Touch Dance

Touch Dance is an extended play (EP) by British pop duo Eurythmics, released in May 1984 by RCA Records. It contains dance remixes of four tracks from the duo's Touch album, mixed by either John "Jellybean" Benitez and Jay Mark or François Kevorkian. It also includes three instrumental mixes.

Touch Dance
EP by
Eurythmics
ReleasedMay 1984
GenreSynth-pop
Length47:33
LabelRCA
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]

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 with little involvement from her and David A. Stewart.[2]

Track listing

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

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

Personnel

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
Chart performance for Touch Dance
Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 31
US Billboard 200[5] 115
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[6]
All cuts		 19

References
  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.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.
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