Touch Me (Samantha Fox album)

Touch Me
Touch Me
Studio album by Samantha Fox
Released	7 July 1986
Recorded	1985
Studio	Battery Studios, London
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;
Samantha Fox chronology
Singles from Touch Me
	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"; Released: 10 March 1986; "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"; Released: 1986; "Hold On Tight"; Released: 1986; "I'm All You Need"; Released: 1986;

Touch Me is the debut studio album by English pop singer Samantha Fox, released on 7 July 1986 by Jive Records.[2] The album spawned four commercially successful singles: "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)", "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)", "Hold On Tight" and "I'm All You Need". "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3] 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Kerrang!	(2.25/5)[4]

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." [4]

Track listing

European and Australian edition

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"	Mark Shreeve Jon Astrop Pete Q. Harris	Astrop Harris	3:44
2.	"I'm All You Need"	Astrop Karen Moline	Astrop	4:25
3.	"Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend"	Astrop	Astrop	3:54
4.	"Wild Kinda Love"	Shreeve Oscar Van Geldern	Harris Astrop	3:33
5.	"Hold On Tight"	John David	David Steve Power	3:36

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
6.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"	Mike Bissell Graham Richardson	Steve Lovell Power	3:48
7.	"Baby I'm Lost for Words"	Edwin Howell	Phil Nicholas	3:48
8.	"It's Only Love"	Michael J. Mullins Maurice Ruiz	Richard Jon Smith	3:20
9.	"He's Got Sex"	Sean McLusky Dig Wayne	Nicholas	3:50
10.	"Drop Me a Line"	Mullins	Nicholas	3:47

2012 deluxe edition disc one (bonus tracks)[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Tonight's the Night"	Steve Warley	Nicholas	3:20
12.	"Want You to Want Me"	Steve Lambert Steve Byrd	Lovell Power	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	Mike Hurst Ray Fenwick	3:22
16.	"Aim to Win"	Bruce Woolley Simon Darlow Thereza Bazar	Hurst Fenwick	3:15
17.	"Holding"	Hurst	Fenwick	3:00
18.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	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 Moline	Astrop	4:00

2012 deluxe edition disc two[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris	5:23
2.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (extended version)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power	5:17
3.	"Hold On Tight" (extended version)	David	David Power	5:07
4.	"I'm All You Need" (extended version)	Astrop Moline	Astrop	5:20
5.	"Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend" (single re-mix)	Astrop	Astrop	3:24
6.	"Wild Kinda Love" (remix)	Shreeve Van Geldern	Harris Astrop	3:40
7.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (Blue mix)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris Peal^[a]	5:51
8.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (Vixen mix)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power Peal^[a]	6:14
9.	"Rockin' with My Radio" (extended version)	Landau Pauchard Blanc	Hurst Fenwick	5:16
10.	"Aim to Win" (extended version)	Woolley Darlow Bazar	Hurst Fenwick	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)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris	3:44
14.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (instrumental)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power	3:49
15.	"Hold On Tight" (instrumental)	David	David Power New^[a]	3:39
16.	"I'm All You Need" (instrumental)	Astrop Moline	Astrop	4:00
17.	"Holding" (dub mix)	Hurst	Fenwick	2:47

US, Canadian and Japanese edition

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris	3:44
2.	"I'm All You Need"	Astrop Moline	Astrop	4:25
3.	"Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend"	Astrop	Astrop	3:54
4.	"Wild Kinda Love"	Shreeve Van Geldern	Harris Astrop	3:33
5.	"Hold On Tight"	David	David Power	3:36

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
6.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power	3:48
7.	"Want You to Want Me"	Lambert Byrd	Lovell Power	3:30
8.	"Baby I'm Lost for Words"	Howell	Nicholas	3:48
9.	"Rockin' in the City"	Bonhomme Nash Durno	Lovell	3:29
10.	"He's Got Sex"	McLusky Wayne	Nicholas	3:50

2009 CD reissue bonus tracks[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"It's Only Love"	Mullins Ruiz	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)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris Peal^[a]	5:41
16.	"Hold On Tight" (extended version)	David	David Power	5:03
17.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (extended version)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power	5:07
18.	"Fox Hunt Mix: I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)/Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"	Astrop Moline Shreeve Harris	Astrop Harris	5:56

Special edition

Released on vinyl and cassette in select European countries (United Kingdom, Germany, Greece and Scandinavia) in 1986.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (Blue mix)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris Peal^[a]	5:49
2.	"I'm All You Need" (single re-mix)	Astrop Moline	Astrop	4:00
3.	"Hold On Tight" (radio mix)	David	David Power	3:40
4.	"Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend" (U.K. album mix)	Astrop	Astrop	3:54
5.	"Wild Kinda Love" (remix)	Shreeve Van Geldern	Harris Astrop	3:29
6.	"Tonight's the Night"	Warley	Nicholas	3:16

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
7.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (Vixen mix)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power Peal^[a]	6:13
8.	"Want You to Want Me" (U.S. album mix)	Lambert Byrd	Lovell Power	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)	McLusky Wayne	Nicholas	3:50

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a remixer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7]	20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]	12
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9]	7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	67
European Albums (Music & Media)[11]	20
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14]	46
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	17
US Billboard 200[19]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
European Albums (Music & Media)[20]	89
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21]	58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	24

Chart (1987)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[23]	45
European Albums (Music & Media)[24]	62

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26]	Silver	25,000[27]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[28]	Platinum	55,870[28]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[26]	Gold	25,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[26]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[2]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[30]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Loftus, Johnny. "Touch Me – Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"British album certifications – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". British Phonographic Industry. 30 July 1986. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
"Samantha Fox | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
Simmons 1986.
"Samantha Fox – Touch Me [Deluxe Edition] (CD)". Amoeba Music. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
"Touch Me [Bonus Tracks] – Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 117. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Austriancharts.at – Samantha Fox – Touch Me" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0798". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Samantha Fox – Touch Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 36. 13 September 1986. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Samantha Fox – Touch Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Charts.nz – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Swedishcharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Swisscharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Samantha Fox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Hot 100 of the Year 1986 – European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
"Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. 26 December 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
"European Charts of the Year 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Canadian album certifications – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Music Canada. 28 September 1990. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
"Scandinavian Fox" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 40. 31 January 1987. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Gold/Silver Record Chart". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 52. 26 December 1974. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
"Samantha Fox" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
"Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. p. 46. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"American album certifications – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Recording Industry Association of America. 9 April 1987. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

Sources

Simmons, Sylvie (21 August 1986). "Samantha Fox: Touch Me (Jive Records HIP 39) KK¼". Kerrang!. Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via Rock's Backpages.

External links

Touch Me at Discogs (list of releases)

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[AM-1] Loftus, Johnny. "Touch Me – Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[BPI-2] "British album certifications – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". British Phonographic Industry. 30 July 1986. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[3] "Samantha Fox | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[FOOTNOTESimmons1986-4] Simmons 1986.

[deluxe-5] "Samantha Fox – Touch Me [Deluxe Edition] (CD)". Amoeba Music. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[6] "Touch Me [Bonus Tracks] – Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[7] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 117. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Austria_Samantha_Fox-8] "Austriancharts.at – Samantha Fox – Touch Me" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[group=-9] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0798". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Samantha_Fox-10] "Dutchcharts.nl – Samantha Fox – Touch Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[11] "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 36. 13 September 1986. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[12] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_Samantha_Fox-13] "Offiziellecharts.de – Samantha Fox – Touch Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Samantha_Fox-14] "Charts.nz – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[ac_Norway_Samantha_Fox-15] "Norwegiancharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Samantha_Fox-16] "Swedishcharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Samantha_Fox-17] "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[ac_UK2_-18] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Samantha_Fox-19] "Samantha Fox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[20] "Hot 100 of the Year 1986 – European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[21] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[22] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[23] "Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. 26 December 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[24] "European Charts of the Year 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[CanadaSamantha_FoxTouch_MealbumCertRef-25] "Canadian album certifications – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Music Canada. 28 September 1990. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[musicandmedia-26] "Scandinavian Fox" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 40. 31 January 1987. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[27] "Gold/Silver Record Chart". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 52. 26 December 1974. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.

[FinlandSamantha_FoxTouch_MealbumCertRef-28] "Samantha Fox" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[29] "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. p. 46. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[United_StatesSamantha_FoxTouch_MealbumCertRef-30] "American album certifications – Samantha Fox – Touch Me". Recording Industry Association of America. 9 April 1987. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[a]

Samantha Fox
Discography
Studio albums	Touch Me Samantha Fox I Wanna Have Some Fun Just One Night 21st Century Fox Angel with an Attitude
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1992) Greatest Hits (2009)
Singles	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" "Hold On Tight" "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" "I Promise You (Get Ready)" "True Devotion" "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" "Love House" "I Only Wanna Be with You" "I Wanna Have Some Fun" "(Hurt Me! Hurt Me!) But the Pants Stay On" "Santa Maria" "Perhaps" "Tomorrow (Is Another Day)" "Call Me"
Video games	Samantha Fox Strip Poker