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
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) Peakposition 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
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