Touch is the fifth studio album by American singer
Laura Branigan, released on July 7, 1987, by
Atlantic Records. The album saw Branigan's return to dancefloors with the
lead single, the
Stock Aitken Waterman-produced "
Shattered Glass", which was released in June 1987 and reached number 48 on the
Billboard Hot 100.[3] The album's second single, a cover of
Jennifer Rush's "
Power of Love", was released in October 1987, peaking at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] "Spirit of Love" was released as a single in Europe, while "
Cry Wolf" served as the album's third single in the United States.
Track listing
All tracks produced by
David Kershenbaum, except "Shattered Glass" and "Whatever I Do", produced by
Stock Aitken Waterman; additional production on "Name Game" by Albert Cabrera and Tony Moran.
Julie Ann Gigante, Ralph D. Morrison III, Clayton Haslop, Alexander Horvath, R.F. Peterson, Arthur Zadinsky, Michael Nowak, Raymond J. Tischer II, Margot MacLaine, Armen Ksjikian, Dennis Karmazyn, Michael Matthews – strings (tracks 5, 11)
John O'Hara – keyboards (tracks 6, 7)
Mike Stock – keyboards,
Linn programming, background vocals (tracks 6, 7)
Matt Aitken – keyboards, Linn programming, guitars (tracks 6, 7)
A. Linn – drums (tracks 6, 7)
Dee Lewis – background vocals (tracks 6, 7)
Coral Gordon – background vocals (tracks 6, 7)
Jeff Lorber – arrangements, keyboards, drum programming (track 9)