Don't Touch the Light

1986 studio album by Bonfire

Studio album by

Bonfire

Released

1986

Recorded

1985

Genre

Heavy metal, glam metal

Length

37:56

Label

RCA Records^[1]

Producer

Dave Hutchins and Bonfire

Bonfire chronology

Longing for You (EP)
(1985)

Don't Touch the Light
(1986)

Fireworks
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]

Don't Touch the Light is the first album by German hard rock band Bonfire, following its name change from Cacumen.^[3] It was released in 1986 on RCA Records.^[4]

AllMusic wrote that the album is considered a "classic" of the "melodic hard rock" genre.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Claus Lessmann, Hans Ziller, Horst Maier-Thorn, Joerg Deisinger, Dominik Huelshorst	1:58
2.	"Starin' Eyes"	Maier-Thorn, Lessmann	4:10
3.	"Hot to Rock"	Ziller, Deisinger, Lessmann	4:12
4.	"You Make Me Feel"	Ziller, Lessmann	4:44
5.	"Longing for You"	Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn	3:45
6.	"Don't Touch the Light"	Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Lessmann	4:31
7.	"S.D.I."	Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn	5:47
8.	"No More"	Ziller, Lessmann	4:10
9.	"L.A."	Ziller, Lessmann	4:39

Remastered edition

In 2009, Don't Touch the Light was remastered by Toni Ubler for the company Yesterrock. This edition of the album now featured seven additional songs—all live performances by Bonfire from circa 1986 when the album was originally released.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Claus Lessmann, Hans Ziller, Horst Maier-Thorn, Joerg Deisinger, Dominik Huelshorst	1:56
2.	"Starin' Eyes"	Maier-Thorn, Lessmann	4:10
3.	"Hot to Rock"	Ziller, Deisinger, Lessmann	4:12
4.	"You Make Me Feel"	Ziller, Lessmann	4:44
5.	"Longing for You"	Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn	3:45
6.	"Don't Touch the Light"	Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Lessmann	4:31
7.	"S.D.I."	Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn	5:47
8.	"No More"	Ziller, Lessmann	4:10
9.	"L.A."	Ziller, Lessmann	4:56
10.	"Intro/Starin' Eyes (live)"	Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Deisinger, Huelshorst	5:17
11.	"Don't Touch the Light (live)"	Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Lessmann	5:02
12.	"S.D.I. (live)"	Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn	6:05
13.	"You Make Me Feel (live)"	Ziller, Lessmann	3:08
14.	"Longing for You (live)"	Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn	3:38
15.	"You Are My Destiny (live)"	Lessmann, Ziller	4:11
16.	"Bad Widow (live)"	Maier-Thorn, Lessmann	8:08

Band members

Claus Lessmann - lead & backing vocals
Hans Ziller - lead & acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Horst Maier - lead guitar, backing vocals
Joerg Deisinger - bass, backing vocals
Dominik Huelshorst - drums, percussion, backing vocals

References

^ ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 745.
^ "Don't Touch the Light - Bonfire | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via allmusic.com.
^ ^a ^b "Bonfire | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ "Bonfire – Don't Touch the Light". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2008. ^{[dead link]}