''Touch Your Woman'' is the ninth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter

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. It was released on March 6, 1972, by RCA Victor. The album's title song and single, " Touch Your Woman", was nominated for a Grammy. The album was released as a digital download on October 10, 2014.

Critical reception

The review published by '' Billboard'' in the March 18, 1972 issue said, "Miss Parton is currently enjoying a highly successful career and this LP will take her higher up the ladder as both a fine stylist and a superb songwriter. Produced by Bob Ferguson, this terrific package is a showcase for the beautiful voice and writing talent of the lovely country girl. "Second Best", "Will He Be Waiting", "A Little at a Time", and the title tune, all penned by Miss Parton are highlights." '' Cashbox'' published a review in the March 11, 1972 issue, which said, "Dolly Parton has a unique voice, partly because of its tone and partly because of the emotion she places behind her singing. On this LP of ten new cuts, she reaches new heights of emotion in both her singing and songwriting. Sticking to pure country music roots as far as song structure goes, Dolly however, shows a very progressive attitude when it comes to writing lyrics in tunes such as "The Greatest Days of All", "Second Best", "Will He Be Waiting", and "Mission Chapel Memories", the latter which was co-written with Porter Wagoner."

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 19 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country LP's chart. The album's single, " Touch Your Woman", was released in February 1972 and peaked at No. 6 on the US ''Billboard''

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chart and No. 28 in Canada on the ''

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'' Country Singles chart.

Accolades

The album's title track and single, " Touch Your Woman", was nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, at the

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Recording

Recording session for the album began at

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in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 14, 1971. Two additional sessions followed on January 1 and 12, 1972. "Love Isn't Free" was recorded during the October 30, 1969 session for 1969's '' The Fairest of Them All''.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. *Bobby Denton – liner notes *Bob Ferguson – producer *Les Leverett – cover photo *Al Pachucki – recording engineer *Dolly Parton – lead vocals *Tom Pick – recording engineer *Mike Shockley – recording technician *Roy Shockley – recording technician

Charts

Album Singles

Release history

References

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