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| "Touch Your Woman" | ||||
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| Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
| from the album Touch Your Woman | ||||
| B-side | "Will He Be Waiting?" | |||
| Released | February 14, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | December 14, 1971 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio B (Nashville) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dolly Parton | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Ferguson | |||
| Dolly Parton singles chronology | ||||
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"Touch Your Woman" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on February 14, 1972 as the only single from the album of the same name. It provided a 1972 top-ten country single for her. A tranquil, slow-tempo ballad, the song differed from many of Parton's other hits at the time, in that it was neither an upbeat, lilting country number, nor a nostalgic reminiscence of her rural childhood. "Touch Your Woman" reached number 6 on the U.S. country singles charts in March 1972,[1] though a number of country radio stations refused to play it because they found it too sexually suggestive.[2] The song earned Parton a Grammy nomination for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards, losing to Donna Fargo's "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A."[3]
It has since been included in a number of Parton's compilation albums, including Best of Dolly Parton, The RCA Years, and The Essential Dolly Parton. The B-side "Will He Be Waiting?" was re-recorded for Parton's 1999 bluegrass album, "The Grass Is Blue."
On a list of the 50 best Dolly Parton songs, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Touch Your Woman" at number 27, calling it "refreshing and soulful."[4]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 261.
- ^ Parton, Dolly; Oermann, Robert K. (2020). Songteller: My Life in Lyrics. Chronical Books. p. 170.
- ^ Young, Casey (March 21, 2023). ""On This Date: Dolly Parton Released "Touch Your Woman" in 1972, Which Was Banned From Many Radio Stations For Being Too Explicit"". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ Betts, Stephen (April 5, 2023). ""The 50 Best Dolly Parton Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 15, 2023.