Touch (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Touch
Type = Album
Artist = Eurythmics


Released = November 1983
Recorded = 1983 @The Church, London
Genre = New Wave, Synth Pop, Electronica
Length = 45:30
Label = RCA
Producer = David A. Stewart
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2s620r3ac48j~T1 link]
* Rolling Stone Rating|4|5
* Robert Christgau (B) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Eurythmics link]
Last album = "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
(1983)
This album = "Touch"
(1983)
Next album = "Touch Dance"
(1984)

"Touch" is the third album by New Wave duo Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart), released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). The album is the duo's first UK number-one album.

By this time, the duo had achieved international success with their hit single "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." The follow-up, "Touch", was reputedly recorded and mixed in a mere couple of weeks at Eurythmics' own London studio facility, "The Church."

The album featured 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). The music video for "Who's That Girl" featured a variety of British stars (including Stewart's future wife, Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama) and also featured Annie Lennox playing both a man and a woman. At the end of the clip the male-Lennox kisses the female-Lennox. Lennox later reprised this image dressed up as Elvis Presley for the 1984 Grammy Awards.

On November 14 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.

Track listing

all songs by Lennox and Stewart
#"Here Comes the Rain Again" – 4:54
#"Regrets" – 4:43
#"Right By Your Side" – 4:05
#"Cool Blue" – 4:48
#"Who's That Girl?" – 4:46
#"The First Cut" – 4:44
#"Aqua" – 4:36
#"No Fear, No Hate, No Pain (No Broken Hearts)" – 5:24
#"Paint a Rumour" – 7:30

bonus material (2005 reissue)

#"You Take Some Lentils… And You Take Some Rice" – 3:01 "(Taken from "Who's That Girl?" 7-inch single)"
#"ABC (Freeform)" – 2:36 "(Taken from "Who's That Girl?" 12-inch single)"
#"Plus Something Else" – 5:20 "(Taken from "Right By Your Side" 12-inch single)"
#"Paint a Rumour" (Long Version) – 7:57 "(Taken from "Here Comes The Rain Again" 12-inch single)"
#"Who's That Girl?" (Live) – 3:28 "(Taken from "Miracle Of Love" 12-inch single)"
#"Here Comes the Rain Again" (Live) – 3:07 "(Previously Unreleased)"
#"Fame" – 2:39 "(David Bowie cover, previously Unreleased)"

Personnel

Eurythmics
*Annie Lennox - vocals, flute, percussion, keyboard
*Dave Stewart - vocals, dulcimer, bass, guitar, drum programming, keyboard, xylophone

Additional personnel
*Dick Cuthell - trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn
*Martin Dobson - baritone saxophone
*Dean Garcia (later of Curve) - bass
*Michael Kamen - conductor
*British Philharmonic - strings

"Live band for the accompanying tour included:"
*Victor Martin - synthesizer
*Gill O'Donovan - vocals
*Susie O'List - vocals
*Peter Phipps (formerly of the Glitter Band)- drums
*Maggie Ryder - vocals

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

Chart performance

succession box
before = "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
title = UK number one album
years = February 4 1984 – February 17 1984
after = "Sparkle in the Rain" by Simple Minds