The Slightest Touch

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

"The Slightest Touch"
File:Five-Star-The-Slightest-Tou-92427.jpg
Single by Five Star
from the album Silk & Steel
B-side"Stone Court"
Released23 March 1987 (1987-03-23)
GenrePop
Length4:20
LabelRCA, Tent
SongwritersMichael Jay, Marvin Morrow
ProducersBuster Pearson, Michael Jay
Five Star singles chronology
"Stay Out of My Life"
(1987) 		"The Slightest Touch"
(1987) 		"Are You Man Enough?"
(1987)
Music video
"The Slightest Touch" on YouTube

"The Slightest Touch" is a song by the British pop group Five Star. Released as the sixth single from their second album, Silk & Steel, Five Star chose Shep Pettibone to remix the album track for release as a single. It reached number four on the UK singles chart, becoming the group's final top-10 hit.

Track listings

[edit | edit source]

7-inch vinyl

A. "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7-inch mix)
B. "Stone Court"

2×7-inch single

A. "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7-inch mix)
B. "Stone Court"
C. "Hide and Seek" (7-inch edit)
D. "Crazy"

12-inch single

  1. "The Slightest Touch" (The Pettibone Touch remix)
  2. "The Slightest Touch" (House Touch)
  3. "Stone Court"
  4. "The Slightest Touch" (Slightest dub)

Cassette single

  1. "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7-inch mix)
  2. "Find the Time" (Shep Pettibone remix—part 1)
  3. "Stone Court"
  4. "If I Say Yes" (Lew Hahn New York remix)

Charts

[edit | edit source]

Steps version

[edit | edit source]
"The Slightest Touch"
Single by Steps
from the album What the Future Holds Pt. 2
Released20 August 2021
Length3:27
LabelBMG
SongwritersMichael Jay, Marvin Morrow
Steps singles chronology
"Take Me for a Ride"
(2021) 		"The Slightest Touch"
(2021) 		"A Hundred Years of Winter"
(2021)
Audio video
"The Slightest Touch" on YouTube

British group Steps released a version of "The Slightest Touch" as the third single from their seventh studio album, What the Future Holds Pt. 2. The cover was announced on 19 August 2021 via the band's Instagram account.[7]

In a statement, the band said "We are such massive fans of Five Star, when we started brainstorming a possible cover idea to include on What the Future Holds Pt. 2 this felt like the natural choice. They are absolute idols of ours and have always dreamed about giving one of their songs a euphoric Steps makeover". Five Star gave the cover their seal of approval, saying Steps had "nailed" the song and they loved the band's take on it.[8]

Track listing

[edit | edit source]

Digital EP

  1. "The Slightest Touch" – 3:27
  2. "Take Me for a Ride" (Single Mix) – 3:16
  3. "Take Me for a Ride" (Initial Talk Remix Edit) – 3:44
  4. "Take Me for a Ride" (Shortland Remix Edit) – 3:22
  5. "Take Me for a Ride" (7th Heaven Remix Edit) – 3:32
  6. "Take Me for a Ride" (Shortland Club Mix) – 6:12

Remixes EP

  1. "The Slightest Touch" – 3:27
  2. "The Slightest Touch" (Shortland Remix) [Edit] – 3:04
  3. "The Slightest Touch" (Shanghai Surprize Remix) [Edit] – 3:37
  4. "The Slightest Touch" (7th Heaven Extended Mix) – 6:00
  5. "The Slightest Touch" (Shortland Club Mix) – 6:03
  6. "The Slightest Touch" (Shanghai Surprize Club Mix) – 6:22

Remixes

  1. "The Slightest Touch" – 3:27
  2. "The Slightest Touch" (Shortland Remix) [Edit] – 3:04
  3. "The Slightest Touch" (Shanghai Surprize Remix) [Edit] – 3:37
  4. "The Slightest Touch" (7th Heaven Extended Mix) – 6:00
  5. "The Slightest Touch" (Acoustic) – 3:30
  6. "The Slightest Touch" (Shortland Club Mix) – 6:03
  7. "The Slightest Touch" (Shanghai Surprize Club Mix) – 6:22

Charts

[edit | edit source]
Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[9] 9

Other versions

[edit | edit source]

"The Slightest Touch" was covered by Louise for her compilation album Changing Faces: The Best of Louise. This version of the song was based on the album mix [clarification needed] and was not released as a single.

Liverpool DJ and producer Mike Di Scala Released A vinyl bootleg house rework of the track in 2005 under his initials of MDS. The track went on to become A big club hit in Liverpool’s funky house scene.[10]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Slightest Touch". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 30, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  4. ^ "5 Star – The Slightest Touch" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Five Star: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=The_Slightest_Touch&oldid=15866472"