Wish Thing

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.

Wish Thing
Studio album by Torch Song
Released	1984
Genre	New wave, synthpop, dance-pop
Label	I.R.S.[1]
Producer	Torch Song
Torch Song chronology
Wish Thing (1984) Ecstasy (1986)

The track "Prepare to Energize" was a surprise dance-floor hit, as well as appearing in the 1984 Tom Hanks movie Bachelor Party.

Critical reception

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

1. "Don't Look Now"
2. "Telepathy"
3. "Ode to Billy Joe"
4. "Another Place"
5. "Prepare To Energize"
6. "Tattered Dress"
7. "Sweet Thing"
8. "You Said You Were Coming"
9. "Water Clock Secrets"

References

1. Thompson, Dave (September 1, 2002). The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting. Backbeat Books. ISBN 9781617132025 – via Google Books.
2. "William Orbit". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 327.CS1 maint: location (link)
4. "Rock Short Takes". Musician (72): 98. 1984.

External links

• Video for "Don't Look Now"