Touch (Sarah McLachlan album)

Touch
Original 1988 release
Studio album by
Sarah McLachlan
Released11 October 1988
3 April 1989 (re-release)
GenrePop[1]
Length47:54 (1988)
47:31 (1989)
LabelNettwerk
Capitol (1988)
Arista (1989)
ProducerGreg Reely
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Touch
(1988) 		Solace
(1991)
Alternative cover
Singles from Touch
  1. "Vox"
    Released: October 21, 1988
  2. "Steaming"
    Released: 1989

Touch is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. It was originally released on October 11, 1988 through Nettwerk and Capitol Records. The album was then re-released on April 3, 1989 through Nettwerk and Arista Records with additional material and new cover art. The album includes "Vox", McLachlan's debut single, which reached number 90 in Canada upon its release.

McLachlan did not achieve commercial stardom until 1991 in Canada, with Solace, and 1994–1995 internationally, with her 1993 album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. In 1993, McLachlan and Nettwerk were sued by Darryl Neudorf, a Vancouver musician and former member of 54-40, who alleged that he had made a significant and uncredited contribution to the songwriting on Touch. Although both McLachlan and Nettwerk acknowledged that Neudorf was involved in the album's production, both took the position that his contribution had not been primarily in songwriting. The judge in that suit ultimately ruled in McLachlan's favor.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Stereo Reviewvery good[2]
  1. ^ a b Torreano, Bradley. "Sarah McLachlan — Touch Review". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ Nash, Alanna (August 1989). "Review: Sarah McLachlan — Touch" (PDF). Stereo Review (magazine). Vol. 54, no. 8. New York: Diamandis Communications Inc. p. 78-79. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021 – via World Radio History.