The Slightest Touch
1986 single by Five Star
"The Slightest Touch" is a song by the British pop group Five Star. Released as the sixth single from their second album, Silk & Steel, Five Star chose Shep Pettibone to remix the album track for release as a single. It reached number four on the UK singles chart, becoming the group's final top-10 hit.
Track listings
7-inch vinyl
A. "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7-inch mix)
B. "Stone Court"
2×7-inch single
A. "The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7-inch mix)
B. "Stone Court"
C. "Hide and Seek" (7-inch edit)
D. "Crazy"
12-inch single
"The Slightest Touch" (The Pettibone Touch remix)
"The Slightest Touch" (House Touch)
"Stone Court"
"The Slightest Touch" (Slightest dub)
Cassette single
"The Slightest Touch" (Shep Pettibone 7-inch mix)
"Find the Time" (Shep Pettibone remix—part 1)
"Stone Court"
"If I Say Yes" (Lew Hahn New York remix)
Charts
Steps version
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 cover was announced on 19 August 2021 via the band's Instagram account.
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.
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