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"You've Got the Touch" Single by Alabama from the album The Touch Released December 1986 (U.S.) Format 7" Recorded 1986 Genre Country Length 4:15 Label RCA Writer(s) John Jarrard, Lisa Palas, Will Robinson Producer Harold Shedd and Alabama Alabama singles chronology "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
(1986)"You've Got the Touch"
(1987)"Tar Top"
(1987)"You've Got the Touch" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1987, the song — a ballad done in the band's signature mellow style — became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in April 1987.
The song was Alabama's 21st — and as it turned out, final consecutive — chart-topper in a string that dated from August 1980's "Tennessee River". The follow-up single, the semi-autobiographical "Tar Top," peaked at number seven that November, breaking the streak. A new streak would be started in early 1988 with the song "Face to Face".
Chart positions
Chart (1987) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1 References
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits," Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-8230-7553-2)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
Preceded by
"Ocean Front Property" by George StraitBillboard Hot Country Singles number-one single
April 11, 1987Succeeded by
"Kids of the Baby Boom" by Bellamy BrothersRPM Country Tracks number-one single
April 25, 1987Succeeded by
"Rose in Paradise" by Waylon JenningsJeff Cook · Mark Herndon · Randy Owen · Teddy Gentry Studio albums Wild Country (1976) · Deuces Wild (1977) · Alabama Band No. 3 (1979) · My Home's in Alabama (1980) · Feels So Right (1981) · Mountain Music (1982) · The Closer You Get... (1983) · Roll On (1984) · 40-Hour Week (1985) · The Touch (1986) · Just Us (1987) · Southern Star (1989) · Pass It On Down (1990) · American Pride (1992) · Cheap Seats (1993) · In Pictures (1995) · Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997) · Twentieth Century (1999) · When It All Goes South (2001)Holiday albums Alabama Christmas (1985) · Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994) · Alabama Christmas Vol. II (1996) · Songs of Inspiration (2006) · Christmas Collection (2006) · Songs of Inspiration II (2007)Other albums Greatest Hits (1986) · Alabama Live (1988) · Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991) · Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993) · For Our Fans (1993) · Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994) · Super Hits (1996) · Born Country (1997) · Super Hits II (1998) · The Essential Alabama (1998) · For the Record (1998) · Legendary (2002) · In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003) · The American Farewell Tour (2003) · The Ultimate Alabama (2004) · The Essential (2005) · Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006) · 16 Biggest Hits (2007) · Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008)Related articles Deuces Wild "I Want to Be with You Tonight"My Home's in Alabama Feels So Right Mountain Music The Closer You Get... Roll On 40-Hour Week Greatest Hits The Touch "Touch Me When We're Dancing" · ""You've Got" the Touch"Just Us "Tar Top" · "Face to Face" · "Fallin' Again"Southern Star "Song of the South" · "If I Had You" · "High Cotton" · "Southern Star"Categories:- 1980s country song stubs
- 1987 singles
- Alabama (band) songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Songs produced by Harold Shedd
- RCA Records singles
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