| "Magic Touch" | ||||
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| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| from the album Islands | ||||
| Released | November 1987 [1] | |||
| Recorded | circa. 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield Geoffrey Downes | |||
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"Magic Touch" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). It is from the album Islands .
The song charted at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart in January 1988. [2]
| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 |
It was only released in the USA, Germany and Australia. The music video for this single was directed by Alex Proyas and filmed at Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire. The video for the song was available on The Wind Chimes and Elements .
The original mix features Max Bacon on lead vocals and John Payne on backing vocals. The version with Max Bacon does not appear on the European releases of the Islands album, due to Bacon still being under contract to Arista Records at the time. [3] However, Bacon's vocals do appear on the US album version, which was not released until 1988 in an attempt to capitalize on Bacon's familiarity to US audiences as the vocalist of GTR. The UK album version features Jim Price on vocals.
The single's artwork differed in the UK and US. The UK artwork showed Oldfield standing in front of a blue background, on which shadows of hands are present. The US artwork is in a similar style to the album cover, showing hands rising out of the ocean.
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