A Touch Of Excellence
Martin Hall

Format: CD, LP
Released: October 1993
Label: Pladecompagniet
Catalogue: PCCD 8059

Lyrics: Martin Hall
Music: Martin Hall
Producer:Martin Hall, Thomas Li, Hilmar Hassig, Jørgen Bo Hansen, Peter Solak, Kenneth S. Nannberg
Cover: Birgitte Wester
Photo: Robin Skjoldborg

Tracklist: 1. Sweet Pain 3:54
2. Rhythm Of The Rota 5:26
3. Strange Delight 4:27
4. Angel Of The Night 5:36
5. Higher Reason 6:09
6. Here Comes The Rain 4:59
7. If Just For A Moment 4:50
8. Changing Season 4:58
9. Restless Spirit 4:04
10. 3rd Music 0:51
11. Seemingly Endless 3:43

Musicians:Aud Wilken: backing vocals
Christian Skeel: keyboards
Dan Stielow: backing vocals
Fini Høstrup: rhodes
Flemming Muus: bass
Flemming Schiller: guitar
Gbatokai Dakinah Jr.: bass
Henrik Marstal: bass
Henrik Tvede: guitar
Hilmar Hassig: keyboards
Jens Albrectsen: piano
Jens Auhagen: bass
Jens Brygmann: drums
Jesper Ahrenburg: percussion
Jimmy Jørgensen: backing vocals
Jon Bruland: bass
Jonas Johansen: drums
Jørgen Bo Hansen: synthesized guitar
Kenneth Agerholm: trombone
Kenneth S. Nannberg: keyboards, rhodes, organ
Kim Menzer: didgeridoo
Lars Top-Galia: guitar
Louise Engell: backing vocals
Martin Hall: vocals, drums, keyboards, guitar, percussion
Martin Lind: guitar
Martin Zangenberg: slide guitar
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: double bass
Ole Hansen: keyboards
Per Trolle: piano
Peter Grønbæk: keyboards
Peter Leander: bass
Peter Solak: guitar
Philippa Bulgin: backing vocals
Sanne Gottlieb: backing vocals
Soma Hammarlund: cello
Søren Jacobsen: guitar
Thomas Engell: drums, piano
Thomas Li: keyboards
Thomas Negrijn: backing vocals
Thomas Ortved: drums
Thomas Solak: piano
Thor Backhausen: keyboards
Thorsten S. Høeg: saxophone
Tina Schæfer: backing vocals
Torben Engberg: rhodes, organ

Recorded in Paradise Park, Medea, Soundtrack, Media Sound and Mind And Media in intervals running from summer 1990 to spring 1993. Mixed at Media Sound and Soundtrack, summer 1993. Edited at Mainstream.

Notes:
With the release of 'A Touch Of Excellence' MH made a massive second comeback after some years of more obscure works (the Read Only Memory and Irma Victoria recordings). Collaborating with five co-producers and nearly 50 Danish top musicians (including the legendary Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen as well as several members of Danish rock act Sort Sol), the album took MH three years to complete. After breaking the silence with the huge airplay hit 'Strange Delight', the album very clearly put MH's name back in capital letters on the Danish rock- and pop scene.

The attention towards him and the album was kept alive by the fact that MH also gave his first concerts as a solo artist for more than 7 years - taking him on his first Denmark-tours ever (a minor club-tour in the autumn of 1993 and the extensive "Pandemonium" tour in March and April 1994).

The radio hits from the album also included the second single 'Angel Of The Night' as well as the tracks "Rhythm Of The Rota" and "Sweet Pain".