"You've Got" the Touch

"You've Got' the Touch" is a song written by Lisa Palas, John Jarrard and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. The song, a ballad done in the band's signature mellow style, was released in December 1986, as the second and final single from the album The Touch. "'You've Got' the Touch" was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in April 1987.

The song was Alabama's 21st — and as it turned out, final consecutive — chart-topper in a string that dated from August 1980's "Tennessee River". The follow-up single, the semi-autobiographical "Tar Top", peaked at number seven that November, breaking the streak. A new streak would be started in early 1988 with the song "Face to Face".

This song is unrelated to Stan Bush's song of a similar title from 1986's The Transformers: The Movie.

Charts Chart (1986–1987)PeakpositionCanadian RPM Country Tracks1

References

Works cited Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music", HarperCollins, New York, 1993 () Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits", Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ()