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A largely forgotten album in the wake of Sarah McLachlan's mainstream success, Touch was the first album anyone heard from the singer. Only 19 at the time, McLachlan had years to go before she would become the seductive songstress of Fumbling Towards Ecstacy or the sensitive balladeer of Surfacing. Instead, she has more of an ethereal sound, enhanced by keyboards and a lush production that gives it a polished feel. Bringing to mind the '80s incarnations of both Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, the songs here are moody pop tracks that showcase her incredible range more than anything else. A few tracks, especially "Vox" and "Steaming," are beautiful tracks that have a light sense of yearning that she would later develop into the sensual crooning of her mid-'90s work. And "Ben's Song," a piano ballad, would go on to be included in her live shows long after the other tracks from this album disappeared from them. But Touch is vastly different from the rest of her material (save for maybe a few tracks on Solace), making it a surprise to most curious fans. Her performance is the point where this is most obvious, as her gorgeous voice lacks most of the personality and emotion that she would later develop. But the material isn't bad, just uncharacteristic of the rest of her career. Some fans might be disappointed by the copious amounts of keyboards and McLachlan's restrained performance, but Touch is still a winner. Just a flawed winner, coming from a talented artist who was still searching for her artistic voice. ~ Bradley Torreano
Recorded at Limited Vision Studios, Mushroom Studios, and Lions Gate Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Personnel: Sarah McLachlan (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); Darren Phillips (drums, keyboards, percussion); Dave Kershaw (bass, background vocals); Stephen Nikleva (electric guitar); Ross Hales (drums); Sherri Leigh (percussion); Greg Reely (drums, percussion); Jeff Krosse (bass, background vocals); Tippi, Steve, Rudy (percussion); Naomi McLeod (background vocals).
Q (3/95, p.119) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...remains the blueprint for her oeuvre, and shows that for all her wispy, pseudo-Gaelic tendencies, she has steel in her soul and a canny ear for contemporary rhythms..." Touch Music | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Alternative, Rock/Pop, Folk Rock | | Label | Arista | | Orig Year | 1989 | | All Time Sales Rank |  9503  | | CD Universe Part number | 1109902 | | Catalog number | 8594 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Greg Reely | | Engineer | Greg Reely; Gary Wright | | Recording Time | 47 minutes | | Personnel | Sarah McLachlan - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
Dave Kershaw - bass, background vocals
Steve
Stephen Nikleva - electric guitar
Darren Phillips - drums, keyboards, percussion
Rudy - percussion
Greg Reely - drums, percussion
Jeff Krosse - bass, background vocals
Naomi McLeod - background vocals
Ross Hales - drums
Sherri Leigh - percussion
Tippi
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Sarah McLachlan Touch Songs Touch Music Review Average Rating: (3.5 out of 5 stars)   classic sarah
a bit underrated. I think this album is like a waking dream. it is amazingly independent in of itself, reminding me of something new and fresh. With classical input, it's often not considered among her more significant works, but well should be.
Submitted by cyndi (lexington)
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 an ok debut
This cd has just as many high points as it has the low ones. There are a few masterpieces on here which make it well worth the purchase, such as "Vox", "Steaming" and "Ben's Song". Other songs fall short of the magic,but are still ok tracks, such as "Out of the Shadows" and "Strange World", and then there are a couple which are much too boring to sit through without skipping ("Uphill Battle", "Touch"). Her next release, 'Solace' is a much stronger and more well-crafted album.
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Purchase Touch CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Sarah McLachlan Solace CD (1991)
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In 1992, at the young age of 24, McLachlan had a very real command of the pop idiom, and her songwriting was not only mature, it was rare and exceptional. The gothic vocal piece "Mercy" and the atmospheric "Home" ...
| | Sarah McLachlan Fumbling Towards Ecstasy CD (1993)
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Heavily atmospheric, building around intertwined harmonies and lush arrangements, FUMBLING TOWARDS ECSTASY might remind some of early Sinead O'Connor. McLachlan's ethereal vocal style pulls from the same sources as O'Connor, but add a calm that's more akin to contemporary jazz or new age than the pop charts McLachlan has climbed. The lifeblood of her songs are her physical and emotional relationships with people. With lyrics centered around satisfaction and the ways to maintain it, much ...
| | Sarah McLachlan Freedom Sessions CD (1995)
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THE FREEDOM SESSIONS features alternate versions of songs from FUMBLING TOWARDS ECSTASY. The CD version includes a bonus multimedia track that, when played on a computer, shows more than 30 minutes of video footage, photographs, audio- and video-clips from earlier albums, and interviews. The rest of the album can be played on a computer or a standard CD player.
The seeds of THE FREEDOM SESSIONS grew out of Sarah McLachlan's highly-acclaimed FUMBLING TOWARDS ECSTASY, the idea behind which was to combine the folky acoustic tendencies of her songwriting with a more produced air. THE FREEDOM SESSIONS features many of the same songs, but in their initial, unadorned stages, reworked with a more earthy feel that returns to the essence of where the material ...
| | Sarah McLachlan Surfacing CD (1997) Enhanced CD
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SURFACING is an Enhanced CD containing both a full audio program as well as multimedia computer files.
SURFACING was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Pop album. "Building A Mystery" won the 1998 Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "Last Dance" won the 1998 Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
"Adia" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
On her fifth album, Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan returns with a simpler collection of songs which quietly explore the darker aspects ...
| | Sarah McLachlan Mirrorball CD (1999)
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This is an enhanced audio CD which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
MIRRORBALL was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. "I Will Remember You" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "Possession" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
"I Will Remember You won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. MIRRORBALL was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. "Possession" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock ...
| | Sarah McLachlan Rarities B-Sides & Other Stuff CD (1996) (Import) Canada
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| | Rodney Carrington Hangin' With Rodney CD (1998)
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| | Rockin' 80'S CDs (2004) Box Set
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Rockin' 80's is a three-disc trip through the vaults of the Sony Music family. More specifically, as the title indicates, the set is '80s rock-oriented. There is a wide range of rock styles on offer here -- everything from the power pop punch of the Romantics' "What I Like About You," to the pop/rock of Scandal's "The Warrior," to the new wave of the Psychedelic Furs' "Pretty in Pink," to the hair metal glitter of Britny Fox's "Girlschool." Not to mention the funky metal of Living Colour ("Cult of Personality"), the blues-rock of the Fabulous Thunderbirds ("Tuff Enuff"), and the roots rock of Dave Edmunds ("Me and the Boys"). ~ Tim Sendra
Rockin' 80's is a three-disc trip through the vaults of the Sony Music family. More specifically, as the title indicates, the set is '80s rock-oriented. There is a wide range of rock styles ...
| | Three Bridges Believe CD (2005)
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| | Ils Soul Trader CD (2003) DualDisc
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| | Frank Tovey Easy Listening For The Hard Of Hearing CD (1984)
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| | Sapphires Eve CD (2007)
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| | Eddie Oliver Street Corner Soul CD (2007)
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Some Soul for your 3rd Eye………… ELOliverWhat were you doing in 1997? More than likely, you were experiencing the phenomenon of Love Jones, the movie. This African American romantic story was about a young couple navigating through Chicago culture.The couple was artistic in their own right. The story, the movie spawned the Love Jones movement. Many popular artists and poets emerged from that film. It has been said that the success of Love Jones is in part responsible for the increased interest in poetry slams, spoken word as an art form, poetry cafes and the careers of many.I’ve had the distinct pleasure of watching many artists grow from performing in Atlanta’s underground Yin Yang Café, the Apache and countless Wind Down events. Then there is the world famous MoorEpics Café, formerly of 227A Mitchell Street. This Café was owned by Jessica care Moore and Aqiyl Thomas. I remember any night of the week, spoken word and soul movement artists were welcome to jam, together or separately. We welcomed India.Arie, Donnie, Sharieff Simmons, Kevin Powell, Chiedza and Cody Chesnutt to name a few.So many young poets were born of that day Abyss, GaMe, Yohannes, ColaRum and Eddie Oliver. Some have disappeared, but many remain, grown and matured with their art form. Most notable of them is Eddie Oliver. (www.eddieoliver.com). His work today is reminiscent of Andre 3000, will.i.am and Wyclef. They recite spoken word a little, sing a little, and rap a little. Eddie embodies it all. He has truly grown and is a gifted man.Was it the personal growth? He’s a father, a homeowner and, as they say, a grown ass man now. Is it because he continued to ...
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