Wish Thing
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| Wish Thing | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop, dance-pop | |||
| Label | I.R.S.[1] | |||
| Producer | Torch Song | |||
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Wish Thing is Torch Song's first album, released in 1984.[2][3] At the time, Torch Song consisted of William Orbit, Laurie Mayer (lead vocals), and Grant Gilbert.
The track "Prepare to Energize" was a surprise dance-floor hit[citation needed], as well as appearing in the 1984 Tom Hanks movie Bachelor Party.
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press called the album "an ethereal set of instrumentally subtle synth-dance tracks, given most of their character by Laurie Mayer’s delicate voice and the gimmicky production."[2] Musician wrote that the album was "an engagingly new twist" to the "synthrock approach."[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Don't Look Now"
- "Telepathy"
- "Ode to Billie Joe"
- "Another Place"
- "Prepare To Energize"
- "Tattered Dress"
- "Sweet Thing"
- "You Said You Were Coming"
- "Water Clock Secrets"
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Dave (1 September 2002). The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting. Backbeat Books. ISBN 9781617132025 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "William Orbit". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 327.
- ^ "Rock Short Takes". Musician (72): 98. 1984.
