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The Personal Touch
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	1980
Recorded	January 28, 29, February 19, 1980
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:01
Label	Pablo Today
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
Digital at Montreux (1979) The Personal Touch (1980) The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (1980)

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AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The Personal Touch is a 1980 studio album by Oscar Peterson, featuring songs written by or made popular by Canadians.

Track listing

1. "Some of These Days" (Shelton Brooks) – 3:46
2. "I'll Never Smile Again" (Ruth Lowe) – 2:31
3. "The Waltz I Blew for Yew" (Rob McConnell) – 3:51
4. "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (Moe Koffman) – 3:23
5. "Wheels of Life" (Gino Vannelli) – 3:37
6. "Spinning Wheel" (David Clayton-Thomas) – 4:06
7. "Summer's Going" (Steve Cassini, Nick Kolisnyk) – 4:10
8. "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Gene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) – 2:22
9. "You Needed Me" (Randy Goodrum) – 3:50
10. "Theme for Celine" (Oscar Peterson) – 3:33
11. "Sweethearts on Parade" (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) – 2:25
12. "Sometimes When We Touch" (Dan Hill, Barry Mann) – 5:04
13. "The Personal Touch" (Peterson) – 0:56

Personnel

Performance

• Oscar Peterson – piano, vocal
• Clark Terry – flugelhorn
• Dave Young – double bass
• Ed Bickert – guitar
• Peter Leitch – guitar
• Jerry Fuller – drums

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 161. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1155. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. The Personal Touch at AllMusic

• 1980 albums
• Vocal jazz albums
• Oscar Peterson albums
• Albums produced by Norman Granz
• Pablo Records albums