The Touch (album)

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The Touch
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1986 (September 1986)
StudioThe Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length44:39
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Alabama
Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
Greatest Hits
(1986)
The Touch
(1986)
Just Us
(1987)
Singles from The Touch
  1. "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
    Released: September 12, 1986
  2. ""You've Got" the Touch"
    Released: December 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Touch is the tenth studio album from country music band Alabama, released in 1986. It reached No.1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 69 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You've Got the Touch"Will Robinson; John Jarrard; Lisa Palas4:15
2."Vacation" Randy Owen 5:33
3."True, True Housewife"Randy Owen3:53
4."Is This How Love Begins"Bob Corbin2:39
5."Cruisin'"Vern Dant; Jeff Cook; Ted Hewitt 3:43
6."Touch Me When We're Dancing"Terry Skinner; Jerry Lee Wallace; Ken Bell3:41
7."Let's Hear It For The Girl"S. Alan Taylor3:59
8."It's All Comin' Back To Me Now" Dave Loggins 4:27
9."I Taught Her Everything She Knows"Teddy Gentry; Greg Fowler; John Jarrard; Walt Aldridge 4:36
10."Pony Express"Teddy Gentry; Ken Lambert; Buddy Cannon; Dean Dillon 7:53
Total length:44:39

Personnel

Alabama

Other musicians

Production

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1986)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1
U.S. Billboard 20069
Canadian RPM Top Albums88

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country CAN Country
1986"Touch Me When We're Dancing"11
1987""You've Got" the Touch"11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [2] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [3] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. The Touch at AllMusic
  2. "Canadian album certifications – Alabama – The Touch". Music Canada . Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. "American album certifications – Alabama – The Touch". Recording Industry Association of America.