The Slightest Touch

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"The Slightest Touch"
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Single by Five Star
from the album Silk & Steel
B-side"Stone Court"
Released23 March 1987 (1987-03-23)
Recorded1986
GenrePop
Length4:01
LabelRCA,
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)

"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) 4.01
  2. "Stone Court" (Stedman Pearson) 3.46

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)

Box set with two 7" singles

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

* The Pettibone Touch Remix of "The Slightest Touch" was included on the CD compilation Dance Classics vol 19 + 20, released in 2007 by Rodeo Media Records. It is also available on CD on the 2010 Expanded Edition of Silk & Steel (CRPOP74), although there is a slight mastering error at the beginning of this pressing.

Chart performance[]

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)

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 single 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]

Charts[]

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

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.

Other versions[]

"The Slightest Touch" is one of the few Five Star songs to have been covered by another artist; Louise recorded the track for her compilation album Changing Faces: The Best of Louise album in 2001. This version of the song was based on the album mix[clarification needed] and was not released as a single.

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