"The Slightest Touch" is a song by the British pop group

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. Released as the sixth single from their second album, '' Silk & Steel'', Five Star chose

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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

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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.

Track listing

Digital EP # "The Slightest Touch" – 3:27 # "Take Me for a Ride" (Single Mix) – 3:16 # "Take Me for a Ride" (Initial Talk Remix Edit) – 3:44 # "Take Me for a Ride" (Shortland Remix Edit) – 3:22 # "Take Me for a Ride" (7th Heaven Remix Edit) – 3:32 # "Take Me for a Ride" (Shortland Club Mix) – 6:12 Remixes EP # "The Slightest Touch" – 3:27 # "The Slightest Touch" (Shortland Remix) dit– 3:04 # "The Slightest Touch" (Shanghai Surprize Remix) dit– 3:37 # "The Slightest Touch" (7th Heaven Extended Mix) – 6:00 # "The Slightest Touch" (Shortland Club Mix) – 6:03 # "The Slightest Touch" (Shanghai Surprize Club Mix) – 6:22 Remixes # "The Slightest Touch" – 3:27 # "The Slightest Touch" (Shortland Remix) dit– 3:04 # "The Slightest Touch" (Shanghai Surprize Remix) dit– 3:37 # "The Slightest Touch" (7th Heaven Extended Mix) – 6:00 # "The Slightest Touch" (Acoustic) – 3:30 # "The Slightest Touch" (Shortland Club Mix) – 6:03 # "The Slightest Touch" (Shanghai Surprize Club Mix) – 6:22

Charts

Other versions

"The Slightest Touch" was covered by Louise for her compilation album '' Changing Faces: The Best of Louise''. This version of the song was based on the album mix and was not released as a single. Liverpool DJ and producer

Mike Di Scala CamelPhat are an English DJ and production duo, consisting of Dave Whelan and Mike Di Scala, formed in Liverpool in 2006. Initially they released music under various names but found success with their 2017 single "Cola", which peaked at No.&n ...

Released A vinyl bootleg house rework of the track in 2005 under his initials of MDS. The track went on to become A big club hit in Liverpool’s funky house scene.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Slightest Touch, The Five Star songs Steps (group) songs 1986 songs 1987 singles 2021 singles RCA Records singles Songs written by Marvin Morrow Songs written by Michael Margules