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"Touch and Gone" is the fifth album by American rock musician Gary Wright.
It was released in November 1977 on Warner Bros. Records as the follow-up to The Light of Smiles.
Wright changed his approach to songwriting for the album by collaborating with other writers on six of the nine songs.
The album was recorded with only keyboard instruments, aside from vocals, drums, and percussion.
Touch and Gone is Gary's frenetic disco song on an album that is thankfully not disco.
His songwriting has always been very straightforward and keyboard oriented, delivering simple messages with heartfelt earnestness.
The only songs that rise above the ordinary energy are Something Very Special and Lost In My Emotions which are respectively blue-eyed funky and soulfully chorused; they should have been the singles.
Starry Eyed and Sky Eyes are both a little too naively precious gospel tunes. Stay Away and Can't Get Above Losing You are irritatingly repetitous, seemingly intentionally so. Night Ride is a pretty forgettable shuffle.
The Love It Takes merely an inferior Love Is Alive retread. Download the two songs I recommend, you won't miss the rest.
• Musical Style: The album continues Wright's signature keyboard-based sound, blending progressive rock with, at times, funkier, "spacey" synth elements.
• Production & Reception: Released in 1977, the album failed to achieve the commercial success of its predecessors, with Wikipedia notes stating it was, according to critics at the time, seen as lacking the impact of his previous work.
• Key Tracks:
o "Touch and Gone" (Title Track): A faster-paced track, sometimes criticized for being "bland" or, alternatively, praised for its synth-funk approach.
o "Night Ride": Noted for its use of bass pedals.
o "Starry Eyed".
o "Something Very Special".
• Context: In his autobiography, Wright mentioned that fear influenced the creative direction of this album, leading him to over-collaborate and lose his own creative focus before later working with George Harrison.
• Critical Reception: Opinions are mixed, with some calling it a "criminally neglected" and "killer album", while others, such as Dave Marsh in The Rolling Stone Record Guide, considered it a dip in quality.
Side one
1. Touch And Gone - 3:58
2. Starry Eyed - 4:10
3. Something Very Special - 3:38
4. Stay Away - 3:36
5. Night Ride - 4:10
Side two
1. Sky Eyes - 4:50
2. Lost In My Emotions - 4:04
3. Can’t Get Above Losing You - 4:02
4. The Love It Takes - 4:10
Personnel
- Gary Wright – lead and backing vocals, Clavinet, Moog bass,[13] Oberheim synthesizer, Polymoog, organ, Fender Rhodes piano on "The Love it Takes", Moog synthesizer on "Night Ride"
- Bobby Lyle – Fender Rhodes piano on "Stay Away" and "Night Ride", Clavinet on "Night Ride"
- Gary Mielke – Oberheim synthesizer on "Sky Eyes"
- Richard Baker – Oberheim synthesizer on "Something Very Special" and "Stay Away"; Fender Rhodes piano on "Starry Eyed", "Sky Eyes", and "Can't Get Above Losing You"; Polymoog on "The Love it Takes"
- Peter Reilich – Oberheim synthesizer on "Starry Eyed"
- Hiroshi Upshur – Clavinet on "Something Very Special" and "The Love it Takes", Oberheim synthesizer on "Sky Eyes" and "Can't Get Above Losing You"
- Art Wood – drums, percussion
- Clydie King, Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals on "Stay Away" and "Lost in My Emotions"
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Recorded At – Sound Labs, Hollywood
- Recorded At – High Wave Studios
- Mixed At – Sound Labs, Hollywood
- Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
- Published By – High Wave Music, Inc.
- Published By – Wb Music Corp.
Credits
- Art Direction – John Cabalka
- Engineer [Assistant] – Linda Tyler
- Engineer, Mixed By – Mathew Hyde
- Photography By – Jamie Odgers
- Producer – Gary Wright
Notes
Release: 1977
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Progressive Rock, Synth-rock
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog# WB 56435
Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)
Prijs: €10,00




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