''Touch'' is the fifth studio album by American pop singer

Laura Branigan Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a ...

, released on July 7, 1987, by Atlantic Records. The album saw Branigan's return to dancefloors with the

lead single A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. Release s ...

, the

Stock Aitken Waterman Stock Aitken Waterman (abbreviated as SAW) are an English songwriting and record production trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman. The trio had great success from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. SAW is considere ...

-produced " Shattered Glass", which was released in June 1987 and reached number 48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album's second single, a cover of

Jennifer Rush Jennifer Rush (born Heidi Stern; September 28, 1960) is an American pop and rock singer. She achieved success during the mid-1980s with several singles and studio albums including the million-selling single " The Power of Love", which she co- ...

's " Power of Love", was released in October 1987, peaking at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "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

; additional production on "Name Game" by Albert Cabrera and Tony Moran.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Touch''.

Musicians

– lead vocals ; background vocals *

Bob Marlette Robert Roy Marlette (born December 7, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixer, and songwriter. His production, writing and mixing credits include David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Sebastian Bach, R ...

– arrangements, drum programming, guitars, keyboards ; string arrangements ; additional keyboards * Sue Shifrin – background vocals * Andrew Thomas – PPG programming * Rick Palombi – arrangements, keyboards, drum programming, background vocals * Mark Leggett – keyboards ; arrangements, drum programming, guitars * Michael Landau – guitars * Dennis Henson – background vocals * Donna de Lory – background vocals * Mona Young – background vocals *

Kim Scharnberg Kim Scharnberg is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, record producer and conductor. Early life and education He was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was exposed to a large variety of different music while growing up. He started to ...

– string arrangements, conducting * Kenneth G. Kugler – copyist * 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 * John O'Hara – keyboards * Mike Stock – keyboards,

Linn Linn may refer to: People * Linn (surname) * Linn (given name) * Linn da Quebrada, stage name of Brazilian singer, actress, screenwriter and television personality Lina Pereira dos Santos (born 1990) Places Germany * Linn (Gangkofen), a part ...

programming, background vocals *

Matt Aitken Matthew James Aitken (born 25 August 1956) is an English songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as the creative force behind the 1980s and early 1990s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman ...

– keyboards, Linn programming, guitars * A. Linn – drums * Dee Lewis – background vocals * Coral Gordon – background vocals *

Jeff Lorber Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for ''Prototype'' ...

– arrangements, keyboards, drum programming * Students from St. Finbar School – background vocals *

Carlos Vega Carlos Vega (December 7, 1956 – April 7, 1998) was a Cuban-born Los Angeles-based session drummer best known for his performances with James Taylor. As a part of the L.A. studio scene from the late 1970s through the 1990s, Vega contributed to ...

– drums * John Nelson – guitars * David J. Holman – PPG programming

Technical

* David Kershenbaum – production *

– production * Albert Cabrera – additional production, mix * Tony Moran – additional production, mix * John Guess – engineering * David J. Holman – additional engineering ; mixing ; engineering * Cliff Jones – additional engineering * Troy Krueger – additional engineering ; engineering ; second engineer * Mark McGuire – engineering * Peter Hammond – mixing * Ray Leonard – second engineer * Bob Ludwig – mastering

Artwork

* Janis Wilkins – art direction, design * Victoria Pearson – photography

Charts

Notes

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1987 albums Albums produced by David Kershenbaum Albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman Atlantic Records albums Laura Branigan albums