Robert Clivillés
Robert Manuel Clivillés (; born July 30, 1964 from
C+C Music Factory
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History
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. Also known as "Just a Touch of Love (Everyday)", it was released in August 1991 as the duo's fourth single from their debut album, '' Gonna Make You Sweat'' (1990). It became their fourth number one on the US ''
Billboard
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Hot Dance Club Play
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chart. On other US charts, the song went to #50 on the ''Billboard''
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and #83 on the ''Billboard'' soul singles chart.
Critical reception
Jose F. Promis from
AllMusic
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described "Just a Touch of Love" as "a sleek, elegant, straight-up
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jam sans
rap
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". Clark and DeVaney from '' Cashbox'' stated that it "has the commercial/
dance
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sound that is in much demand and has already been proven to be successful." Pan-European magazine ''
Music & Media
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'' commented, "More dance from American groove masters C&C. Just a touch of rap and a little bit of scratching are covered in soulful and meaty vocals. Slightly reminiscent of the '70s, there are echoes of
Chic
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, among others." Marc Andrews from ''
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'' wrote, "Here the C&Cs shamelessly steal large portions from Mads' most brilliant effort
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"] but most significantly, Freedom Williams doesn't even get a rap look-in. There's just Zelma Davis, Zelma with her dangerously over-ironed tresses screeching her lungs out."
Charts
Song in popular culture
*"Just a Touch of Love" was featured in the 1992 film ''
Sister Act
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'' and in the second season of the 2018 television series ''
Pose
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See also
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List of number-one dance singles of 1992 (U.S.)
These are the '' Billboard'' Hot Dance/Disco Club Play and Maxi-Singles Sales number-one hits of 1992.
See also
*1992 in music
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
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