On November 14, 1983, “RCA” label released “Touch”, the third Eurythmics studio album. It was recorded in 1983. at “The Church” in London, and was produced by David A. Stewart. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 493 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Annie Lennox- vocals, flute, percussion, keyboard, arrangements
- Dave Stewart- vocals, dulcimer, bass, guitar, drum programming, keyboard, xylophone, sequencing, arrangements
- Dean Garcia – bass
- Martin Dobson -baritone saxophone
- Dick Cuthell- trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn
- British Philharmonic– strings
- Michael Kamen – string arrangements
- Michael Kamen- conductor
- Jon Bavin – engineer
- Laurence Stevens – art direction, design
- Andrew Christian – design
- Brian Aris, Pete Ashworth – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart.
- Here Comes the Rain Again
- Regrets
- Right By Your Side
- Cool Blue
- Who’s That Girl
- The First Cut
- Aqua
- No Fear, No Hate, No Pain (No Broken Hearts)
- Paint a Rumour
