Altoist Eric Marienthal (who is also heard on tenor, soprano and baritone) plays well throughout One Touch but he is the only reason to acquire this disc.
The backup, which includes keyboardist-producer Jeff Lorber, a few vocalists and guest appearances from pianist David Benoit and bassist John Patitucci, is mostly pretty anonymous.
The originals are forgettable and usually fade out when the music gets too heated.
With all of the selections clocking in between three-and-a-half and almost five minutes, potential radio airplay was obviously the main purpose behind the music, which is consistently commercial, accessible, mildly soulful and very predictable.
At best, One Touch succeeds as background music but a close listen will frustrate listeners who know that Eric Marienthal is capable of much more.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Doubt About ItJeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | That's the WayKiki Ebsen, Randy Hall, Dave Koz | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | One for JamesRussell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Eric Marienthal | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Ouch!Oliver Leiber, Jeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | WestlandJeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal | Eric Marienthal | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | The VillageRussell Ferrante | Eric Marienthal | Play | 06:00 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 7 | Tanto AmorRussell Ferrante, Ivan Lins | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Back TalkJimmy Earl, Jeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal | Eric Marienthal | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Where Are You | Eric Marienthal | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | Walk Throught The Fire | Eric Marienthal | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 48 mins | 111 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 301 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alba Acevedo | Graphic Design |
| 2 | Alex Acuña | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 3 | Carl Anderson | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Lucy Baldock | Groomer, Grooming |
| 5 | Andy Baltimore | Creative Director |
| 6 | Chris Bellman | Mastering |
| 7 | Benet | Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | David Benoit | Composer, Piano, Sequencing |
| 9 | Wayne Bergeron | Guitar, Trumpet |
| 10 | Sandra Bojin | Wardrobe |
| 11 | Evelyn Brechtlein | Project Coordinator |
| 12 | Bob Brown | Engineer |
| 13 | Paulinho Da Costa | Percussion |
| 14 | Joseph Doughney | Post Production |
| 15 | Diane Dragonette | Assistant, Assistant Production Coordination |
| 16 | Jimmy Earl | Composer |
| 17 | Kiki Ebsen | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Russell Ferrante | Composer, Keyboards, Mixing, Piano, Producer, Programming, Sequencing Programmer |
| 19 | Sharon Franklin | Assistant, Assistant Producer |
| 20 | Geoff Gillette | Mixing |
| 21 | Dave Grusin | Executive Producer |
| 22 | Randy Hall | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | James Harrah | Guitar |
| 24 | Jimmy Haslip | Bass, Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 25 | Paul Jackson, Jr. | Guitar |
| 26 | Scott Johnson | Art Direction |
| 27 | Bernie Kirsh | Engineer |
| 28 | Dave Koz | Composer, Sax (Soprano) |
| 29 | Michael Landy | Post Production |
| 30 | Oliver Leiber | Composer, Guitar |
| 31 | Ivan Lins | Composer, Vocals |
| 32 | Jeff Lorber | Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guest Artist, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Sequencing, Synthesizer |
| 33 | Eric Marienthal | Composer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Wardrobe |
| 34 | Andy Martin | Trombone |
| 35 | Sonny Mediana | Production Director |
| 36 | Alan Meyerson | Mixing |
| 37 | Alec Milstein | Bass |
| 38 | Ron Moss | Executive Producer |
| 39 | John Patitucci | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 40 | Michael Pollard | Production Coordination |
| 41 | Robert Read | Assistant Engineer |
| 42 | John "J.R." Robinson | Drums |
| 43 | Larry Rosen | Executive Producer |
| 44 | Jackie Salway | Graphic Design |
| 45 | Jeff Sedlik | Photography |
| 46 | Dan Serrano | Art Direction |
| 47 | Allee Willis | Composer |
| 48 | Adam Zelinka | Post Production |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |