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| released = {{start date|1983|11|14|df=yes}}
| released = {{start date|1983|11|14|df=yes}}
| recorded = Summer 1983
| recorded = 1983
| studio = [[The Church Studios|The Church]] (London)
| studio = [[The Church Studios|The Church]] (London)
| genre = * [[Synth-pop]]<ref name="rs500"/><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615165528/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5598850.ece|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5598879.ece|title=Synth-pop: Encyclopedia of Modern Music|date=1 February 2009|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|archive-date=15 June 2011|first=Dan|last=Cairns}}</ref>
| genre =
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* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Besenyodi |first=Adam |url=https://www.popmatters.com/051205-eurythmics-2496104064.html |title=This Is What the Future Sounded Like |website=[[PopMatters]] |date=5 December 2005 |access-date=16 October 2018 |quote=...''Touch'' kept them on new wave's cutting-edge.}}</ref>
* [[Synth-pop]]<ref name="rs500"/>
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* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Besenyodi |first=Adam |url=https://www.popmatters.com/051205-eurythmics-2496104064.html |title=This Is What the Future Sounded Like |website=[[PopMatters]] |date=4 December 2005 |access-date=16 October 2018 |quote=...''Touch'' kept them on new wave's cutting-edge.}}</ref>
| length = {{duration|m=45|s=30}}
| length = {{duration|m=45|s=30}}
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| label = [[RCA Records]]
| producer = [[David A. Stewart]]
| producer = [[David A. Stewart]]
| prev_title = [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]
| prev_title = [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]
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| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]
| single1 = [[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]
| single1date = June 1983
| single1date = 27 June 1983
| single2 = [[Right by Your Side]]
| single2 = [[Right by Your Side (Eurythmics song)|Right by Your Side]]
| single2date = October 1983
| single2date = October 1983
| single3 = [[Here Comes the Rain Again]]
| single3 = [[Here Comes the Rain Again]]
| single3date = January 1984
| single3date = 13 January 1984
}}
}}
}}
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{{album ratings
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Promis |first=Jose F. |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/touch-mw0000189822 |title=Touch – Eurythmics |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=12 August 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] |edition=5th concise |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}</ref>
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| rev3 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Eurythmics: Touch |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |page=134 |issn=1351-0193 |quote=Recorded in a frantic three-week burst of inspiration, the third Eurythmics album saw Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart raising their game significantly.}}</ref>
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| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
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| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Connelly |first=Christopher |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eurythmics/albums/album/98934/review/5941829/touch |title=Eurythmics: Touch |work=Rolling Stone |date=2 February 1984 |access-date=4 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713021447/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eurythmics/albums/album/98934/review/5941829/touch |archive-date=13 July 2007}}</ref>
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| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
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| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last=Considine |first=J. D. |author-link=J. D. Considine |chapter=Eurythmics |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/283 283–84] |isbn=0-7432-0169-8}}</ref>
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| rev6 = ''[[Smash Hits]]''
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| rev6Score = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Anthony |first=Lisa |title=Eurythmics: Touch |magazine=[[Smash Hits]] |volume=5 |issue=24 |date=24 November – 7 December 1983 |page=27 |issn=0260-3004}}</ref>
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| rev7 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
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| rev7Score = B<ref>{{cite news |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv5-84.php |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=29 May 1984 |access-date=4 June 2016 |via=RobertChristgau.com}}</ref>
|rev8 = [[Wall Street Journal]]
|rev8Score = (favourable)<ref name=WSJ>{{cite news |last=Lambert |first=Pam |title=Prime Cuts: Noteworthy Rock Records |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=19 January 1984 |id={{ProQuest|397920155}}}}</ref>
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'''''Touch''''' is the third studio album by British [[Pop music|pop]] duo [[Eurythmics]], released on 14 November 1983 by [[RCA Records]]. It became the duo's first number-one album on the [[UK Albums Chart]], and also reached the top 10 of the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It has since been certified Platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref name="BPI"/><ref name="RIAA"/> The album spawned the singles "[[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]", "[[Right by Your Side]]" and "[[Here Comes the Rain Again]]".


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'''''Touch''''' is the third studio album by British [[Pop music|pop]] duo [[Eurythmics]], released on 14 November 1983<ref>{{cite journal |title=News |journal=Record Mirror |date=29 October 1983 |page=6 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/83/Record-Mirror-1983-10-29-OCR.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103154938/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/83/Record-Mirror-1983-10-29-OCR.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2022-01-03 |access-date=2 November 2023 |publisher=Spotlight Publications Ltd. |location=London, England, U.K. |language=English |issn=0144-5804 |quote=The Eurythmics release their third album 'Touch' on November 14}}</ref> by [[RCA Records]]. It became the duo's first number-one album on the [[UK Albums Chart]], and also peaked at number seven on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It has since been certified Platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref name="BPI"/><ref name="RIAA"/> The album spawned the singles "[[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]", "[[Right by Your Side (Eurythmics song)|Right by Your Side]]" and "[[Here Comes the Rain Again]]", all of which reached the top 10 of the [[UK Singles Chart]].
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The album was listed on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]" in 2003, and again on a revised list in 2012, at number 492.<ref name="rs500"/>

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The album was listed 500th on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]" in 2003, and again on a revised list in 2012, at number 492.<ref name="rs500"/>


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


An accompanying remix EP, ''[[Touch Dance]]'', was released in May 1984.
An accompanying remix album, ''[[Touch Dance]]'', was released in May 1984.


===2005 re-release===
===2005 reissue===
On 14 November 2005, [[Sony BMG]] repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalogue as "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues". Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes.
On 14 November 2005, [[Sony BMG]] repackaged and re-released Eurythmics' back catalogue as "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues". Each of their eight studio albums' original track listings were supplemented with bonus tracks and remixes.

==Critical reception==
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{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Promis |first=Jose F. |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/touch-mw0000189822 |title=Touch – Eurythmics |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=12 August 2011}}</ref>
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| rev2 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Black |first=Johnny |title=Eurythmics: Touch |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issn=1351-0193 |issue=145 |date=December 2005 |page=134}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Record Collector]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McIver |first=Joel |author-link=Joel McIver |title=Eurythmics: In the Garden / Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) / Touch / Be Yourself Tonight / Revenge / Savage / We Too Are One / Peace |magazine=[[Record Collector]] |issn=0261-250X |issue=319 |date=January 2006 |page=90}}</ref>
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| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
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| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Connelly |first=Christopher |author-link=Chris Connelly (journalist) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/touch-250333/ |title=Touch |magazine=Rolling Stone |issn=0035-791X |date=2 February 1984 |access-date=24 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809152117/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/touch-250333/ |archive-date=9 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
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| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last=Considine |first=J. D. |author-link=J. D. Considine |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |chapter=Eurythmics |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/283 283–284]}}</ref>
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| rev6 = ''[[Smash Hits]]''
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| rev6score = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Anthony |first=Lisa |title=Eurythmics: Touch |magazine=[[Smash Hits]] |issn=0260-3004 |volume=5 |issue=24 |date=24 November – 7 December 1983 |page=27}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Linfield |first=Carole |title=Massage of love |magazine=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |issn=0144-5774 |date=26 November 1983}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
| rev8score = 8/10<ref>{{cite book |last=Walters |first=Barry |editor1-last=Weisbard |editor1-first=Eric |editor1-link=Eric Weisbard |editor2-last=Marks |editor2-first=Craig |chapter=Eurythmics |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide |publisher=[[Vintage Books]] |year=1995 |isbn=0-679-75574-8 |pages=135–136}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Martin |first=Piers |title=The hitman and her |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issn=1368-0722 |issue=104 |date=January 2006 |page=124}}</ref>
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| rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
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| rev10score = B<ref>{{cite news |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv5-84.php |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |issn=0042-6180 |date=29 May 1984 |access-date=4 June 2016 |via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
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===Accolades===
===Accolades===
In 2000, ''Touch'' was voted number 221 in [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |title=All Time Top 1000 Albums |title-link=All Time Top 1000 Albums |edition=3rd |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |year=2000 |isbn=0-7535-0493-6}}</ref> In 2012, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the album at number 492 on their list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]", calling it "divine synth pop".<ref name="rs500">{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/eurythmics-touch-47932/ |title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=31 May 2012 |access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref> It had originally appeared at number 500 on the 2003 version of the list. ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' placed the album at number 47 on its list of "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/best-albums-of-the-1980s/3/ |title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=5 March 2012 |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
In 2000, ''Touch'' was voted number 221 in [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |title=All Time Top 1000 Albums |title-link=All Time Top 1000 Albums |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |edition=3rd |year=2000 |isbn=0-7535-0493-6}}</ref> In 2012, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Touch'' at number 492 on its list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]", calling the album "divine synth pop".<ref name="rs500">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/eurythmics-touch-47932/ |title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=31 May 2012 |access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref> It had originally appeared at number 500 on the 2003 version of the list.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/touch-eurythmics-19691231 |title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Touch – Eurythmics |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=11 December 2003 |access-date=24 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219105017/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/touch-eurythmics-19691231 |archive-date=19 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' placed the album at number 47 on its list of "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/best-albums-of-the-1980s/ |title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=5 March 2012 |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| title2 = Regrets
| title2 = Regrets
| length2 = 4:43
| length2 = 4:43
| title3 = [[Right by Your Side]]
| title3 = [[Right by Your Side (Eurythmics song)|Right by Your Side]]
| length3 = 4:05
| length3 = 4:05
| title4 = Cool Blue
| title4 = Cool Blue
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| title5 = [[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]
| title5 = [[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]
| length5 = 4:46
| length5 = 4:46
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = The First Cut
| title6 = The First Cut
| length6 = 4:44
| length6 = 4:44
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = 2005 remastered edition bonus tracks
| headline = 2005 remastered reissue bonus tracks
| total_length = 73:38
| total_length = 73:38
| title10 = You Take Some Lentils and You Take Some Rice
| title10 = You Take Some Lentils and You Take Some Rice
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Touch''
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! scope="col"| Chart (1983–1984)
! scope="col"| Chart (1983–1984)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="auchart">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{harvnb|Kent|1993|p=105}}</ref>
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{{album chart|Germany4|9|id=87|artist=Eurythmics|album=Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=16 October 2018}}
{{album chart|Germany4|9|id=87|artist=Eurythmics|album=Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=16 October 2018}}
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! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums ([[Tónlist]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timarit.is/page/2486104#page/n28/mode/2up |title=Ísland (LP-plötur) |newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|DV]] |language=is |date=3 February 1984 |page=37 |issn=1021-8254 |via=[[Timarit.is]]}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Italian Albums (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |title=Classifiche |work=[[Musica e dischi]] |language=it |access-date=29 May 2022}} ''Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Eurythmics" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".''</ref>
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! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite book |title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 |publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]] |language=ja |location=Roppongi, Tokyo |year=2006 |isbn=4-87131-077-9}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite book |title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 |publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]] |language=ja |location=Roppongi, Tokyo |year=2006 |isbn=4-87131-077-9}}</ref>
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1983 year-end chart performance for ''Touch''
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! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Position
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Scaping |editor-first=Peter |chapter=Top 100 LPs: 1983 |title=BPI Year Book 1984 |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |year=1984 |pages=44–45 |isbn=0-906154-04-9}}</ref>
! scope="row"| UK Albums ([[Gallup (company)|Gallup]])<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Scaping |editor-first=Peter |chapter=Top 100 LPs: 1983 |title=BPI Year Book 1984 |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |year=1984 |pages=44–45 |isbn=0-906154-04-9}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1984 year-end chart performance for ''Touch''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Position
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref name="auchart"/>
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{harvnb|Kent|1993|p=436}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9642&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9642.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9642 |title=Top 100 Albums of 1984 |magazine=RPM |volume=41 |issue=17 |date=5 January 1985 |page=8 |issn=0315-5994 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9642&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9642.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9642 |title=Top 100 Albums of 1984 |magazine=RPM |volume=41 |issue=17 |date=5 January 1985 |page=8 |issn=0033-7064 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3873 |title=Top Selling Albums of 1984 |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref>
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1984-12-31 |title=Top Selling Albums of 1984 |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music Week]] |location=London |date=26 January 1985 |page=42 |issn=0265-1548}}</ref>
! scope="row"| UK Albums (Gallup)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1985/Music-Week-1985-01-26-I-IDX-62.pdf |title=Top 100 Albums (January 3–December 29, 1984) |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=26 January 1985 |page=42 |issn=0265-1548 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855368?imw=Y |title=Top Pop Albums of 1984 |work=Billboard |date=31 December 1984 |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231160407/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855368?imw=Y |archive-date=31 December 2012}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855368?imw=Y |title=Top Pop Albums of 1984 |magazine=Billboard |date=31 December 1984 |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231160407/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855368?imw=Y |archive-date=31 December 2012}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Touch''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Eurythmics|title=Touch|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=1983|certyear=1984|date=1 June 1984|access-date=16 October 2018}}
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Touch
Studio album by
Eurythmics
Released14 November 1983 (1983-11-14)
Recorded1983
StudioThe Church (London)
Genre
Length45:30
LabelRCA Records
ProducerDavid A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
(1983) 		Touch
(1983) 		Touch Dance
(1984)
Singles from Touch
  1. "Who's That Girl?"
    Released: 27 June 1983
  2. "Right by Your Side"
    Released: October 1983
  3. "Here Comes the Rain Again"
    Released: 13 January 1984

Touch is the third studio album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 14 November 1983[4] by RCA Records. It became the duo's first number-one album on the UK Albums Chart, and also peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200. It has since been certified Platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States.[5][6] The album spawned the singles "Who's That Girl?", "Right by Your Side" and "Here Comes the Rain Again", all of which reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.

The album was listed 500th on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003, and again on a revised list in 2012, at number 492.[1]

Background

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

An accompanying remix album, Touch Dance, was released in May 1984.

2005 reissue

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

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Mojo[8]
Record Collector[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Smash Hits9/10[12]
Sounds[13]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[14]
Uncut[15]
The Village VoiceB[16]

Accolades

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In 2000, Touch was voted number 221 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[17] In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked Touch at number 492 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", calling the album "divine synth pop".[1] It had originally appeared at number 500 on the 2003 version of the list.[18] Slant Magazine placed the album at number 47 on its list of "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s".[19]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except where noted

Side one
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
Total length:45:30
2005 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."You Take Some Lentils and You Take Some Rice" 3:01
11."ABC (Freeform)"
  • Stewart
  • Timothy Wheater
  • Nadine Masseron
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
Total length:73:38

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Touch.[20]

Eurythmics

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Additional musicians

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Technical

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  • David A. Stewart – production
  • Jon Bavin – engineering

Artwork

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Touch
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[43] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Germany (BVMI)[44] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[45] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ Cairns, Dan (1 February 2009). "Synth-pop: Encyclopedia of Modern Music". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
  3. ^ Besenyodi, Adam (5 December 2005). "This Is What the Future Sounded Like". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 October 2018. ...Touch kept them on new wave's cutting-edge.
  4. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. London, England, U.K.: Spotlight Publications Ltd.: 6 29 October 1983. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023. The Eurythmics release their third album 'Touch' on November 14
  5. ^ a b "British album certifications – Eurythmics – Touch". British Phonographic Industry. 16 January 1984. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "American album certifications – Eurythmics – Touch". Recording Industry Association of America. 4 October 1984.
  7. ^ Promis, Jose F. "Touch – Eurythmics". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  8. ^ Black, Johnny (December 2005). "Eurythmics: Touch". Mojo. No. 145. p. 134. ISSN 1351-0193.
  9. ^ McIver, Joel (January 2006). "Eurythmics: In the Garden / Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) / Touch / Be Yourself Tonight / Revenge / Savage / We Too Are One / Peace". Record Collector. No. 319. p. 90. ISSN 0261-250X.
  10. ^ Connelly, Christopher (2 February 1984). "Touch". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  11. ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Eurythmics". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 283–284. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Anthony, Lisa (24 November – 7 December 1983). "Eurythmics: Touch". Smash Hits. Vol. 5, no. 24. p. 27. ISSN 0260-3004.
  13. ^ Linfield, Carole (26 November 1983). "Massage of love". Sounds. ISSN 0144-5774.
  14. ^ Walters, Barry (1995). "Eurythmics". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 135–136. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  15. ^ Martin, Piers (January 2006). "The hitman and her". Uncut. No. 104. p. 124. ISSN 1368-0722.
  16. ^ Christgau, Robert (29 May 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. ISSN 0042-6180. Retrieved 4 June 2016 – via robertchristgau.com.
  17. ^ Larkin, Colin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
  18. ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Touch – Eurythmics". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  19. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Slant Magazine. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  20. ^ Touch (liner notes). Eurythmics. RCA Records. 1983. PL70109.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ Kent 1993, p. 105
  22. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6274". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  23. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eurythmics – Touch" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  24. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eurythmics – Touch" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  25. ^ "Ísland (LP-plötur)". DV (in Icelandic). 3 February 1984. p. 37. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.
  26. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Eurythmics" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
  27. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  28. ^ "Charts.nz – Eurythmics – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  29. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eurythmics – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  30. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Eurythmics – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  31. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eurythmics – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  32. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  33. ^ "Eurythmics Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  34. ^ "Eurythmics Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  35. ^ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1984). "Top 100 LPs: 1983". BPI Year Book 1984. British Phonographic Industry. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-906154-04-9.
  36. ^ Kent 1993, p. 436
  37. ^ "Top 100 Albums of 1984". RPM. Vol. 41, no. 17. 5 January 1985. p. 8. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  38. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  39. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1984" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  40. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1984". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  41. ^ "Top 100 Albums (January 3–December 29, 1984)" (PDF). Music Week. 26 January 1985. p. 42. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  42. ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1984". Billboard. 31 December 1984. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  43. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Eurythmics – Touch". Music Canada. 1 June 1984. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  44. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Eurythmics; 'Touch')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  45. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Eurythmics – Touch" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 9 February 2019. Enter Touch in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1984 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  46. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Eurythmics – Touch". Recorded Music NZ. 4 March 1984. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

Bibliography

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