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{{short description|1986 song by the American band, Alabama}}
{{short description|1986 song by the American band, Alabama}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = "You've Got" the Touch
| name = You've Got the Touch
| cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]]
| artist = [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]
| album = [[The Touch (album)|The Touch]]
| album = [[The Touch (album)|The Touch]]
| B-side = True, True Housewife
| B-side = True, True Housewife
| released = December 1986 <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
| released = December 1986 <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
| format = [[7-inch single|7"]]
| recorded = 1986
| recorded = 1986
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| genre = [[Country rock]], [[country pop]]
| length = 4:15
| length = 4:15
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
| writer = [[John Jarrard]], Lisa Palas, Will Robinson
| writer = [[John Jarrard]], Lisa Palas, Will Robinson
| producer = [[Harold Shedd]] and [[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]]
| producer = [[Harold Shedd]] and [[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]]
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| next_year = 1987
| next_year = 1987
}}
}}
"'''"You've Got" the Touch'''" is a song written by Lisa Palas, [[John Jarrard]] and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music band [[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]]. The song, a ballad done in the band's signature mellow style, was released in December 1986, as the second and final single from the album ''[[The Touch (album)|The Touch]]''. "You've Got" the Touch was a number-one hit on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in April 1987.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=19}}</ref>
"'''You've Got the Touch'''" is a song written by Lisa Palas, [[John Jarrard]] and Will Robinson, and recorded by American [[country music]] band [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]. The song, a ballad done in the band's signature mellow style, was released in December 1986, as the second and final single from the album ''[[The Touch (album)|The Touch]]''. "You've Got" the Touch was a number-one hit on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in April 1987.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=19}}</ref>


The song was Alabama's 21st — and as it turned out, final consecutive — chart-topper in a string that dated from August 1980's "[[Tennessee River (song)|Tennessee River]]". The follow-up single, the semi-autobiographical "Tar Top," peaked at number seven that November, breaking the streak. A new streak would be started in early 1988 with the song "Face to Face".
The song was Alabama's 21st — and as it turned out, final consecutive — chart-topper in a string that dated from August 1980's "[[Tennessee River (song)|Tennessee River]]". The follow-up single, the semi-autobiographical "Tar Top," peaked at number seven that November, breaking the streak. A new streak would be started in early 1988 with the song "Face to Face".


This song is unrelated to [[Stan Bush]]'s song of a similar title from the [[Transformers]] movie.
This song is unrelated to [[Stan Bush]]'s [[The Touch (Stan Bush song)|song of a similar title]] from the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 ''Transformers'' movie]].


==Charts==
==Charts==
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'''Works cited'''
'''Works cited'''
*Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 ({{ISBN|0-06-273244-7}})
*Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music", HarperCollins, New York, 1993 ({{ISBN|0-06-273244-7}})
*Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits," Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ({{ISBN|0-8230-7553-2}})
*Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits", Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ({{ISBN|0-8230-7553-2}})

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|alabama|youve-got-the-touch}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{Alabama (band) 1977-1989 singles}}
{{Alabama (band) 1977-1989 singles}}

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Latest revision as of 14:08, 23 April 2024

"You've Got the Touch"
Single by Alabama
from the album The Touch
B-side"True, True Housewife"
ReleasedDecember 1986 (U.S.)
Recorded1986
GenreCountry rock, country pop
Length4:15
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)John Jarrard, Lisa Palas, Will Robinson
Producer(s)Harold Shedd and Alabama
Alabama singles chronology
"Deep River Woman"
(1986) 		"You've Got the Touch"
(1986) 		"Tar Top"
(1987)

"You've Got the Touch" is a song written by Lisa Palas, John Jarrard and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. The song, a ballad done in the band's signature mellow style, was released in December 1986, as the second and final single from the album The Touch. "You've Got" the Touch was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in April 1987.[1]

The song was Alabama's 21st — and as it turned out, final consecutive — chart-topper in a string that dated from August 1980's "Tennessee River". The follow-up single, the semi-autobiographical "Tar Top," peaked at number seven that November, breaking the streak. A new streak would be started in early 1988 with the song "Face to Face".

This song is unrelated to Stan Bush's song of a similar title from the 1986 Transformers movie.

Charts

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Chart (1986-1987) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 19.
  2. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

Works cited

  • Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music", HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
  • Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits", Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-8230-7553-2)
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