Touch Me (Samantha Fox album)

Touch Me
Studio album by
Samantha Fox
Released7 July 1986 (1986-07-07)
Recorded1985
StudioBattery (London), Zomba Productions Ltd.
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length37:45
LabelJive
Producer
  • Jon Astrop
  • John David
  • Pete Q. Harris
  • Steve Lovell
  • Phil Nicholas
  • Steve Power
  • Richard Jon Smith
Samantha Fox chronology
Touch Me
(1986) 		Samantha Fox
(1987)
Singles from Touch Me
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
    Released: 10 March 1986
  2. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Hold On Tight"
    Released: 1986
  4. "I'm All You Need"
    Released: 1986

Touch Me is the debut studio album by the English pop singer Samantha Fox, released on 7 July 1986 by Jive Records.[2] A successful topless model, Fox won a five-album recording contract with Jive after being invited to an open cattle call by the label, who were seeking "a British Madonna" to front the track "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)".[3]

That single reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4] Following that success, the album was recorded quickly, with Fox spending a month recording "day and night" to meet deadlines.[3]

Fox pushed for a hard rock edge to the record, in accordance with her personal taste at the time.[3] The album spawned three more commercially successful singles:, "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)", "Hold On Tight" and "I'm All You Need".

The album has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Derek Ridgers was credited for the cover photography.

On 25 July 2012, Cherry Red Records released a special two-disc deluxe reissue of Touch Me. Compiled with personal input from Fox, the set includes an extensive booklet, reversible cover art, newly added photos, a fully illustrated discography and recording data, full lyrics and new sleeve notes written especially for the release.

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  3. ^ a b c "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 42: Samantha Fox on I Only Wanna Be With You and beyond on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Samantha Fox | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2016.