[A 40-Year-Old Touch] -- It's the first of December, but November is hanging on a little bit longer. At least for this week's Flashback. Eurythmics released their third studio album, Touch, on November 26, 1983. That is per the listing at AOTY; Wikipedia has a release date of November 14, 1983. Either way, this record is 40 years old by now, and it's fair game for a Flashback!
By this point in their career, Eurythmics were an international success. And Touch just continued their critical and commercial success. All three singles – "Who's That Girl?," "Right by Your Side," and "Here Comes the Rain Again" – all reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. In the US, "Who's That Girl?" and "Right by Your Side" peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100, while "Here Comes the Rain Again" peaked at #4. "Here Comes the Rain Again" was probably helped by its cool and atmospheric music video which featured Lennox exploring a cliff and an abandoned cottage. All the singles are great, but I'm partial to "No Fear, No Hate, No Pain (No Broken Hearts)."
Touch has aged far more gracefully than other records of that decade. And it is still appreciated; it was twice listed in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time," first in 2003, and again in 2012.
Flashback: Touch (Nov 26, 1983)
And that's all till next week. Dedicated 80s-philes can find more flashbacks in the Prophet or Madman archives or via Bookended's 80s Flashback tag. As always, your comments are welcome on today's, or any other, flashback post. And if you like what I'm doing here, please share the link with your friends. If, however, you don't like the flashback, feel free to share it with your enemies.
I'll see you in seven!
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