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| The Touch | ||||
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| Released | September 1986 (September 1986) | |||
| Studio | The Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 44:39 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Alabama Harold Shedd | |||
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| 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.
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[2] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[3] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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