The Touch (album)

1986 album by the American band, Alabama

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The Touch

Studio album by

Alabama

Released| September 1986 (September 1986)
Studio| The Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre| Country
Length| 44:39
Label| RCA Nashville
Producer| Alabama
Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
| Greatest Hits
(1986)  | The Touch
(1986)  | Just Us
(1987)

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

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

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "You've Got the Touch"| Will Robinson; John Jarrard; Lisa Palas| 4:15
2.| "Vacation"| Randy Owen| 5:33
3.| "True, True Housewife"| Randy Owen| 3:53
4.| "Is This How Love Begins"| Bob Corbin| 2:39
5.| "Cruisin'"| Vern Dant; Jeff Cook; Ted Hewitt| 3:43
6.| "Touch Me When We're Dancing"| Terry Skinner; Jerry Lee Wallace; Ken Bell| 3:41
7.| "Let's Hear It For The Girl"| S. Alan Taylor| 3:59
8.| "It's All Comin' Back To Me Now"| Dave Loggins| 4:27
9.| "I Taught Her Everything She Knows"| Teddy Gentry; Greg Fowler; John Jarrard; Walt Aldridge| 4:36
10.| "Pony Express"| Teddy Gentry; Ken Lambert; Buddy Cannon; Dean Dillon| 7:53
Total length:| 44:39

## Personnel

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### Alabama

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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### Album

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Chart (1986)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums  | 1
U.S. Billboard 200  | 69
Canadian RPM Top Albums  | 88

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Peak positions

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US Country | CAN Country
1986  | "Touch Me When We're Dancing"  | 1  | 1
1987  | ""You've Got" the Touch"  | 1  | 1

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[2] | Gold  | 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] | Platinum  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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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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Alabama

* Randy Owen
* Jeff Cook

Studio albums|

* Wild Country (1976)
* Deuces Wild (1977)
* Alabama Band No. 3 (1979)
* My Home's in Alabama (1980)
* Feels So Right (1981)
* Mountain Music (1982)
* The Closer You Get... (1983)
* Roll On (1984)
* 40-Hour Week (1985)
* The Touch (1986)
* Just Us (1987)
* Southern Star (1989)
* Pass It On Down (1990)
* American Pride (1992)
* Cheap Seats (1993)
* In Pictures (1995)
* Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997)
* Twentieth Century (1999)
* When It All Goes South (2001)
* Alabama & Friends (2013)
* Southern Drawl (2015)

Holiday albums|

* Christmas (1985)
* Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994)
* Christmas Vol. II (1996)
* Christmas Collection (2006)

Gospel albums|

* Songs of Inspiration (2006)
* Songs of Inspiration II (2007)
* Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites (2014)

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits (1986)
* Alabama Live (1988)
* Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991)
* Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993)
* For Our Fans (1993)
* Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994)
* Super Hits (1996)
* Born Country (1997)
* Super Hits II (1998)
* The Essential Alabama (1998)
* For the Record (1998)
* Legendary (2002)
* In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003)
* The American Farewell Tour (2003)
* The Ultimate Alabama (2004)
* The Essential (2005)
* Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006)
* 16 Biggest Hits (2007)
* Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008)
* Mountain Music: The Best of Alabama (2009)
* Setlist: The Very Best of Alabama Live (2010)
* Country: Alabama (2013)
* The Classic Christmas Album (2013)
* Alabama & Friends: At the Ryman (2014)

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of songs
* Awards and nominations
* One on One

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