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| Artist: Eurythmics
Label: Legacy/RCA/Sony BMG
Category: Music
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 3214
Format: Original Recording Remastered, Extra Tracks, Original Recording Reissued
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 56116
UPC: 828765611626
EAN: 0828765611626
ASIN: B0000CFXNQ
Publication Date: 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Here Comes the Rain Again | | • | Regrets | | • | Right by Your Side | | • | Cool Blue | | • | Who's That Girl? | | • | First Cut | | • | Aqua | | • | No Fear, No Hate, No Pain (No Broken Hearts) | | • | Paint a Rumor | | • | You Take Some Lentils and You Take Some Rice [*] | | • | ABC (Freeform) [*] | | • | Plus Something Else [*] | | • | Paint a Rumor [Long Version][*] | | • | Who's That Girl? [Live][*] | | • | Here Comes the Rain Again [Live][#][*] | | • | Fame [#][*] |
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This edition has been digitally re-mastered from the original master tapes by Eurythmics mastermind Dave Stewart, with input from collaborator Annie Lennox. In addition, there are seven bonus tracks: a mixture of b-sides, remixes, and previously unreleased material (notably a cover of David Bowie's "Fame"). The packaging is a six-panel digipack redesign orchestrated by Laurence Stevens Design, the firm who art-directed all the original releases, while the thick booklets contain rare photos and insightful, new sleeve notes.
Album Details
Re-release featuring Seven Bonus Tracks.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Bonus Tracks - A Total Letdown! March 21, 2006
Anthony Morelli (Montreal, Canada)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
With that said, I really enjoy the album itself. "Touch" has always been one of those quarky albums with a lot of experimental sounds & ad lib. Not my favorite Eurythmics album, because of songs like "Right by your side", "Here comes the rain again" and "Who's that girl". Ironically, I never cared for those 3 songs, although they're the "hits" of the album. "Regrets", "Paint a Rumor" and "No Fear..." are my favorite tracks. "Touch" is eclectic and dark, yet has a lighter side as well. Although it's not as edgy as "Savage" or "We too are one"...it's still powerful and Annie, as always, packs a great punch with lyrics such as "...an electric wire, stuck inside your head".
Recording/Sound quality is excellent. The artwork and unseen photos are gorgeous. Nice bio & layout in the booklet too. But, I'm very disappointed in the Bonus Tracks. Nothing impressed me there. I wasn't pleased with their rendition of David Bowie's "FAME" either. It's too short and just does NOT fit in at the end of 6 ridiculous bonus tracks. Talk about Cheap! What were they thinking? How could "You take some lentils..." possibly be a song at all? STOOPID!!! What a waste of space, and to make matters worse, "ABC (Freeform)" doesn't pick up the pace. What about songs which do the band some justice? Come on, guys! Does anyone know what these 2 songs are supposed to represent? I was totally let down when I played 'em. Don't hold your breath when you see the title "Plus Something Else", for it's just an instrumental of "Regrets".
If you want your money's worth, buy the Deluxe Edition of "SAVAGE" instead. At least you'll get something really polished and moving. There's nothing worse than an album with 7 bonus tracks of rubbish (referring to "Touch"). I'm really glad I didn't have to pay much for "Touch" on amazon....because it's definitely not worth the full price. Shame on you, Annie & Dave!
Tracklisting:
01- Here Comes The Rain Again - 4:50
02- Regrets - 4:39
03- Right By Your Side - 3:59
04- Cool Blue - 4:44
05- Who's That Girl? - 4:47
06- The First Cut - 4:42
07- Aqua - 4:33
08- No Fear, No Hate, No Pain (No Broken Hearts) - 5:22
09- Paint A Rumor - 7:33
Bonus Tracks
10- You Take Some Lentils And You Take Some Rice (From 'Who's that girl' 12") - 3:01
11- ABC (Freeform) - (from 'Who's that girl' 12") - 2:36
12- Plus Something Else (from 'Right by your side' 12") - 5:20
13- Paint A Rumor (from 'Here comes the rain again' 12") - 7:57
14- Who's That Girl (from 'Miracle of love' 12") - 3:28
15- Here Comes The Rain Again - LIVE (Previously Unreleased) - 3:07
16- Fame (Previously Unreleased) - 2:39
Album Credits:
- 25 page glossy booklet with bio & beautiful photos
- Glossy Gatefold digipack packaging
- Silver CD with black & red lettering (titling)
- FBI Anti-Piracy Warning on backside of packaging
- www.eurythmics.com
- Printed in the USA
- Project Manager: Charlie Stanford at Blue Cube Consultancy
- Music Consultant: Neal Wickens
- Sleeve Notes (Bio): Phill Savidge
- Remastering by: Ian Cooper at Metropolis Studios, London
- Design & Art Direction: Laurence Stevens - LSD Studio
great album but... January 11, 2006
Laron Jackson (salt lake city, utah)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was thrilled when these re-mastered cd's were released and excited when I finally had the money to purchase them. I have the original LP's and cd's and now these and the songs have never sounded better. Crisp, clear, clean... I love them.... but, when I opened up my Touch cd and went to look at the booklet I noticed that the booklet was the one for the Sweet Dreams album. Did this happen to anyone else? And does anyone know if there is a way to can get a replacement?
I could tell you something... August 27, 2006
Scott Davies
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Before 1983 ended, Eurythmics released their 3rd album 'Touch'. Continuing with the transitional sound of the previous album 'Sweet Dreams', it sounds like a sister album, though with stronger material.
"Here comes the rain" again was a well deserved hit. It continued with the electronic sound of the 'Sweet Dreams' album, though classed up with the addition of a beautiful string section and catchy arrangement.
"Regrets" is struggling between herky jerky electronics and soulful blandness, which keeps it an interesting battle.
"Right by your side" is crass commercialism with a soulful Jamaican feel, added to banal lyrics about love. This kind of vomit-inducing dullness would eventually swallow Eurythmics whole.
Thankfully "Cool Blue" gets back to the high quality song writing with a strong beat and a catchy hook.
"Who's that girl" was the second single released in the U.S., and a real pleaser. A beautiful song about a woman scorned by a cheating boyfriend.
"No fear, no hate, no pain, (no broken hearts)" has always been one of those beautiful, moody songs that I like to play when I'm feeling a bit somber. I have a lot of memories tied to this classic.
The album highlight for me is the oddball "Paint a rumour". A driving beat accompanied by some bouncy keyboards notes and an appealing bass backbeat keep it an interesting combination of upbeat fun with a sinister side. "It's a secret, secret, it's a secret".
The bonus material leaves a bit to be desired. I have no idea why they would include tedious, experimental doodles like "You take some lentils and you take some rice" and "Abc (freeform)", yet exclude the excellent 12" extended version of "Who's that girl".
I was glad to see the inclusion of the "Paint a rumour" long version, though the only difference from the album version is it does not fade out 7:30, and continues to 8:00. They could have simply put it in place of the album version and I don't think anyone would have noticed.
"Plus something else" is nothing more than a dub mix of "Regrets", and it would have been more suited as a bonus track for a 'Touch Dance' reissue.
The remastering of this new reissue sounds very good. Unlike the two previous reissues, I didn't really hear any of the occasional stereo fluctuations, so it's very satisfying in that respect. All of the bonus material also appears to be from original master tapes.
Unlike the two previous reissues, the deluxe booklet does not appear to stick to period photos. Some of them look to be from the 'Revenge' era, which was several years later.
'Touch' was the last bit of greatness by Eurythmics, at least as far as this reviewer is concerned. Though I do enjoy the song "Sexcrime" from 1984, and the surprising brief return to form "Beethoven" from 1987, the rest of what they produced was horrible white soul music. They took on all of the excesses that most bands did after success, i.e. irritating horn sections and heavy set backup singers, eventually just becoming middle of the road Muzak. The first three albums will always have a place in my music collection.
 Magnificent January 7, 2006
DAJ (New York, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album was arguably Eurythmics' finest contribution to music. It is amazing that an album with such experimental leanings could sell nearly 10 million copies worldwide, but it did, largely on the strength of two magnificent pop singles, "Who's That Girl," and "Here Comes the Rain Again." Along with "Right By Your Side," they solidified Eurythmics as one of the 80's best and most successful pop groups.
What is interesting, though, is that the hits are anomalies in a way. "Regrets" hits hard as an electronic post-punk manifesto. "Cool Blue" and "Paint a Rumour" are very electronic, experimental, Kraftwerky recordings. And the magesterial "No Fear, No Hate, No Pain" is Annie Lennox at her best--punk, techno, and opera all wrapped into one.
Now the downside. Though the original tracks sound great, the bonus tracks here are anything but essential. Given the Eurythmics busy schedule here (the album was conceived and recorded in just 3 weeks), it is understandible that there wouldn't be much left over in the vault from these sessions. But the "long version" of Paint a Rumour is pointless. The space could have and should have been used to feature the best tracks from the "1984" album, which was inexplicably cast aside in the remastering project. The extra time on the disc would have been plenty for such stellar songs as "I Did It Just The Same" and "Sexcrime."
But it is worth the money to have the original album remastered. It is one of the landmarks of 1980's music.
 Big quip... December 8, 2005
JoJo (Los Angeles, CA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
On the original "Touch," "Here Comes The Rain Again" was considerably longer at the end. I was hoping that the original version of "Here Comes The Rain Again" would be on this CD. Instead, they include one which fades early. WHY??? What a disappointment.
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