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"The Slightest Touch"
Single by Five Star
from the album Silk & Steel
B-side"Stone Court"
Released23 March 1987 (1987-03-23)
Recorded1986
GenrePop
Length4:20
LabelRCA, Tent
Songwriter(s)Michael Jay, Marvin Morrow
Producer(s)Buster 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 1987 single by the British pop group Five Star. It reached No. 4 in the UK singles chart, becoming the group's final Top 10 hit to date.

Taken from their second album, Silk & Steel, Five Star chose legendary remixer Shep Pettibone to remix the album track for release as a single.

Track listings

7" vinyl

  1. "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7" Mix) [Michael Jay, Marvin Morrow] 4.20
  2. "Stone Court" [Stedman Pearson] 3.46


7" vinyl box set with 2 x 7" singles

  1. "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7" Mix)
  2. "Stone Court"
  1. "Hide and Seek" (7" Edit)
  2. "Crazy"


12" vinyl

  1. "The Slightest Touch" (The Pettibone Touch Remix) 6.27 *
  2. "The Slightest Touch" (House Touch) 6.27
  3. "Stone Court" 3:46
  4. "The Slightest Touch" (Slightest Dub) 6:16


Cassette single

  1. "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7" Mix)
  2. "Find the Time" (Shep Pettibone Remix-Part 1)
  3. "Stone Court"
  4. "If I Say Yes" (Lew Hahn New York Remix) **


All tracks available on the remastered versions of either the 2010 'Silk & Steel' album, the 2013 'The Remix Anthology (The Remixes 1984-1991)' or the 2018 'Luxury - The Definitive Anthology 1984-1991' boxset EXCEPT ** "If I Say Yes" (Lew Hahn New York Remix) - only available on this cassette.

  • Also the version of "The Slightest Touch" (The Pettibone Touch Remix) on the 2010 Expanded Edition of Silk & Steel (CRPOP74) has a slight mastering error at the beginning of this pressing.

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 4
Dutch GfK chart[2] 20
Dutch Top 40[3] 29
Irish Singles Chart[4] 2

Steps version

"The Slightest Touch"
Single by Steps
from the album What the Future Holds Pt. 2
Released20 August 2021
Recorded2021
Genre
Length3:27
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)
  • Michael 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.[5]

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.[6]

Track listing

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

Other versions

  • Karaoke Version - 3:26

Charts

Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] 9

Other versions

"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.

References

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Five Star - The Slightest Touch". Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  2. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - 5 Star - The Slightest Touch". Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  3. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 30, 1987". Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  4. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Steps Announce Brand New Single "The Slightest Touch"". retropopmagazine.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Steps deliver a cover of an 80s tune originally by Five Star". Out in Perth. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slightest_Touch

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