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Touch is the third studio album by the British new wave duo Eurythmics, released on 14 November 1983. The album was the duo's first UK number-one album, and also reached the top 10 in the US. It has since been certified Platinum in both the UK[4] and the US[5]. The album was listed in Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, and again in a revised list in 2012.

Background

By the time Touch was released, Eurythmics had achieved international success with their hit single "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and their album of the same name. Preceded by the hit single "Who's That Girl?", Touch was recorded and mixed in only about three weeks at Eurythmics' own London studio facility, The Church.

A remix album, Touch Dance, was released in 1984.

Touch was also the first album to be released simultaneously on record and on the then-new CD format in the United States.

Album singles

The album features the singles "Who's That Girl?" (#3 UK, #21 US), "Right by Your Side" (#10 UK, #29 US) and "Here Comes the Rain Again" (#8 UK, #4 US).

2005 re-release

On 14 November 2005, SonyBMG repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalog as "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues." Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes.

Awards and honours

In 2012, the album was ranked number 493 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[6] It had originally appeared at #500 on the 2003 version of the list. Slant Magazine listed the album at #47 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s".[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "Fame" by David Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon and "ABC (Freeform)" by David A. Stewart, Timothy Wheater, Nadine Masseron

No.TitleLength
1."Here Comes the Rain Again"4:54
2."Regrets"4:43
3."Right By Your Side"4:05
4."Cool Blue"4:48
5."Who's That Girl?"4:46
6."The First Cut"4:44
7."Aqua"4:36
8."No Fear, No Hate, No Pain (No Broken Hearts)"5:24
9."Paint a Rumour"7:30
2005 Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."You Take Some Lentils and You Take Some Rice"3:01
11."ABC (Freeform)"2:36
12."Plus Something Else"5:20
13."Paint a Rumour" (Long Version)7:57
14."Who's That Girl?" (Live)3:28
15."Here Comes the Rain Again" (Live)3:07
16."Fame"2:39

Personnel

Eurythmics

Additional personnel

Live band for the accompanying tour included:

Production

  • Producer: Dave Stewart
  • Engineer: Jon Bavin
  • Sequencing: Dave Stewart
  • String arrangements: Michael Kamen
  • Arrangers: Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
  • Art direction: Laurence Stevens
  • Design: Laurence Stevens
  • Cover design: Andrew Christian, Laurence Stevens
  • Photography: Brian Aris, Pete Ashworth

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Anthony, Lisa (24 November 1983). "Album Reviews (Eurythmics - "Touch")". Smash Hits. Vol. 5, no. 24. EMAP Metro. p. 27. {{cite magazine}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ Touch at AllMusic
  3. ^ "CG: Eurythmics". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b "British album certifications – Eurythmics – Touch". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Type Touch in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. Cite error: The named reference "United KingdomEurythmicsTouchalbumCertRef" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "American album certifications – Eurythmics – Touch". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ "500 Greatest Albums: Touch - Eurythmics | Rolling Stone Music | Lists". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  7. ^ Slant Magazine
  8. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  10. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - Touch". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  11. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  12. ^ "charts.de". charts.de. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  13. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  14. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - Touch". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  15. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - Touch". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  16. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - Touch". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  17. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - Touch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  18. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27723/eurythmics/
  19. ^ "Eurythmics Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  20. ^ "Eurythmics Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  21. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1983 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  22. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1984". RPM. Retrieved 29 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1984" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  24. ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1984". billboard.biz. 31 December 1984. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  25. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Eurythmics; 'Touch')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
Preceded by UK number one album
4 February 1984 – 17 February 1984 		Succeeded by
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