Please Don't Touch! is the second solo album by English

England

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 guitarist

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 Steve Hackett

Steve Hackett

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, and his first after leaving Genesis

Genesis (band)

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 in 1977.

The album featured several guests including R&B singer Randy Crawford

Randy Crawford

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, American folk icon Richie Havens

Richie Havens

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, the drummer and vocalist for the progressive rock band Kansas

Kansas (band)

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 (Phil Ehart

Phil Ehart

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 and Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh (musician)

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 respectively), Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

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 alumnus Tom Fowler, Genesis concert drummer Chester Thompson

Chester Thompson

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, and Van der Graaf

Van der Graaf Generator

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 violinist Graham Smith.

This was also Hackett's first album to feature his pioneering use of the Roland GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer.

In 2005, Please Don't Touch! was remaster

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ed and re-released by Hackett's Camino Records

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 label. The new edition features updated liner notes

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 and three bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Narnia" - 4:05
2. "Carry on Up the Vicarage" - 3:11
3. "Racing in A" - 5:07
4. "Kim" - 2:13
5. "How Can I?" - 4:38
6. "Hoping Love Will Last" - 4:23
7. "Land of a Thousand Autumns" - 1:38
8. "Please Don't Touch" - 3:39
9. "The Voice of Necam" - 3:11
10. "Icarus Ascending" - 6:27

• 2005 remaster bonus tracks

1. "Narnia" (John Perry vocal) - 3:36
2. "Land of 1000 Autumns / Please Don't Touch (live)" - 7:53
3. "Narnia" (Alternate version w/Steve Walsh vocal) - 4:30

Personnel

• Steve Hackett
  Steve Hackett
  Stephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...
  
   – Electric guitar
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  , acoustic guitar
  Classical guitar
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  , Roland GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer, vocals (track 1, 2, 3, 9, 10), keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , percussion
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• John Hackett
  John Hackett (musician)
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   – flute
  Flute
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  , piccolo
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  , bass pedals, keyboards
• John Acock – keyboards, engineer
• James Bradley – percussion
• Phil Ehart
  Phil Ehart
  Phillip W. Ehart is the drummer in the rock band Kansas. He and Rich Williams are the only two members who have appeared on every Kansas album. He has also taken on the band's management responsibilities in recent years. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas on February 4, 1950, Phil took up the drums in...
  
   – drums, percussion
• Tom Fowler – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Richie Havens
  Richie Havens
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   – vocals (5, 10), percussion
• Dave Lebolt – keyboards
• Hugh Malloy – cello
  Cello
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• Graham Smith
  String Driven Thing
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   – violin
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• Chester Thompson
  Chester Thompson
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   – drums, percussion
• Steve Walsh
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  Steve Walsh is a singer and songwriter best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock band Kansas.-Introduction:The keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter/producer/percussionist is best known for his visionary work with Kansas...
  
   – vocals (1, 3)
• Maria Bonvino – guest female soprano
  Soprano
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   (6)
• Randy Crawford
  Randy Crawford
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  – vocals (6)
• Feydor – vocals on "The Voice of Necam"
• Dan Owen, Dale Newman – guest vocals on "Icarus Ascending"