The Touch (album)

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The Touch
Alabama - The Touch.jpg
Studio album by
Alabama
ReleasedSeptember 1986 (September 1986)
GenreCountry
Length44:39
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama
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
SourceRating
Allmusic1/5 stars[1]

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.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You've Got the Touch"Will Robinson; John Jarrard; Lisa Palas4:15
2."Vacation"Randy Owen5:33
3."True, True Housewife"Randy Owen3:53
4."Is This How Love Begins"Bob Corbin2:39
5."Cruisin'"Vern Dant; Jeff Cook; Ted Hewitt3:43
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 Loggins4:27
9."I Taught Her Everything She Knows"Teddy Gentry; Greg Fowler; John Jarrard; Walt Aldridge4:36
10."Pony Express"Teddy Gentry; Ken Lambert; Buddy Cannon; Dean Dillon7:53
Total length:44:39

Personnel[]

Alabama[]

  • Jeff Cook - electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Cruisin'"
  • Teddy Gentry - bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Pony Express"
  • Mark Herndon - drums
  • Randy Owen - electric guitar, lead vocals

Other musicians[]

Production[]

  • Produced by Alabama and Harold Shedd
  • Recorded and engineered by Jim Cotton and Joe Scaife
  • Assistant engineer: George W. Clinton
  • Mastered by Benny Quinn

Chart performance[]

Album[]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 69
Canadian RPM Top Albums 88

Singles[]

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1986 "Touch Me When We're Dancing" 1 1
1987 ""You've Got" the Touch" 1 1

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ The Touch at AllMusic
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – The Touch". Recording Industry Association of America.
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