Now That's What I Call Stuart's Favourite Music 8 - Invisible Touch (Genesis)

When I was young, my parents would quite often take me and my sister to Leigh-On-Sea, and we would then walk along the seafront to Southend, stopping off at the various "drinking establishments" along the way (where I would spend many pennies on arcade hits like Pac-Land, Hard Drivin', Commando and Paperboy - thanks Mum and Dad!). It really was enjoyable, and even to this day when I take my family back home to visit Laindon, we still do the walk. 

Anyway, this song always reminds me of the walk because when it came out back in 1986, it was practically the only song being played in all the pubs we went in!

Released in 86' as a single from the album with the same name, Invisible Touch remained in the UK charts for 8 weeks, but only managed to reach 15.  Can you believe it was even beaten by The Chicken Song by Spitting Image! The song had a better reception in the US where it got to number 1 in the Billboard charts.