Touch Dance is a remix album by the British pop duo Eurythmics, released in May 1984 by RCA Records. It contains seven dance remixes of four tracks from the duo's 1983 album Touch, with four remixes by John "Jellybean" Benitez and three by François Kevorkian and Jay Mark.

Touch Dance
Remix album by
ReleasedMay 1984
GenreEDM
Length47:33
LabelRCA Records
ProducerDavid A. Stewart
Eurythmics chronology
Touch
(1983)
Touch Dance
(1984)
1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Eurythmics vocalist Annie Lennox has said in interviews that she disliked the record, as it was too much of a commercial product and was put together by RCA Records with little involvement from her and fellow bandmember David A. Stewart.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart

No.TitleLength
1."The First Cut" (vocal remix)6:34
2."Cool Blue" (vocal remix)5:58
3."Paint a Rumour" (vocal remix)7:26
4."Regrets" (vocal remix)7:34
5."The First Cut" (instrumental remix)7:14
6."Cool Blue" (instrumental remix)6:54
7."Paint a Rumour" (instrumental remix)5:53

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Touch Dance.[3]

  • Dean Garcia – bass
  • Dick Cuthell – horns
  • David A. Stewart – all other instruments, production
  • Annie Lennox – all other instruments
  • Jon Bavin – engineering
  • François Kevorkian – mixing (tracks 1, 4, 5)
  • Jay Mark – mixing (tracks 1, 4, 5)
  • Linda Randazzo – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 4, 5)
  • John "Jellybean" Benitez – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7)
  • Michael Hutchinson – mix engineering (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7)
  • Melanie West – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7)
  • Steve Rapport – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Touch Dance
Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 31
US Billboard 200[5] 123
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[6]
All cuts
19

References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Touch Dance – Eurythmics". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Eurythmics". Contemporary Musicians. 31. March 2001.
  3. ^ Touch Dance (liner notes). Eurythmics. RCA Records. 1984. PG 70354.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Top LPs & Tapes" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 36. 8 September 1984. p. 69. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "Eurythmics Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2020.