Touchpaper (Claire Hamill album)

Touchpaper
Studio album by
Claire Hamill
Released21 April 1984 (1984-04-21)
Genre
Length37:51
LabelBlueprint
Producer
  • Claire Hamill
  • Andy Stennett
Claire Hamill chronology
Abracadabra
(1975) 		Touchpaper
(1984) 		Voices
(1986)
Singles from Touchpaper
  1. "In the Palm of My Hand"
    Released: 1983
  2. "The Moon Is a Powerful Lover"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Denmark"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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

  1. "The Moon Is a Powerful Lover" – 5:00
  2. "Denmark" – 3:20
  3. "Fools in a Storm" – 3:46
  4. "First Night in New York" – 4:22
  5. "Come Along Brave Lads" (Andy Stennett) – 3:39

Side two: Jump Side

  2. "Jump" – 4:05
  3. "In the Palm of My Hand" – 3:25
  4. "Gonna Be the One" – 4:03
  5. "Ultra Violet Light" – 2:40
  6. "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

  1. ^ Thom Jurek Allmusic Review.
  2. ^ "About Claire | Claire Hamill". clairehamill.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012.
  3. ^ Touchpaper (CD booklet). Claire Hamill. Blueprint. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)