Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
1983 Ratings: #21 / 208
User Score
Based on 164 ratings
1983 Ratings: #283
November 26, 1983 / Release Date
LP / Format
RCA / Label
Synthpop, New Wave / Genre
Dave StewartProducer
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Critic Reviews

90
AllMusic

Touch is a testament to what Eurythmics were at the height of their electronic-techno phase and, without doubt, is a milestone in 1980s pop music.

Fantasio
79

The second album after their successfull debut vault Annie Lennox and Dave Steward into the next level, becoming iconic figures of synthpop and new wave. Touch offers the cool and never-forgotten hits "Here Comes the Rain Again" and "Who's That Girl?", a fresh carribbean sounding song with "Right By Your Side" (which makes me think of the Coconuts), the both absorbing and dazzling "No Fear, No Hate, No Pain (No Broken Hearts) and the relaxed-rhythmic, seven ... read more

Rumple
80

This album touches me like lovers do.

Haxzzer
48

This starts of with the greatest most beautiful song of all time and the rest of the album is just a mess of mid songs that come nowhere near the 1st song

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GoreHag
65

half of these songs go on way too long for what they are.

Spaceghostnova
77

after their successful second album, they would make this shit a few months later and it might be their best album tbh. the production while still not better compared to other synthpop bands during this time is still at is peak and here comes the rain again is easily eurythmics's best song tbh and right by your side is also on a similar level. even still, its still kinda just a regular synthpop album for the time although more unique compared to their previous albums and aqua is pretty ... read more

Meowlecat
35

no esta mal pero no me atrae (right by your side me hace pensar en mario bros).

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