Human Racing is Nik Kershaw's first album. It was released in 1984 by MCA Records. The title track was a top #20 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at #19.
The album's first single in the UK was "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me," which peaked at #47 upon its first release. "Wouldn't It Be Good" became Kershaw's first major hit, spending three weeks at the UK #4 spot and logging his longest chart run there. It is also the song Kershaw is best known for in the U.S., where he narrowly missed going Top 40, peaking at #46. Further hits from the album were "Dancing Girls" and the title track, but the album's first single would become a smash hit upon its second UK release in 1984. Kershaw's Human Racing album peaked at #70 in the U.S.
Track listing
LP, Cassette, CD
- "Dancing Girls" – 3:46
- "Wouldn't It Be Good" – 4:32
- "Drum Talk" – 3:10
- "Bogart" – 4:38
- "Gone to Pieces" – 3:11
- "Shame on You" – 3:33
- "Cloak and Dagger" – 4:55
- "Faces" – 4:05
- "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 3:23
- "Human Racing" – 4:26
Credits
Singles
- I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me #47 (on first release in 1983), #2 (on re-release in 1984)
- Wouldn't It Be Good #4
- Dancing Girls #13
- Human Racing #19
- B-side - Faces (Simon Boswell remix)
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