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Touch

by Eurythmics

Released: November 14, 1983

Synth-pop, new wave

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Chart Success.

The Album

"Touch" is the third studio album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released on November 14, 1983, by RCA Records. The album was recorded and mixed in just three weeks at Eurythmics' own studio, The Church, in London. In 2005, the album was reissued as part of the "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues" by Sony BMG, which added bonus tracks and remixes to each of the duo's eight studio albums.

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It was preceded by the single "Who's That…

It was preceded by the single "Who's That Girl?" and came after the success of their previous album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).

Touch was later listed at number 500 on…

Touch was later listed at number 500 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003 and was included again in a revised list in 2012 at number 492.

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Reception

It became their first number-one album on the UK Albums Chart and also peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200. The album has since been certified Platinum in both the UK and the US. It spawned three successful singles: "Who's That Girl?", "Right by Your Side," and "Here Comes the Rain Again," all of which reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.

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"Touch" is the third studio album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released on November 14, 1983, by RCA Records. It became their first number-one album on the UK Albums Chart and also peaked at number seven on the US Billboard 200. The album has since been certified Platinum in both the UK and the US. It spawned three successful singles: "Who's That Girl?", "Right by Your Side," and "Here Comes the Rain Again," all of which reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.

The album was recorded and mixed in just three weeks at Eurythmics' own studio, The Church, in London. It was preceded by the single "Who's That Girl?" and came after the success of their previous album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). Touch was later listed at number 500 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003 and was included again in a revised list in 2012 at number 492.

In 2005, the album was reissued as part of the "2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues" by Sony BMG, which added bonus tracks and remixes to each of the duo's eight studio albums.