''49ers'' is the debut album by Italian

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dance act 49ers, released in 1990 on the

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. It features the hit singles " Touch Me" ( UK No. 3, AUS No. 18), "Don't You Love Me" (UK No. 12, US No. 78, AUS No. 61) and "Girl to Girl" (UK No. 31).

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for

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, Alex Henderson gave the album four out of five stars, describing most of the various singers on the album as having "big, substantial voices" and that the album's producer,

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, "sees to it that vocal personality is a prime ingredient of such exuberant offerings as "Girl to Girl," " Touch Me," and a remake of

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Track listing

Charts

References

External links

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