''Wish Thing'' is
Torch Song's first
album
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, released in 1984.
At the time, Torch Song consisted of
William Orbit,
Laurie Mayer (lead vocals), and Grant Gilbert.
The track "Prepare to Energize" was a surprise dance-floor hit, as well as appearing in the 1984
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Critical reception
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'' called the album "an ethereal set of instrumentally subtle synth-dance tracks, given most of their character by Laurie Mayer’s delicate voice and the gimmicky production."
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'' wrote that the album was "an engagingly new twist" to the "synthrock approach."
Track listing
#"Don't Look Now"
#"Telepathy"
#" Ode to Billie Joe"
#"Another Place"
#"Prepare To Energize"
#"Tattered Dress"
#"Sweet Thing"
#"You Said You Were Coming"
#"Water Clock Secrets"
References
External links
Video for "Don't Look Now"
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1984 debut albums
Torch Song albums