Touch (Sarah McLachlan album)

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Released11 October 1988 (1988-10-11)
3 April 1989 (re-release)
GenrePop[1]
Length47:54 (1988)
47:31 (1989)
LabelNettwerk
Capitol (1988)
Arista (1989)
Touch
Original 1988 release
Studio album by
Sarah McLachlan
Released11 October 1988 (1988-10-11)
3 April 1989 (re-release)
GenrePop[1]
Length47:54 (1988)
47:31 (1989)
LabelNettwerk
Capitol (1988)
Arista (1989)
ProducerGreg Reely
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Touch
(1988)		 Solace
(1991)
Alternative cover
Singles from Touch
  1. "Vox"
    Released: October 21, 1988
  2. "Steaming"
    Released: 1989

Touch is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. It was originally released on October 11, 1988 through Nettwerk and Capitol Records. The album was then re-released on April 3, 1989 through Nettwerk and Arista Records with additional material and new cover art. The album includes "Vox", McLachlan's debut single, which reached number 90 in Canada upon its release.

McLachlan did not achieve commercial stardom until 1991 in Canada, with Solace; she achieved success internationally in 1994–1995 with her 1993 album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. In 1993, McLachlan and Nettwerk were sued by Darryl Neudorf, a Vancouver musician and former member of 54-40, who alleged that he had made an uncredited songwriting contribution to four songs on Touch ("Vox", "Steaming", "Sad Clown" and "Strange World").[2] Although both McLachlan and Nettwerk acknowledged that Neudorf was involved in the album's production, both took the position that his contribution had not been primarily in songwriting. The judge in that suit ultimately ruled in McLachlan's favor.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[1]
Stereo Reviewvery good[3]

All tracks written by Sarah McLachlan, except "Steaming" and "Uphill Battle" (music by McLachlan and Darren Phillips).

Original release (1988)
No.TitleLength
1."Out of the Shadows"4:57
2."Steaming"4:45
3."Strange World"4:05
4."Touch" (instrumental)3:11
5."Vox"4:50
6."Sad Clown"4:28
7."Uphill Battle" (instrumental)4:37
8."Ben's Song"4:55
Total length:35:48
Bonus tracks (CD)
No.TitleLength
9."Vox" (extended remix)6:59
10."Ben's Song" (78 remix)5:07
Total length:47:54
Re-release (1989)
No.TitleLength
1."Out of the Shadows"4:57
2."Vox"4:48
3."Strange World"4:05
4."Trust"4:45
5."Touch" (instrumental)3:11
6."Steaming"4:46
7."Sad Clown"4:28
8."Uphill Battle" (instrumental)4:37
9."Ben's Song"4:55
Total length:40:32
Bonus track (CD and cassette)
No.TitleLength
10."Vox" (extended)6:59
Total length:47:31

Notes:

  • Some pressings credit "Trust" to McLachlan, Stephen Nikleva, Jeff Sawatzky, Sherri Iwaschuk, and Phillips.
  • Not all versions of the original 1988 release contained tracks 9 and 10.

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