Touchpaper (Claire Hamill album)

Touchpaper
Studio album by Claire Hamill
Released	21 April 1984
Genre	Art rock, dream pop, synth-pop
Label	Blueprint
Producer	Claire Hamill, Andy Stennett
Claire Hamill chronology
Abracadabra (1975) Touchpaper (1984) Voices (1986)
Singles from Touchpaper
"In the Palm of My Hand" Released: 1983 "The Moon Is a Powerful Lover" Released: 1984 "Denmark" Released: 1984

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Touchpaper is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released in 1984 by Blueprint Records, and was her first album in nine years following 1975's Abracadabra. The album saw her transition into a world of synthesizers, and Gary Numan of Tubeway Army played keyboards on the track "Ultra Violet Light".^[2]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Claire Hamill

1. "The Moon Is a Powerful Lover" - 5:04
2. "Denmark" - 3:25
3. "Fools in a Storm" - 3:47
4. "First Night in New York" - 4:26
5. "Come Along Brave Lads" (Andy Stennett) - 3:42
6. "Jump" - 4:06
7. "In the Palm of My Hand" - 3:28
8. "Gonna Be the One" - 4:08
9. "Ultra Violet Light" - 2:42
10. "Once Is Not Enough" - 3:32

Personnel[]

• Claire Hamill – vocals; guitar; keyboards
• Gary Numan – keyboards on "Ultra Violet Light"
• Chris Squire – bass guitar
• Laurie Wisefield – guitar

References[]

External links[]

• Claire Hamill's website