''Touched'' is a

Michael Sweet Michael Harrison Sweet (born July 4, 1963) is a singer and guitarist from Whittier, California; he is the co-founder, songwriter, guitarist and lead singer of the Christian metal band Stryper. He's also had a successful solo career, and briefly ...

solo album self-released in 2007. Unlike most of Sweet's previous albums, the album is influenced by classical sound (rather than his usual

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sound). The album is dedicated to his wife, Kyle, who was suffering from stage-four

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. ''Touched'' has a collection of five cover songs originally performed by iconic artists, including Billy Preston, Billy Joel,

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, Amanda McBroom, and

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, as well as classical versions of four Stryper ballads, and an all-original song, "My Love, My Life, My Flame".

Track listing

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You Are So Beautiful "You Are So Beautiful" is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher that was first released in 1974 on Preston's ninth studio album, '' The Kids & Me''. It was also the B-side of his single "Struttin'". Later that same year, English sing ...

" ( Billy Preston) - 2:50 # "Together as One" (Michael Sweet) - 4:45 # " She's Got a Way" ( Billy Joel) - 2:55 # "All of Me" (Michael Sweet) - 3:14 # " Without You" ( William Peter Ham, Tom Evans) - 3:33 # "First Love" (Michael Sweet) - 4:20 # "

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. At the time, the couple were lovers, although MacColl was still married to his ...

" ( Ewan MacColl) 4:43 # " Honestly" (Michael Sweet) 4:14 # " The Rose" ( Amanda McBroom) 3:48 # "My Love, My Life, My Flame" (Michael Sweet) 4:09 # " Color My World" (

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) 2:58

Personnel

- lead vocals * Peter Vantine -

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, orchestration

References

{{Reflist Michael Sweet albums