B-side "Stone Court" Recorded 1986 Length 4:01 | Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | |
Released 23 March 1987 (1987-03-23) | ||
"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.
Contents
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
- "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7" Mix) (Michael Jay, Marvin Morrow) 4.01
- "Stone Court" (Stedman Pearson) 3.46
12" vinyl
- "The Slightest Touch" (The Pettibone Touch Remix) 6.27 *
- "The Slightest Touch" (House Touch) 6.27
- "Stone Court" 3:46
- "The Slightest Touch" (Slightest Dub) 6:16
Cassette single
- "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7" Mix)
- "Find the Time" (Shep Pettibone Remix - Part 1)
- "Stone Court"
- "If I Say Yes" (Lew Hahn New York Remix)
Box set with two 7" singles
- "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7" Mix)
- "Stone Court"
- "Hide and Seek" (7" edit)
- "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.
The Slightest Touch 2005
In 2005, Five Star planned to release a remixed version of "The Slightest Touch" as a single, but it never got released.
Proposed track listing
- "The Slightest Touch" (2005 Remix)
- "The Slightest Touch" (Xtra Mix)
- "System Addict" 2005
Cover version
"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 and was not released as a single.