Touchpaper (Claire Hamill album)

Touchpaper is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released on 21 April 1984 by Blueprint Records, and was her first studio 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".

Touchpaper
Studio album by Claire Hamill
Released	21 April 1984 (1984-04-21)
Genre	Art rock dream pop synth-pop
Length	37:51
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

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic

Track listing

All tracks are written by Claire Hamill, except where noted.

Side one: Moon Side

1. "The Moon Is a Powerful Lover" – 5:00
2. "Denmark" – 3:20
3. "Fools in a Storm" – 3:46
4. "First Night in New York" – 4:22
5. "Come Along Brave Lads" (Andy Stennett) – 3:39

Side two: Jump Side

6. "Jump" – 4:05
7. "In the Palm of My Hand" – 3:25
8. "Gonna Be the One" – 4:03
9. "Ultra Violet Light" – 2:40
10. "Once Is Not Enough" – 3:31

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Touchpaper liner notes.

Musicians

• Claire Hamill – vocals; guitar; keyboards
• Andy Stennett – keyboards
• Ron Mathewson — acoustic bass
• Neal Wilkinson – drums on "Denmark" and "In the Palm of My Hand"
• Mitch Dalton – guitar on "Denmark"
• John Rocca – percussion on "Fools in a Storm"
• Dave Roach – saxophone on "Fools in a Storm"
• Joe Partridge— guitar on "First Night in New York
• Ronnie Leahy — keyboards on "First Night in New York"
• John Giblin — bass on "First Night in New York"
• Simon Phillips – bass on "First Night in New York"
• Morris Pert — percussion on "First Night in New York"
• Paul Morgan – drums on "Come Along Brave Lads" and "Jump"
• Vincent Abbot — bagpipes on "Come Along Brave Lads"
• Peter Maas – bass on "Jump"
• John McKenzie – bass on "Gonna Be the One"
• Tony Beard – drums on "Gonna Be the One" and "Once Is Not Enough"
• Gary Numan — keyboards on "Ultra Violet Light"
• Alan White — drums on "Ultra Violet Light"
• Steve Gould — bass on "Ultra Violet Light"
• Laurie Wisefield — guitar on "Ultra Violet Light"
• Danny McIntosh – guitar on "Once Is Not Enough"

External links

• Touchpaper at Discogs (list of releases)