Touch (Con Funk Shun album)

Touch
Studio album by Con Funk Shun
Released	1980
Recorded	1980 at The Automatt, San Francisco, California
Genre	Funk, soul
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun chronology
Spirit of Love (1980) Touch (1980) Con Funk Shun 7 (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Touch is the seventh studio album by the funk/r&b band Con Funk Shun, released in 1980 on Mercury Records. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Too Tight" (M. Cooper) 6:17
2. "Lady's Wild" (F. Pilate, G. Jackson, M. Cooper) 4:53
3. "Give Your Love To Me" (C. Martin) 4:58
4. "Pride And Glory" (F. Pilate, K. Fuller) 4:29
5. "Kidnapped!" (D. Thomas, M. Poole) 3:24
6. "Welcome Back To Love" (L. L. McCall, L. McCall, P. M. Allen) 3:55
7. "Touch" (F. Pilate, G. Jackson) 4:31
8. "Can't Say Goodbye" (F. Pilate) 4:19
9. "Play Widit" (F. Pilate, P. Harrell, P. W. Harrell) 4:18

Personnel

• Michael Vernon Cooper - Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Lead and Background Vocals
• Louis A. McCall - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
• Felton C. Pilate - Slide & Valve Trombone, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
• Karl Fuller - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals
• Paul Harrell - Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Vocals
• Cedric Martin - Bass Guitar, Vocals
• Danny A. Thomas - Keyboards, Vocals
• Garry Jackson - Bass
• Carl Lockett - Lead Guitar
• Martin K. Riley - Trombone
• Marvin McFadden - Trumpet
• Sheila E, Pete Escovedo, Scott Roberts - Percussion
• Debra L. Henry - Background Vocals

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape [3]	51
US Billboard Top Soul LPs [4]	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [5]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1981	"Lady's Wild"	—	42	—
	"Too Tight"	40	8	25

References

1. Lytle, Craig. "Con Funk Shun - Touch". Allmusic . Retrieved August 10, 2025.
2. Con Funk Shun: Touch. Mercury Records. 1980.
3. "Top LPs & Tape" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. February 14, 2025. p. 71. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
4. "Top Soul LPs" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. February 14, 2025. p. 41. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
5. "Con Funk Shun US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.

External links

• Con Funk Shun-Touch at Discogs