1986 studio album by Samantha Fox
Touch Me Released 7 July 1986 (1986-07-07 ) Recorded 1985 Studio Battery (London), Zomba Productions Ltd. Genre Dance-pop [1] Length 37 :45 Label Jive Producer
Jon Astrop
John David
Pete Q. Harris
Steve Lovell
Phil Nicholas
Steve Power
Richard Jon Smith
Touch Me is the debut studio album by the English pop singer Samantha Fox , released on 7 July 1986 by Jive Records .[2] A successful topless model , Fox won a five-album recording contract with Jive after being invited to an open cattle call by the label, who were seeking "a British Madonna " to front the track "Touch Me (I Want Your Body) ".[3]
That single reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 .[4] Following that success, the album was recorded quickly, with Fox spending a month recording "day and night" to meet deadlines.[3]
Fox pushed for a hard rock edge to the record, in accordance with her personal taste at the time.[3] The album spawned three more commercially successful singles:, "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) ", "Hold On Tight " and "I'm All You Need".
The album has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Derek Ridgers was credited for the cover photography.
On 25 July 2012, Cherry Red Records released a special two-disc deluxe reissue of Touch Me . Compiled with personal input from Fox, the set includes an extensive booklet, reversible cover art, newly added photos, a fully illustrated discography and recording data, full lyrics and new sleeve notes written especially for the release.
Critical reception
From contemporary reviews, Sylvie Simmons of Kerrang! declared the album to be "a bit of a mix" noting "different styles, different producers, 99% of both embarrassing" concluding that "there certainly isn't much passion on this album—better than I expected, if worse than I hoped."[5]
Track listing
European and Australian edition
Side two Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 6. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) " Mike Bissell Graham Richardson 3:48 7. "Baby I'm Lost for Words" Edwin Howell Phil Nicholas 3:48 8. "It's Only Love" Richard Jon Smith 3:20 9. "He's Got Sex" Nicholas 3:50 10. "Drop Me a Line" M.c Charles Dickins & DJ Mullins Nicholas 3:47 Total length: 37:45
2012 Deluxe Edition, Disc One (Bonus Tracks) [8]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 11. "Tonight's the Night" Steve Warley Nicholas 3:20 12. "Want You to Want Me" 3:30 13. "Rockin' in the City" Brian Bonhomme Rod Nash Jon Durno Lovell 3:30 14. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" Mullins Nicholas 5:08 15. "Rockin' with My Radio" Felix Landau Henri Pauchard Lesley Blanc 3:22 16. "Aim to Win" 3:15 17. "Holding" Hurst Fenwick 3:00 18. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version) Astrop Harris Jerry Peal[a] 4:11 19. "Hold On Tight" (radio mix) David David Power Bryan "Chuck" New[a] 3:40 20. "I'm All You Need" (single re-mix) Astrop 4:00
2012 Deluxe Edition, Disc Two (Bonus Tracks) [8] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version) 5:23 2. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (extended version) 5:17 3. "Hold On Tight" (extended version) David 5:07 4. "I'm All You Need" (extended version) Astrop 5:20 5. "Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend" (single re-mix) Astrop Astrop 3:24 6. "Wild Kinda Love" (remix) 3:40 7. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (Blue mix) 5:51 8. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (Vixen mix) 6:14 9. "Rockin' with My Radio" (extended version) 5:16 10. "Aim to Win" (extended version) 5:26 11. "Holding" (extended version) Hurst Fenwick 5:15 12. "Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend" (extended version) Astrop Astrop 4:48 13. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (instrumental) 3:44 14. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (instrumental) 3:49 15. "Hold On Tight" (instrumental) David 3:39 16. "I'm All You Need" (instrumental) Astrop 4:00 17. "Holding" (dub mix) Hurst Fenwick 2:47
US, Canadian and Japanese edition
Side one Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" 3:44 2. "I'm All You Need" Astrop 4:25 3. "Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend" Astrop Astrop 3:54 4. "Wild Kinda Love" 3:33 5. "Hold On Tight" David 3:36
Side two Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 6. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" 3:48 7. "Want You to Want Me" 3:30 8. "Baby I'm Lost for Words" Howell Nicholas 3:48 9. "Rockin' in the City" Lovell 3:29 10. "He's Got Sex" Nicholas 3:50
2009 CD Reissue (Bonus Tracks) [9]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 11. "It's Only Love" Smith 3:20 12. "Drop Me a Line" Mullins Nicholas 3:47 13. "Tonight's the Night" Steve Warley Nicholas 3:20 14. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" Mullins Nicholas 5:08 15. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (Blue mix) 5:41 16. "Hold On Tight" (extended version) David 5:03 17. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (extended version) 5:07 18. "Fox Hunt Mix: I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night) /Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" Astrop Moline Shreeve Harris 5:56
Special edition
Released on vinyl and cassette in select European countries (United Kingdom, Germany, Greece and Scandinavia) in 1986.
Side one Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (Blue mix) 5:49 2. "I'm All You Need" (single re-mix) Astrop 4:00 3. "Hold On Tight" (radio mix) David 3:40 4. "Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend" (U.K. album mix) Astrop Astrop 3:54 5. "Wild Kinda Love" (remix) 3:29 6. "Tonight's the Night" Warley Nicholas 3:16
Side two Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 7. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (Vixen mix) 6:13 8. "Want You to Want Me" (U.S. album mix) 3:29 9. "Baby I'm Lost for Words" (U.S. album mix) Howell Nicholas 3:48 10. "He's Got Sex" (U.K. album mix) Nicholas 3:50
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