Touch Me (Gary Glitter album) - Composition

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Touch Me is the second studio album by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter. It was originally released in June 1973, on the label Bell. It is Glitter's bestselling album, peaking at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. It features the Top 5 hits "Do You Wanna Touch Me" and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again".

Touch Me

Studio album by

Gary Glitter

Released

1 June 1973

Recorded

1972-1973

Studio

Mayfair Studios, London

Genre

Glam rock
rock and roll
pop rock
hard rock

Length

35:41

Label

Bell

Producer

Mike Leander

Gary Glitter chronology

Glitter
(1972)

Touch Me
(1973)

Remember Me This Way
(1974)

Singles from Touch Me

"Do You Wanna Touch Me"
Released: January 1973
"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again"
Released: April 1973

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In 1996, the album was reissued as a picture disc that was limited to 5,000 copies, which had a slightly differing track listing to the original album (including four added tracks: "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful", "I Would If I Could but I Can't", "I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win!" and "I'll Carry Your Picture Everywhere".

2009 Reissue

The album was reissued in 2009 by the label Airmail Records including four bonus tracks: "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful", "I Would If I Could but I Can't", "I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win!" and "Thank You Baby for Myself".

Critical reception

Donald A. Guarisco of AllMusic gave the album two and a half out of five stars and wrote that "Touch Me lacks the strength or variety that would allow it to appeal to anyone beyond glam rock's cult audience but it contains enough solid songs to appeal to lovers of glam."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Glitter and Mike Leander, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again"		3:19
2.	"Sidewalk Sinner"		2:31
3.	"Didn't I Do It Right"		3:20
4.	"Lonely Boy"	Paul Anka	3:27
5.	"Hold On to What You Got"		3:16
6.	"I.O.U."		3:06

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"		3:19
8.	"Come On, Come In, Get On"		2:31
9.	"Happy Birthday"		2:56
10.	"Hard on Me"		2:15
11.	"To Know You Is to Love You"	Phil Spector	2:49
12.	"Money Honey"	Jesse Stone	2:52
Total length:			35:41

Early CD releases switch sides.

1996 picture disc bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Oh Yes! You're Beautiful"		3:49
14.	"I Would If I Could but I Can't"		2:49
15.	"I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win"		2:37
16.	"I'll Carry Your Picture Everywhere"	Gary Glitter Gerry Shephard	3:05

2009 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Oh Yes! You're Beautiful"	3:49
14.	"I Would If I Could but I Can't"	2:49
15.	"I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win"	2:37
16.	"Thank You Baby for Myself"	3:39

Personnel

Technical

John Hudson - engineer, recording supervisor
Shepard Sherbell - photography

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	11[2]
The Official Finnish Charts	1
UK Albums Chart[3]	2
West German Media Control Albums Chart[4]	21

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[6]	Gold	20,000[6]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

A. Guarisco, Donald. Touch Me at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 126. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 11. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
"" germancharts.de Retrieved on 13 June 2017.
"Cash Box Magazine" (PDF). Billboard. 15 December 1973. p. 41. Retrieved 15 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
"Gary Glitter" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

External links

Touch Me at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Gary Glitter
Studio albums	Glitter (1972) Touch Me (1973) G. G. (1975) Silver Star (1977) Boys Will Be Boys (1984) Leader II (1991) On (2001)
Live albums	Remember Me This Way (1974)
Compilations	The Ultimate Gary Glitter – 25 Years of Hits (1997)
Singles	"Rock and Roll" "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" "Do You Wanna Touch Me" "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" "I Love You Love Me Love" "Remember Me This Way" "Always Yours" "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful" "Love Like You and Me" "Doing Alright with the Boys" "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" "It Takes All Night Long" "A Little Boogie Woogie in the Back of My Mind" "Dance Me Up" "Another Rock and Roll Christmas"
Related	Discography The Glitter Band Glittermen The Execution of Gary Glitter Remember Me This Way

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