Touch Me (Samantha Fox album)

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]

Touch Me
Studio album by Samantha Fox
Released	7 July 1986
Recorded	1985
Studio	Battery (London), Zomba Productions Ltd.
Genre	Dance-pop[1]
Length	37:45
Label	Jive
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
"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" Released: 10 March 1986 "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" Released: 1986 "Hold On Tight" Released: 1986 "I'm All You Need" Released: 1986

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Kerrang!	2.25/5[5]
Smash Hits	5/10[6]
Sounds	[7]

From contemporary reviews, Sylvie Simmons of Kerrang! declared the album to be "a bit of a mix" noting "different styles, different producers, 99% of both embarrassing" concluding that "there certainly isn't much passion on this album—better than I expected, if worse than I hoped."^[5]

Track listing

European and Australian edition

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"	Mark Shreeve Jon Astrop Pete Q. Harris	Astrop Harris	3:44
2.	"I'm All You Need"	Astrop Karen Moline	Astrop	4:25
3.	"Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend"	Astrop	Astrop	3:54
4.	"Wild Kinda Love"	Shreeve Oscar Van Geldern	Astrop Harris	3:33
5.	"Hold On Tight"	John David	David Steve Power	3:36

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
6.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"	Mike Bissell Graham Richardson	Steve Lovell Power	3:48
7.	"Baby I'm Lost for Words"	Edwin Howell	Phil Nicholas	3:48
8.	"It's Only Love"	Michael J. Mullins Maurice Ruiz	Richard Jon Smith	3:20
9.	"He's Got Sex"	Sean McLusky Dig Wayne	Nicholas	3:50
10.	"Drop Me a Line"	M.c Charles Dickins & DJ Mullins	Nicholas	3:47
Total length:				37:45

2012 Deluxe Edition, Disc One (Bonus Tracks)^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Tonight's the Night"	Steve Warley	Nicholas	3:20
12.	"Want You to Want Me"	Steve Lambert Steve Byrd	Lovell Power	3:30
13.	"Rockin' in the City"	Brian Bonhomme Rod Nash Jon Durno	Lovell	3:30
14.	"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"	Mullins	Nicholas	5:08
15.	"Rockin' with My Radio"	Felix Landau Henri Pauchard Lesley Blanc	Mike Hurst Ray Fenwick	3:22
16.	"Aim to Win"	Bruce Woolley Simon Darlow Thereza Bazar	Hurst Fenwick	3:15
17.	"Holding"	Hurst	Fenwick	3:00
18.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris Jerry Peal[a]	4:11
19.	"Hold On Tight" (radio mix)	David	David Power Bryan "Chuck" New[a]	3:40
20.	"I'm All You Need" (single re-mix)	Astrop Moline	Astrop	4:00

2012 Deluxe Edition, Disc Two (Bonus Tracks) ^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris	5:23
2.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (extended version)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power	5:17
3.	"Hold On Tight" (extended version)	David	David Power	5:07
4.	"I'm All You Need" (extended version)	Astrop Moline	Astrop	5:20
5.	"Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend" (single re-mix)	Astrop	Astrop	3:24
6.	"Wild Kinda Love" (remix)	Shreeve Van Geldern	Harris Astrop	3:40
7.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (Blue mix)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris Peal[a]	5:51
8.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (Vixen mix)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power Peal[a]	6:14
9.	"Rockin' with My Radio" (extended version)	Landau Pauchard Blanc	Hurst Fenwick	5:16
10.	"Aim to Win" (extended version)	Woolley Darlow Bazar	Hurst Fenwick	5:26
11.	"Holding" (extended version)	Hurst	Fenwick	5:15
12.	"Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend" (extended version)	Astrop	Astrop	4:48
13.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (instrumental)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris	3:44
14.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (instrumental)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power	3:49
15.	"Hold On Tight" (instrumental)	David	David Power New[a]	3:39
16.	"I'm All You Need" (instrumental)	Astrop Moline	Astrop	4:00
17.	"Holding" (dub mix)	Hurst	Fenwick	2:47

US, Canadian and Japanese edition

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris	3:44
2.	"I'm All You Need"	Astrop Moline	Astrop	4:25
3.	"Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend"	Astrop	Astrop	3:54
4.	"Wild Kinda Love"	Shreeve Van Geldern	Harris Astrop	3:33
5.	"Hold On Tight"	David	David Power	3:36

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
6.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power	3:48
7.	"Want You to Want Me"	Lambert Byrd	Lovell Power	3:30
8.	"Baby I'm Lost for Words"	Howell	Nicholas	3:48
9.	"Rockin' in the City"	Bonhomme Nash Durno	Lovell	3:29
10.	"He's Got Sex"	McLusky Wayne	Nicholas	3:50

2009 CD Reissue (Bonus Tracks)^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"It's Only Love"	Mullins Ruiz	Smith	3:20
12.	"Drop Me a Line"	Mullins	Nicholas	3:47
13.	"Tonight's the Night"	Steve Warley	Nicholas	3:20
14.	"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"	Mullins	Nicholas	5:08
15.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (Blue mix)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris Peal[a]	5:41
16.	"Hold On Tight" (extended version)	David	David Power	5:03
17.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (extended version)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power	5:07
18.	"Fox Hunt Mix: I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)/Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"	Astrop Moline Shreeve Harris	Astrop Harris	5:56

Special edition

Released on vinyl and cassette in select European countries (United Kingdom, Germany, Greece and Scandinavia) in 1986.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (Blue mix)	Shreeve Astrop Harris	Astrop Harris Peal[a]	5:49
2.	"I'm All You Need" (single re-mix)	Astrop Moline	Astrop	4:00
3.	"Hold On Tight" (radio mix)	David	David Power	3:40
4.	"Suzie, Don't Leave Me with Your Boyfriend" (U.K. album mix)	Astrop	Astrop	3:54
5.	"Wild Kinda Love" (remix)	Shreeve Van Geldern	Harris Astrop	3:29
6.	"Tonight's the Night"	Warley	Nicholas	3:16

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
7.	"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (Vixen mix)	Bissell Richardson	Lovell Power Peal[a]	6:13
8.	"Want You to Want Me" (U.S. album mix)	Lambert Byrd	Lovell Power	3:29
9.	"Baby I'm Lost for Words" (U.S. album mix)	Howell	Nicholas	3:48
10.	"He's Got Sex" (U.K. album mix)	McLusky Wayne	Nicholas	3:50

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a remixer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Touch Me Chart (1986–1987) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 20 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 12 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 67 European Albums (Music & Media)[14] 20 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 9 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 46 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[21] 17 US Billboard 200[22] 24

Year-end charts 1986 year-end chart performance for Touch Me Chart (1986) Position European Albums (Music & Media)[23] 89 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 58 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 24 1987 year-end chart performance for Touch Me Chart (1987) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[26] 45 European Albums (Music & Media)[27] 62

Certifications

Certifications for Touch Me

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[28]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[29]	Silver	25,000[30]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[31]	Platinum	55,870[31]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[29]	Gold	25,000*
Sweden (GLF)[29]	Platinum	100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32]	Platinum	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[2]	Silver	60,000^
United States (RIAA)[33]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.