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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = I Have the Touch

| cover = Peter Gabriel - I Have the Touch.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Peter Gabriel

| album = Peter Gabriel (Security)

|B-side=Across the River| released =

| format =

| recorded = 19811982

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = (Album version)
3:45 (1982 single edit)
5:08 (1983 remix)
4:19 (1996 Robbie Robertson mix)

| label = Charisma (UK), Geffen(U.S.)

| writer = Peter Gabriel

| producer = | prev_title = I Don't Remember

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = Shock the Monkey

| next_year = 1982

}}

"'I Have the Touch'" is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel from his fourth eponymous studio album released in 1982. The song's working title during the recording sessions was "'Hands'". This song was featured in the film 'The Chocolate War' (1988). The 1996 remix was used in the film 'Phenomenon' of the same year. In 1996, Heather Nova recorded a cover version of the song for the teen-witch horror film 'The Craft'.

The B-side of the single, "Across the River", was an instrumental which came from a session between Gabriel, Stewart Copeland, L. Shankar, and long-time Gabriel guitarist David Rhodes, recorded for on a WOMAD benefit album, 'Music and Rhythm', that had been released six months earlier. The track would appear again on other singles, and a live version would appear on the album 'Secret World Live' released in 1994.

1983 version



In 1983, Gabriel and Peter Walsh re-recorded the track featuring an extended instrumental section, first released as a B-side to the 12" single of "Walk Through the Fire", a non-album track from the motion picture 'Against All Odds' in 1984. An edited remix of this version was later released on the 12" single of "Sledgehammer" and the 1990 compilation album 'Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats'.

Personnel



* Peter Gabriel lead and backing vocals, Fairlight CMI, Prophet-5, Linn LM-1 programming

* Larry Fast Prophet-5, Moog synthesizer

* David Rhodes electric guitar

* Tony Levin Chapman Stick

* Jerry Marotta drums

* John Ellis backing vocals

1996 version



In 1996, Gabriel remixed "I Have the Touch" with Robbie Robertson for the movie 'Phenomenon'. For the first time, the song charted. This version was released on the 2003 compilation album 'Hit'.

References



Category:1982 singles

Category:1982 songs

Category:Peter Gabriel songs

Category:British new wave songs

Category:Charisma Records singles

Category:Geffen Records singles

Category:Songs written by Peter Gabriel


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