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.
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.
Critical reception
Accolades
In 2000, Touch was voted number 221 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. 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". 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".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Touch.
Eurythmics
- Annie Lennox – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, flute, arrangements
- David A. Stewart – guitars, keyboards, dulcimer, xylophone, backing vocals, drum sequencer, synthesiser sequencer, arrangements
Additional musicians
- Dick Cuthell – trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet
- Dean Garcia – bass guitar
- Michael Kamen – string arrangements, string 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
Charts
Weekly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Touch
! scope="col"| Chart (1983–1984)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| 4
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! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)
| 5
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! scope="row"| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)
| 23
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! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 71
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Year-end charts
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1983 year-end chart performance for Touch
! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (Gallup)
| 36
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1984 year-end chart performance for Touch
! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| 12
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! scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)
| 13
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! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
| 38
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! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
| 66
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
| 17
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (Gallup)
| 26
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
| 27
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