Touch (Noiseworks album)

Touch is the second studio album by Australian rock band Noiseworks. It was released by CBS Records on 14 November 1988.[1]

Touch
Studio album by
Noiseworks
Released14 November 1988[1]
GenrePub rock
LabelCBS
ProducerChris Kimsey
Noiseworks chronology
Noiseworks
(1987)		 Touch
(1988)		 Love versus Money
(1991)
Singles from Touch
  1. "Touch"
    Released: 24 October 1988[2]
  2. "Voice of Reason"
    Released: 23 January 1989[3]
  3. "Simple Man"
    Released: 1 May 1989[4]
  4. "In My Youth"
    Released: 14 August 1989[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

The album debuted at No. 5 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart.[7] The album was produced by Chris Kimsey (The Rolling Stones) and Noiseworks.[8] The title track preceded it as the first single, peaking at No. 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[7] Subsequent singles "Voice of Reason", "Simple Man", and "In My Youth" failed to make the Top 40. Nevertheless, Noiseworks was now one of Australia's most popular live rock acts.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Simple Man"Kevin Nicol, Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]3:48
2."Touch"Kevin Nicol, Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley5:04
3."Voice of Reason"Jon Stevens, Stuart Fraser[10]4:16
4."Chained"Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Kevin Nicol, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]4:26
5."Home"Kevin Nicol, Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley5:15
6."I Can't Win"Lester Johnson, Clifton Knight, Dave Richardson[10]2:55
7."Letter"Kevin Nicol, Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley5:32
8."Tell It Like It Is"Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Kevin Nicol, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]4:22
9."Keep Me Running"Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Kevin Nicol, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]4:50
10."Live and Die"Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Kevin Nicol, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley[10]4:35
11."In My Youth"Jon Stephens, Justin Stanley[10]3:36

Personnel

Production

  • Chris Kimsey – producer
  • David Price – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1988–89) Peak
position
scope="row"Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 5
scope="row"New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 31
scope="row"Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 20
scope="row"Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 24

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
ARIA Albums Chart[15] 64

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Platinum 70,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Platterlog : LP & Tape - New Releases > 14 November 1988". Platterlog, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. "Australian Music Report No 743 – 24 October 1988 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. "Platterlog : Singles – New Releases > 23 January 1989". Platterlog, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. "Australian Music Report No. 770 – 1 May 1989 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. "Australian Music Report No 785 – 14 August 1989 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. Allmusic review
  7. "Discography Noiseworks". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  8. Holmgren, Magnus. "Noiseworks". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  9. McFarlane, 'Noiseworks' entry. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  10. "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. SIMPLE MAN
  11. "Australiancharts.com – Noiseworks – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  12. "Charts.nz – Noiseworks – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Noiseworks – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Noiseworks – Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  15. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100)". imgur.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
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