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1986 album by the American band, Alabama
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The Touch
Studio album by Alabama
ReleasedSeptember 1986 (September 1986)
StudioThe Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee)
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
Allmusic

The Touch is the tenth studio album from American 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

  • Randy Owen – lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Jeff Cook – electric guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (5)
  • Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (10)
  • Mark Herndon – drums

Other musicians

  • David Briggs – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Costo Davis – synthesizers
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
  • Steve Gibson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Brent Rowan – electric guitar
  • John Willis – electric guitar
  • Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
  • Larry Paxton – bass guitar
  • Roger Cox – drums
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Bob Mater – drums
  • Milton Sledge – drums
  • Charles Buckins – percussion
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Quitman Dennis – saxophone
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • The "A" Strings – strings

Production

  • Alabama – producers
  • Harold Shedd – producer
  • Jim Cotton – engineer
  • Joe Scaife – engineer
  • George W. Clinton – assistant engineer
  • Paul Goldberg – assistant engineer
  • Benny Quinn – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Bill Brunt at Private Eye Studio – art direction, design
  • Greg Gorman – photography

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
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 50,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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.
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