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Love and Touch

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Love and Touch
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1976
Studio
Genre
LabelColumbia
ProducerLeo Graham
Tyrone Davis chronology
Turning Point!
(1976)
Love and Touch
(1976)
Let's Be Closer Together
(1977)
Singles from Love and Touch
  1. "Give It Up (Turn It Loose)"
    Released: 1976
  2. "Close To You"
    Released: 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Love and Touch is a Tyrone Davis album released in 1976. This was his debut Columbia Records release and second album released in 1976 after last his Dakar Records effort Turning Point!. The album was remastered and expanded through Funkytowngrooves in 2015.

Background

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Love and Touch marked the beginning of the collaboration between producer Leo Graham and Tyrone Davis. Singles released include, "Give It Up (Turn It Loose)", which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Close to You", which reached No. 33 on the soul singles chart.

Track listing

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  1. "Give It Up (Turn It Loose)" (Leo Graham) – 4:18
  2. "Close to You" (Leo Graham, Melvin Koen) – 4:04
  3. "Why Is It So Hard (To Say You're Sorry)" (Leo Graham, Dennis Miller) – 5:33
  4. "You're Too Much" (Leo Graham, Dennis Miller) – 3:47
  5. "Put Your Trust in Me" (Leo Graham) – 5:00
  6. "Givin' Myself to You" (Leo Graham) – 4:00
  7. "Wrong Doers" (Leo Graham) – 4:55
  8. "Beware, Beware" (Leo Graham, John Sibley) – 4:25

Bonus tracks

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No.TitleLength
9."Give It Up (Turn It Loose)" (7" single edit)3:25
10."Close to You" (7" single edit)3:15
11."Wrong Doers" (7" single edit)3:58

Charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 12

References

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  1. ^ Music, All. Review of Love and Touch at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tyrone Davis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Tyrone Davis Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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