"Just a Touch of Love" is a song written by Robert Clivillés and performed by American musical group C+C Music Factory. Also known as "Just a Touch of Love (Everyday)", it was released in August 1991 by Columbia Records as the fourth single from their debut album, Gonna Make You Sweat (1990). It became the group's fourth number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart. On other US charts, the song reached number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 83 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.
Critical reception Jose F. Promis from AllMusic described "Just a Touch of Love" as "a sleek, elegant, straight-up house jam sans rap". Clark and DeVaney from Cashbox stated that it "has the commercial/dance sound that is in much demand and has already been proven to be successful." Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "More dance from American groove masters C&C. Just a touch of rap and a little bit of scratching are covered in soulful and meaty vocals. Slightly reminiscent of the '70s, there are echoes of Chic, among others." Marc Andrews from Smash Hits wrote, "Here the C&Cs shamelessly steal large portions from Mads' most brilliant effort ["Vogue"] but most significantly, Freedom Williams doesn't even get a rap look-in. There's just Zelma with her dangerously over-ironed tresses screeching her lungs out."
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1991) PeakpositionEurope (European Dance Radio)8Europe (European Hit Radio)32Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)18Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)2UK Airplay (Music Week)28UK Dance (Music Week)10UK Club Chart (Record Mirror)5US Billboard Hot 10050US Dance Club Play (Billboard)1US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)83US Cash Box Top 10065
Year-end charts Chart (1991) PositionUK Club Chart (Record Mirror)57
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)EuropeAugust 15, 19917-inch vinylColumbiaJapanOctober 25, 1991Mini-CD (with "Gonna Make You Sweat")SonyUnited KingdomNovember 11, 1991ColumbiaAustraliaNovember 25, 1991
In popular culture "Just a Touch of Love" was featured in the 1992 film Sister Act and in the second season of the 2018 television series Pose.
See also List of number-one dance singles of 1992 (U.S.)
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