and backing vocals, Nearly Human was performed live in the studio with numerous musicians, including the members of Rundgren's defunct band Utopia which had broken up three years earlier; Roger Powell, Kasim Sulton and John "Willie" Wilcox all play on the track "Can't Stop Running". Scott Mathews and the former The Tubes members Vince Welnick (keyboards) and Prairie Prince (drums) also perform on Nearly Human. The track "Feel It" was originally recorded (with slightly different lyrics) by the San Francisco band on its 1985 album Love Bomb, produced by Rundgren. Brent Bourgeois and Larry Tagg of Bourgeois Tagg, whom Rundgren had produced, also played on the album along with the rest of the band, making Nearly Human effectively a Rundgren-Utopia-Bourgeois Tagg-Tubes collaboration, plus extra vocalists and keyboard players.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Classic Rock	^[3]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	A/B:1^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

Nearly Human received very favorable reviews. The album's single, "The Want of a Nail", featuring the soul legend Bobby Womack, was Rundgren's last charting Billboard single.^[6] One other single was released "Parallel Lines" B/W "I love My Life" but did not chart. Andrew Martin, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, praised the album by saying "Todd Rundgren forays into making his own albums are rarer these days, but when they do arrive they tend to be slick, taut affairs which exude class. This is no exception." In the end Martin said: "From the delicious horn-tinged overdrive of 'The Want of a Nail' to the strident bass-lead 'Unloved Children' it demonstrates a man cable of delving into a myriad of rock styles without floundering."^[7] In review of 10 June 1989 David Spodek of RPM, named this album "a welcome return." He wrote: "This is radio-tailored pop at its best, with material that will fit both AOR and NC formats" and summarized that "this LP should be a winner on radio and in the stores, provided it is backed with the right promotion in order to attract a new legion of fans to Rundgren's sound."^[8]

Japanese release

For the Japanese release of the album, the sixth finger of the handprint on the cover was removed, "due to the religious significance of six fingers in Japan".^[9]

Track listing

CD issue

All tracks are written by Todd Rundgren, unless otherwise noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Want of a Nail"	5:14
2.	"The Waiting Game"	4:16
3.	"Parallel Lines"	4:22
4.	"Two Little Hitlers" (Elvis Costello)	3:55
5.	"Can't Stop Running"	5:00
6.	"Unloved Children"	4:03
7.	"Fidelity"	4:39
8.	"Feel It" (Rundgren/The Tubes/Vince Welnick)	5:47
9.	"Hawking"	6:51
10.	"I Love My Life"	8:55

LP issue

The LP release had a slightly different track list and did not include "Two Little Hitlers".

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Want of a Nail"	5:14
2.	"The Waiting Game"	4:16
3.	"Parallel Lines"	4:22
4.	"Unloved Children"	4:03
5.	"Can't Stop Running"	5:00

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Fidelity"	4:39
7.	"Feel It"	4:39
8.	"Hawking"	6:51
9.	"I Love My Life"	8:55

Personnel

Todd Rundgren - lead vocals, guitar, arranger, producer, cover art design
Lyle Workman - guitar
Vernon Black - guitar
Larry Tagg - bass guitar
Randy Jackson - bass guitar
Kasim Sulton - bass guitar
Brent Bourgeois - organ, synthesizers
Vince Welnick - piano, electric piano, accordion
Byron Allred - keyboards, piano
Jimmy Pugh - organ
Nate Ginsberg - piano
Michael Pluznick - congas, shaker
Mingo Lewis - shaker
Gary Yost - tambourine
Michael Urbano - drums, timbales
Prairie Prince - electronic drums, drums
Barbara Imhnoff - harp
Bobby Strickland - flute, saxophone
Peter Apfelbaum - clarinet
Jim Blinn - trombone
Mike Rose - trumpet
Bobby Womack - lead vocals on "The Want of a Nail"
Various guests - backing vocals
Various guests - strings
Narada Michael Walden - choirmaster on "I Love My Life"

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200^[6]	102

Singles - Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"The Want of a Nail"	Mainstream Rock Tracks^[6]	15

References

^ Scapelliti, Christopher (1998). "Todd Rundgren/Utopia". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 963–964.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Todd rundgren - Nearly Human review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ Quantick, David (March 2012). "Todd Rundgren - Reissues". Classic Rock (168): 108.
^ Kessler, Ken (August 1989). "Review: Todd Rundgren — Nearly Human" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 111. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ Fricke, David (29 June 1989). "Todd rundgren - Nearly Human". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 November 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Todd Rundgren: Billboard Albums and Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ Martin, Andrew (10 June 1989). "Review: Todd Rundgren — Nearly Human" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 20. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ Spodek, David (10 June 1989). "Review: Todd Rundgren — Nearly Human" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 50, no. 6. Toronto: RPM Music Publications Ltd. p. 7. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ "Nearly Human". The Todd Rundgren Connection. 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[Scapelliti_1998-1] Scapelliti, Christopher (1998). "Todd Rundgren/Utopia". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 963–964.

[2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Todd rundgren - Nearly Human review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[3] Quantick, David (March 2012). "Todd Rundgren - Reissues". Classic Rock (168): 108.

[HiFiReview-4] Kessler, Ken (August 1989). "Review: Todd Rundgren — Nearly Human" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 111. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.

[5] Fricke, David (29 June 1989). "Todd rundgren - Nearly Human". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 November 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[charts-6] "Todd Rundgren: Billboard Albums and Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

[MWreview-7] Martin, Andrew (10 June 1989). "Review: Todd Rundgren — Nearly Human" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 20. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022 – via World Radio History.

[PRMreview-8] Spodek, David (10 June 1989). "Review: Todd Rundgren — Nearly Human" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 50, no. 6. Toronto: RPM Music Publications Ltd. p. 7. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022 – via World Radio History.

[9] "Nearly Human". The Todd Rundgren Connection. 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

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+'''''Nearly Human''''' is a 1989 album by the rock musician [[Todd Rundgren]], released by [[Warner Bros. Records]]. It was his first release in four years, although he had been active as a producer in the intervening years. Many of the album's songs deal with loss, self-doubt, jealousy and spiritual recovery. It was also the first collaboration between Rundgren and Michele Gray, a singer and ex-model who helped to organize the sessions. Gray sang [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]], both on the record and on subsequent tours, and the pair later married.
-'''''Nearly Human''''' is a 1989 album by rock musician [[Todd Rundgren]], released by [[Warner Bros. Records]]. It was his first release in four years, although he had been active as a producer in the intervening years. Many of the album's songs deal with loss, self-doubt, jealousy, and spiritual recovery. It was also the first collaboration between Rundgren and Michele Gray, a singer and ex-model who helped organize the sessions. Gray sang [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]], both on the record and on subsequent tours, and the pair later married.
 ==Recording==
-The song "Parallel Lines" was originally written for Rundgren's musical theater Off Broadway production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Up Against It]]''. The original version is rather slow and can be found on Rundgren's Japan-only album ''[[Up Against It! (Todd Rundgren album)|Up Against It!]]''. The song was re-recorded here with an uptempo and lusher arrangement.
+The song "Parallel Lines" was originally written for Rundgren's musical theater Off Broadway production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Up Against It]]''. The original version is rather slow and can be found on Rundgren's Japan-only album, ''[[Up Against It! (Todd Rundgren album)|Up Against It!]]'' The song was re-recorded here with an uptempo and lusher arrangement.
-Unlike a large portion of Rundgren's solo albums on which he played all the instruments and sang all lead and backing vocals, ''Nearly Human'' was performed live in the studio with numerous musicians, including the members of Rundgren's defunct band [[Utopia (American band)|Utopia]], which had broken up three years earlier; [[Roger Powell (musician)|Roger Powell]], [[Kasim Sulton]], and John "Willie" Wilcox all play on the track "Can't Stop Running". [[Scott Mathews]] and former [[The Tubes|Tubes]] members [[Vince Welnick]] (keyboards) and [[Prairie Prince]] (drums) also perform on ''Nearly Human''; the track "Feel It" was originally performed by the San Francisco band on their 1985 album ''[[Love Bomb (The Tubes album)|Love Bomb]]'', produced by Rundgren. [[Brent Bourgeois]] and Larry Tagg of [[Bourgeois Tagg]], whom Rundgren had produced, also played on the album along with all three other three members of the band, making ''Nearly Human'' effectively a Rundgren-Utopia-Bourgeois Tagg-Tubes collaboration, plus extra vocalists and keyboard players.
+Unlike a large portion of Rundgren's solo albums on which he played all the instruments and sang all lead and backing vocals, ''Nearly Human'' was performed live in the studio with numerous musicians, including the members of Rundgren's defunct band [[Utopia (American band)|Utopia]] which had broken up three years earlier; [[Roger Powell (musician)|Roger Powell]], [[Kasim Sulton]] and [[Willie Wilcox|John "Willie" Wilcox]] all play on the track "Can't Stop Running". [[Scott Mathews]] and the former [[The Tubes]] members [[Vince Welnick]] (keyboards) and [[Prairie Prince]] (drums) also perform on ''Nearly Human''. The track "Feel It" was originally recorded (with slightly different lyrics) by the San Francisco band on its 1985 album ''[[Love Bomb (The Tubes album)|Love Bomb]]'', produced by Rundgren. [[Brent Bourgeois]] and Larry Tagg of Bourgeois Tagg, whom Rundgren had produced, also played on the album along with the rest of the band, making ''Nearly Human'' effectively a Rundgren-Utopia-Bourgeois Tagg-Tubes collaboration, plus extra vocalists and keyboard players.
 ==Reception==
+{{Music ratings
-{{Album reviews
-|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
+| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
-|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nearly-human-mw0000653376 |title=Todd rundgren - Nearly Human review |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=2015-09-27 }}</ref>
+| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nearly-human-mw0000653376 |title=Todd rundgren - Nearly Human review |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref>
-| rev2 = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]''
+| rev2      = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]''
 | rev2score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Todd Rundgren - Reissues |journal=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |date=March 2012 |last=Quantick |first=David|issue=168 |page=108 }}</ref>
-|rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
+| rev3      =''[[Hi-Fi News & Record Review]]''
-|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/216660/review/5940988/nearlyhuman |title=Todd rundgren - Nearly Human |last=Fricke |first=David |authorlink=David Fricke |publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |date=29 June 1989 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130050020/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/216660/review/5940988/nearlyhuman |archivedate=30 November 2007 |accessdate=2015-09-27 }}</ref>
+| rev3Score = A/B:1<ref name="HiFiReview">{{cite news|last=Kessler|first=Ken|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Hi-Fi-News/80s/Hi-Fi-News-1989-08.pdf|title=Review: Todd Rundgren — ''Nearly Human''|work=[[Hi-Fi News & Record Review]]|type=magazine|date=August 1989|volume=34|issue=8|access-date=2 September 2021|page=111|location=[[Croydon]]|publisher=Link House Magazines Ltd|via=World Radio History|issn=0142-6230|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902075515/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Hi-Fi-News/80s/Hi-Fi-News-1989-08.pdf|archive-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
+| rev4      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
+| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/216660/review/5940988/nearlyhuman |title=Todd rundgren - Nearly Human |last=Fricke|first=David|authorlink=David Fricke|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=29 June 1989 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130050020/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/216660/review/5940988/nearlyhuman |archivedate=30 November 2007 |accessdate=27 September 2015 }}</ref>
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+''Nearly Human'' received very favorable reviews. The album's single, "The Want of a Nail", featuring the soul legend [[Bobby Womack]], was Rundgren's last charting ''Billboard'' single.<ref name="charts">{{cite web|title=Todd Rundgren: Billboard Albums and Singles|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/todd-rundgren-mn0000936425/awards|website=AllMusic|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref> One other single was released "Parallel Lines" B/W "I love My Life" but did not chart. Andrew Martin, reviewer of British music newspaper ''[[Music Week]]'', praised the album by saying "Todd Rundgren forays into making his own albums are rarer these days, but when they do arrive they tend to be slick, taut affairs which exude class. This is no exception." In the end Martin said: "From the delicious horn-tinged overdrive of 'The Want of a Nail' to the strident bass-lead 'Unloved Children' it demonstrates a man cable of delving into a myriad of rock styles without floundering."<ref name="MWreview">{{cite magazine|last=Martin|first=Andrew|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1989/MW-1989-06-10.pdf|title=Review: Todd Rundgren — ''Nearly Human''|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=10 June 1989|access-date=8 June 2022|page=20|location=London|publisher=Spotlight Publications Ltd.|via=World Radio History|issn=0265-1548|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231042008/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1989/MW-1989-06-10.pdf|archive-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> In review of 10 June 1989 David Spodek of ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'', named this album "a welcome return." He wrote: "This is radio-tailored pop at its best, with material that will fit both AOR and NC formats" and summarized that "this LP should be a winner on radio and in the stores, provided it is backed with the right promotion in order to attract a new legion of fans to Rundgren's sound."<ref name="PRMreview">{{cite magazine|last=Spodek|first=David|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/80s/1989/RPM-1989-06-10.pdf|title=Review: Todd Rundgren — ''Nearly Human''|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=10 June 1989|volume=50|issue=6|page=7|location=Toronto|publisher=RPM Music Publications Ltd.|issn=0315-5994|access-date=22 June 2022|via=World Radio History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402022336/https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/80s/1989/RPM-1989-06-10.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2022}}</ref>
-''Nearly Human'' garnered very favorable reviews. The album's only single, "The Want of a Nail," featuring soul legend [[Bobby Womack]], was Rundgren's last charting ''Billboard'' single.<ref name="charts">{{cite web|title=Todd Rundgren: Billboard Albums and Singles|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/todd-rundgren-mn0000936425/awards|publisher=AllMusic.com|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref>
 ==Japanese release==
-For the Japanese release of the album, the sixth finger of the handprint on the cover was removed, "due to the religious significance of six fingers in Japan."<ref>{{cite web|title=Nearly Human|url=http://trconnection.com/~todd/tig/near.html|work=The Todd Rundgren Connection|publisher=The Todd Rundgren Connection|accessdate=1 July 2012|author=The Todd Rundgren Connection|year=2012}}</ref>
+For the Japanese release of the album, the sixth finger of the handprint on the cover was removed, "due to the religious significance of six fingers in Japan".<ref>{{cite web|title=Nearly Human|url=http://trconnection.com/~todd/tig/near.html|work=The Todd Rundgren Connection|accessdate=1 July 2012|year=2012}}</ref>
 == Track listing ==
 === CD issue ===
+{{track listing
-{{tracklist
-| headline        = Side one
 | all_writing=Todd Rundgren, unless otherwise noted
 | title1= The Want of a Nail
@@ Line 82: / Line 81: @@
 === LP issue ===
-The LP release had a slightly different track list and did not include "Two Little Hitlers."
+The LP release had a slightly different track list and did not include "Two Little Hitlers".
+{{track listing
-{{tracklist
-| collapsed       = yes
 | headline        = Side one
 | title1= The Want of a Nail
+| length1=5:14
 | title2= The Waiting Game
+| length2=4:16
 | title3= Parallel Lines
+| length3=4:22
 | title4= Unloved Children
+| length4=4:03
 | title5= Can't Stop Running
+| length5=5:00
 }}
+{{track listing
-{{tracklist
-| collapsed       = yes
 | headline        = Side two
 | title6= Fidelity
+| length6=4:39
 | title7= Feel It
+| length7=4:39
 | title8= Hawking
+| length8=6:51
 | title9= I Love My Life
+| length9=8:55
 }}
-== Personnel (partial) ==
+== Personnel ==
+* [[Todd Rundgren]] - lead vocals, guitar, arranger, producer, cover art design
-* [[Brent Bourgeois]] - keyboards
-* Larry Tagg - bass guitar
 * [[Lyle Workman]] - guitar
-* [[Scott Mathews]] - vocals
+* Vernon Black - guitar
+* [[Larry Tagg]] - bass guitar
-* [[Bobby Womack]] - guest vocalist on "The Want of a Nail"
+* [[Randy Jackson]] - bass guitar
+* [[Kasim Sulton]] - bass guitar
+* [[Brent Bourgeois]] - organ, synthesizers
+* Vince Welnick - piano, electric piano, accordion
+* Byron Allred - keyboards, piano
+* Jimmy Pugh - organ
+* Nate Ginsberg - piano
+* Michael Pluznick - congas, shaker
+* Mingo Lewis - shaker
+* [[Gary Yost]] - tambourine
+* [[Michael Urbano]] - drums, timbales
+* Prairie Prince - electronic drums, drums
+* Barbara Imhnoff - harp
+* Bobby Strickland - flute, saxophone
+* Peter Apfelbaum - clarinet
+* [[Jim Blinn]] - trombone
+* Mike Rose - trumpet
+* [[Bobby Womack]] - lead vocals on "The Want of a Nail"
+* Various guests - backing vocals
+* Various guests - strings
 * [[Narada Michael Walden]] - choirmaster on "I Love My Life"
-* [[Clarence Clemons]] - backing vocals on "I Love My Life"
-*  Byron Allred - keyboards, "Hawking", "Unloved Children", "The Waiting Game"
-*Michael Pluznick- congas, shekere and percussion
 == Charts ==
 '''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]
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+{{Authority control}}
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-[[Category:Warner Bros. Records albums]]
+[[Category:Warner Records albums]]