Please Don’t Touch is Steve Hackett’s second album recorded between November 1977 and February 1978, featuring a large cast of musicians as well as Chester Thompson (Genesis touring drummer) amongst Richie Havens and Randy Crawford!
Tracks
- Narnia
- Carry On Up The Vicarage
- Racing In A
- Kim
- How Can I?
- Hoping Love Will Last
- Land Of A Thousand Autumns
- Please Don’t Touch
- The Voice Of Necam
- Icarus Ascending
- Narnia (John Perry vocal version)
- Land Of A Thousand Autumns/Please Don’t Touch (Live)
- Narnia (Alternative version)
John Hackett – Flutes, Piccolos, Bass Pedals, Keyboards
Tom Fowler – Bass
Graham Smith – Violin
Hugh Malloy – Cello
Steve Hackett – Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion
Richie Havens – Vocals, Percussion
Steve Walsh – Vocals
Randy Crawford – Vocals
Dave Lebolt – Keyboards
John Acock – Keyboards
Chester Thompson – Drums,Percussion
Phil Ehart – Drums, Percussion
James Bradly – Percussion
Dale Newman – Guest vocals (Icarus Ascending)
Dan Owen – Guest vocals (Icarus Ascending)
Maria Bovino – Guest Female Soprano (‘Hoping Love’)
Necam – The Neve Console Mix Computer
The Robert Morton Pipe Organ (Destroyed in a Fire at the Record Plant L.A)
Production
Produced by John Acock, Steve Hackett
Engineered by John Acock, Chip, Rob, Mark & Rafe
Cover designed originally by Kim Poor/Ad design
History
Album:
Released 6th May 1978 Charisma (CDS4012) VINYL
Re-mastered edition 19th Sptember 2005 (CDSCDR4012) CD
Singles: