(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?

"(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?"
Single by Ronnie Dyson
from the album (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?
B-side	"Girl Don't Come"
Released	February 20, 1970
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul
Length	3:26
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	C. C. Courtney, Peter Link
Producer(s)	Billy Jackson
Ronnie Dyson singles chronology
"(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" (1970) "I Don't Wanna Cry" (1970)

"(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" is a song written by Charles Courtney and Peter Link. It came from the musical, Salvation .

Ronnie Dyson recording

In 1970, "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" was recorded by Ronnie Dyson. It reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the R&B chart. ^[1] It peaked at #68 in Australia. ^[2] The track appeared on Dyson's debut album of the same name.

References

1. Ronnie Dyson, "(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" Chart Positions Retrieved December 21, 2013
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 99. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.