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Human Racing | 
 enlarge | Artist: Nik Kershaw
Label: MCA Records
Category: Music
Buy New: $54.54
New (2) Used (6) Collectible (1) from $16.08
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 106630
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 796028180267
EAN: 5011781189223
ASIN: B0000071BO
Release Date: January 25, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Dancing Girls | | • | Wouldn't It Be Good | | • | Drum Talk | | • | Bogart | | • | Gone to Pieces | | • | Shame on You | | • | Cloak and Dagger | | • | Faces | | • | I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me | | • | Human Racing |
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Album Description
1983 debut album for British new wave artist.
Album Details
Many Mistook Him for a Member of Duran Duran at the Time He First Came to the Attention of Pop Fans. But his Music was Much More Intricate and Structured that the Old Fab Five and Had More in Common with Steely Dan Than Kajagoogoo. This was Kershaw's Brightest Hour, Spurred on by the Catalyst of the Hit Single "Wouldn't it Be Good" which Became an Early MTV Favorite. Kershaw Had a Lot More to Say Than the Average Popster and this Record Stands as One of the Highlights of the New Wave/Postpunk Era.
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 LAST OF THE GREAT SONGWRITERS February 25, 2006
T. Baker (Kent, England.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First of all, let's get one thing clear - Nik Kershaw is a great talent. In an era when songriters have virtually dispensed with melody, his clever, original tunes stand out like a beacon. His lyrics are pure poetry (if Smokey Robinson can be described as America's greatest living poet, then I nominate Nik as England's). His musicianship is peerless. He can also sing stylishly & he's not bad-looking, to boot. Hey, this guy is THE consummate rock artiste - THE FINISHED ARTICLE.
So, to the album. How anyone could claim he's a 'one-song wonder' is beyond me. Admittedly, 'Wouldn't it be good' is a near-perfect slice of pop, but what about 'Human Racing' - as concise and perceptive an observation of human existence as I've ever heard?
The theme of the album is survival in an increasingly cut-throat & competitive world ('the stakes so high & my resistance so low', 'it's getting harder just keeping life & soul together', 'I won't let the sun go down on me', etc.) & it certainly has a relevance that most people should be able to identify with.
No, Nik should be applauded for trying to maintain and improve the qualities that kept pop music popular for so long. He's a PURE SOPHISTICAT, which is possibly why he's not more widely appreciated.
Great talented british guy August 30, 2005
Andrea (Roma, Italy)
The album shows clearly that he has always had a skill in harmonics and songwriting together with a warm and expressive voice.Keep on writing Nik and come to Rome!
 Pick something to do already March 17, 2004
5 out of 17 found this review helpful
The guy had one song -- but what a song. "Wouldn't it Be Good" -- but the guy could never stick to anything.1974 he tries to replace Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple.
1975/1976 he plays left wing for the Sherbrooke Canadiens but as a pacifist refuses to fight on the ice.
1977 he starts a restaurant with some local high school friends which collapses into bankruptcy in 1978.
1979 he jumps on to the disco bandwagon writing songs for Evelyn Champagne King just as her career nosedives. Distraught he spends 1980-1982 in the Himalayas finding his inner self.
1983 he writes the classic "Wouldn't it Be Good". Sadly in 1985 he is killed in a roller coaster accident at Six Flags over Texas. Or maybe not.
Pretty in Nik September 20, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Originally from Western NY, I was searching the record stores of Toronto for the artists on the Pretty in Pink Soundtrack. Nik Kershaw has his "Wouldn't It Be Good" in 3 movies! I was immediately drawn to his style. After purchasing Human Racing, I was impressed with the heartfelt lyrics and the tunes which resonate in your head for hours. We can all empathize with "Gone To Pieces", the boy-meets-girl insecurities which plagued us as teenagers along with fantasies with celebrity figures in "Bogart", and his tenacious upbeat attitude in "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me". I wore my last Nik Kershaw out and had to replace it because I can't be without it. As an avid fan of 80's music, it is a MUST HAVE for your collecion!
Pop at its BEST April 21, 2001
Steven Clem Haley (Stillwater, Oklahoma United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Dare I say this is the only "pretty boy" pop album I will ever buy. Although it came out in 1983 I still find the writing and production absolutely stunning.The bad news about Nik is that he never caught on in the US. The good news is that he never was over commercialized and crammed down our materialistic necks by record moguls who wanted to put him in McD's Happy Meals, like 98degrees and Brittny what's her name ("Don't you just love my belly button? Here, take ANOTHER look"). If I could find this cd again I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
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