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Touch Me (49ers song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Touch Me
| cover = 49ers-touch me single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = 49ers
| album = 49ers
| B-side = Remix
| released = 4 December 1989
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Italo house
| length = 3:43
| label = Island
| writer = *Narada Michael Walden
*Gianfranco Bortolotti
*Paul Witts
*Rob Manley
*Preston W. Glass
*Pietro Rossini
| producer = Gianfranco Bortolotti
| prev_title = Shadows
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Don't You Love Me
| next_year = 1990
| misc =
}}
"'Touch Me'" is a 1989 Italo house song by Italian group 49ers. Produced by Gianfranco Bortolotti, it was released on 4 December 1989 as the third single from their debut album, '49ers' (1990). It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and was a top 10 hit in at least 10 other countries in Europe. Outside Europe, it was the first of four hits on the US 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play chart for 49ers. It samples Aretha Franklin's "Rock-A-Lott" and Alisha Warren's "Touch Me".
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Alex Henderson felt that Italian producer Gianfranco Bortolotti "sees to it that vocal personality is a prime ingredient of such exuberant offerings" as "Touch Me". Bill Coleman from 'Billboard' described the song as a "soulful "Ride On Time"-style workout" and noted that "strong production and a contagious chorus render track satisfying." He added that "the energetic technotrack utilizes the a cappellas (and quite well actually)" of Aretha Franklin's "Rock-A-Lott" and Alisha Warren's modest UK hit "Touch Me". Ernest Hardy from 'Cashbox' said that "inspired by the success of Black Box and Ride on Time, this one finds Aretha Franklin in the Loleatta Holloway role." He added, "It is full of energy". A reviewer from 'Music & Media' declared it as "storming dance material with house rhythm and loads of samples. Definitely a record with chart and dance floor potential. Listen up." Ian Cranna from 'Smash Hits' viewed it as "glorious", noting its "of prime quality Italian House-thumping beats ahoy, rousing piano and strings galore and singalong catchy pop bits all over the shop."
Chart performance
"Touch Me" was very successful on the charts on several continents. It remains the group's biggest hit to date, peaking at number-one on both the 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States and the 'RPM' Dance/Urban chart in Canada. It spent two weeks at number-one and a total of eleven weeks on the 'Billboard' dance chart. In Europe, the single peaked within the top 10 in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and West Germany. In the UK, it peaked at number three in its sixth week at the UK Singles Chart, on January 14, 1990. Additionally, "Touch Me" was a top 20 hit in Belgium and the Netherlands. In Oceania, it also peaked within the top 20, reaching number 15 in New Zealand and number 18 in Australia.
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single, featuring singer Dawn Mitchell, 49ers frontwoman at that time.
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References
Category:1989 singles
Category:1990 singles
Category:49ers (group) songs
Category:1989 songs
Category:Songs written by Narada Michael Walden
Category:Songs written by Preston Glass
Category:Island Records singles
Category:Songs written by Gianfranco Bortolotti
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