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| Released | 21 April 1984 | |||
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| Length | 37:51 | |||
| Label | Blueprint | |||
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Touchpaper is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released on 21 April 1984 by Blueprint Records, and was her first studio album in nine years following 1975's Abracadabra. The album saw her transition into a world of synthesizers, and Gary Numan of Tubeway Army played keyboards on the track "Ultra Violet Light".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Claire Hamill, except where noted.
Side one: Moon Side
- "The Moon Is a Powerful Lover" – 5:00
- "Denmark" – 3:20
- "Fools in a Storm" – 3:46
- "First Night in New York" – 4:22
- "Come Along Brave Lads" (Andy Stennett) – 3:39
Side two: Jump Side
- "Jump" – 4:05
- "In the Palm of My Hand" – 3:25
- "Gonna Be the One" – 4:03
- "Ultra Violet Light" – 2:40
- "Once Is Not Enough" – 3:31
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Touchpaper liner notes.[3]
Musicians
- Claire Hamill — vocals; guitar; keyboards
- Andy Stennett — keyboards
- Ron Mathewson — acoustic bass
- Neal Wilkinson — drums on "Denmark" and "In the Palm of My Hand"
- Mitch Dalton — guitar on "Denmark"
- John Rocca — percussion on "Fools in a Storm"
- Dave Roach — saxophone on "Fools in a Storm"
- Joe Partridge— guitar on "First Night in New York
- Ronnie Leahy — keyboards on "First Night in New York"
- John Giblin — bass on "First Night in New York"
- Simon Phillips — bass on "First Night in New York"
- Morris Pert — percussion on "First Night in New York"
- Paul Morgan — drums on "Come Along Brave Lads" and "Jump"
- Vincent Abbot — bagpipes on "Come Along Brave Lads"
- Peter Maas — bass on "Jump"
- John McKenzie — bass on "Gonna Be the One"
- Tony Beard — drums on "Gonna Be the One" and "Once Is Not Enough"
- Gary Numan — keyboards on "Ultra Violet Light"
- Alan White — drums on "Ultra Violet Light"
- Steve Gould — bass on "Ultra Violet Light"
- Laurie Wisefield — guitar on "Ultra Violet Light"
- Danny McIntosh — guitar on "Once Is Not Enough"
References
- ^ Thom Jurek Allmusic Review.
- ^ "About Claire | Claire Hamill". clairehamill.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012.
- ^ Touchpaper (CD booklet). Claire Hamill. Blueprint. 1984.
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External links
- Touchpaper at Discogs (list of releases)
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