Touch (1983)

Touch is the third studio album by British 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 peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200. It has since been certified Platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States. 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.

Background

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.

Cover

The cover image of Lennox was shot in 1983 by Peter Ashworth in Bagley's Warehouse above King's Cross Station. Originally, the shoot was for The Face magazine and the image was used for the cover of issue 42, before being chosen also as the cover of 'Touch'.

2005 reissue

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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Touch.

Eurythmics

Annie Lennox – lead vocals and backing vocals, synthesizers, flute and arrangements

David A. Stewart – guitars, synthesizers, drum machines, sequencer, dulcimer, xylophone, arrangements and backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Dick Cuthell – trumpet, flugelhorn and cornet
• Dean Garcia – bass
• Michael Kamen – string arrangements and conducting
• British Philharmonic Orchestra – strings

Martin Dobson – baritone saxophone (track 3)

Technical

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

Artwork

• Peter Ashworth – outer sleeve photography
• Brian Aris – inner sleeve photography
• Laurence Stevens – art direction, design