''Touch Me'' is the debut studio album by English singer
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singer and former glamour model from East London. She rose to public attention aged 16, when her mother entered her photographs in an amateur modelling contest run by ''The Sunday Peopl ...
, released on 7 July 1986 by
Jive Records
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.
A successful
topless model, Fox won a five-album contract with Jive after being invited to an open
cattle call
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by the label, who were seeking "a British
Madonna
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" to front the track "
Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" is a song by English singer Samantha Fox from her debut studio album, '' Touch Me'' (1986).
A successful topless model, Fox had been invited to attend an open audition for Jive Records, as the label was seeking ...
".
That single reached number three on the
UK Singles Chart
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and number four on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Following that success, the album was recorded quickly, with Fox spending a month recording "day and night" to meet deadlines.
Fox pushed for a hard rock edge to the record, in accordance with her personal taste at the time.
The album spawned three more commercially successful singles:, "
Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)", "
Hold On Tight" and "
I'm All You Need".
The album has been certified silver by the
British Phonographic Industry
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(BPI) and gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA).
Derek Ridgers
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was credited for the cover photography.
On 25 July 2012,
Cherry Red Records
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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
From contemporary reviews, Sylvie Simmons of ''
Kerrang!
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'' 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."
Track listing
European and Australian edition
US, Canadian and Japanese edition
Special edition
Released on vinyl and cassette in select European countries (United Kingdom, Germany, Greece and Scandinavia) in 1986.
Notes
* signifies a remixer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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1986 debut albums
Jive Records albums
Samantha Fox albums