Touchpaper (Claire Hamill album)

Touchpaper is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released in 1984 by Blueprint Records, and was her first 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]

Touchpaper
Studio album by
Claire Hamill
Released21 April 1984
GenreArt rock, dream pop, synth-pop
Length37:51
LabelBlueprint
ProducerClaire 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]

Track listing

All songs written by Claire Hamill

  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
  6. "Jump" - 4:05
  7. "In the Palm of My Hand" - 3:25
  8. "Gonna Be the One" - 4:03
  9. "Ultra Violet Light" - 2:40
  10. "Once Is Not Enough" - 3:31

Personnel
  • Claire Hamill – vocals; guitar; keyboards
  • Andy Stennett; - keyboards
  • Ron Mathewson; - acoustic bass
  • Neal Wilkinson; - drums on "Denmark" & "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" & "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" & "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.
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