Touch (Noiseworks album)

1988 studio album by Noiseworks

Touch

Studio album by

Noiseworks

Released| 14 November 1988[1]
Genre| Pub rock
Label| CBS
Producer| Chris Kimsey
Noiseworks chronology
| Noiseworks
(1987)  | Touch
(1988)  | Love versus Money
(1991)

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Singles from  Touch

1. "Touch"
Released: 24 October 1988[2]
2. "Voice of Reason"
Released: 23 January 1989[3]
3. "Simple Man"
Released: 1 May 1989[4]
4. "In My Youth"
Released: 14 August 1989[5]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [6]

Touch is the second studio album by Australian rock band Noiseworks. It was released by CBS Records on 14 November 1988.[1]

The album debuted at No. 5 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart.[7] The album was produced by Chris Kimsey (The Rolling Stones) and Noiseworks.[8] The title track preceded it as the first single, peaking at No. 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[7] Subsequent singles "Voice of Reason", "Simple Man" and "In My Youth" failed to make the Top 40 (despite the latter receiving considerable radio airplay). Nevertheless, Noiseworks became at the time one of Australia's most popular live rock acts.[9]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Simple Man"| Kevin Nicol, Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]| 3:48
2.| "Touch"| Kevin Nicol, Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley| 5:04
3.| "Voice of Reason"| Jon Stevens, Stuart Fraser[10]| 4:16
4.| "Chained"| Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Kevin Nicol, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]| 4:26
5.| "Home"| Kevin Nicol, Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley| 5:15
6.| "I Can't Win"| Lester Johnson, Clifton Knight, Dave Richardson[10]| 2:55
7.| "Letter"| Kevin Nicol, Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley| 5:32
8.| "Tell It Like It Is"| Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Kevin Nicol, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]| 4:22
9.| "Keep Me Running"| Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Kevin Nicol, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]| 4:50
10.| "Live and Die"| Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Kevin Nicol, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]| 4:35
11.| "In My Youth"| Jon Stephens, Justin Stanley[10]| 3:36

## Personnel

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* Steve Balbi – bass, vocals
* Kevin Nicol – drums
* Stuart Fraser – guitar, vocals
* Justin Stanley – keyboards, harp, vocals
* Jon Stevens – vocals

Production

* Chris Kimsey – producer
* David Price – engineer

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1988–89)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 24

### Year-end charts

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Chart (1989)  | Position

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ARIA Albums Chart[15] | 64

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[15] | Platinum  | 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Platterlog : LP & Tape - New Releases > 14 November 1988". Platterlog, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
2. ^ "Australian Music Report No 743 – 24 October 1988 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
3. ^ "Platterlog : Singles – New Releases > 23 January 1989". Platterlog, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
4. ^ "Australian Music Report No. 770 – 1 May 1989 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
5. ^ "Australian Music Report No 785 – 14 August 1989 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
6. ^ Allmusic review
7. ^ a b "Discography Noiseworks". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
8. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Noiseworks". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
9. ^ McFarlane, 'Noiseworks' entry. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. SIMPLE MAN
11. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Noiseworks – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
12. ^ "Charts.nz – Noiseworks – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Noiseworks – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Noiseworks – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
15. ^ a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100)". imgur.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.

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Noiseworks

* Steve Balbi
* Stuart Fraser
* Kevin Nicol
* Justin Stanley
* Jon Stevens
* Chris Becker
* Barbara Griffin
* Scott Aplin

Studio albums|

* Noiseworks (1987)
* Touch (1988)
* Love Versus Money (1991)
* Evolution (2022)

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits (1992)
* The Essential Noiseworks (2007)
* Live + Loud (2008)

Singles|

* "No Lies"
* "Take Me Back"
* "Love Somebody"
* "Welcome to the World"
* "Burning Feeling"
* "Touch"
* "Voice of Reason"
* "Simple Man"
* "In My Youth"
* "Freedom"
* "Miles & Miles"
* "Hot Chilli Woman"
* "R.I.P. (Millie)"
* "I Want to Take You Higher"
* "Let It Be"

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