Bobbie Gentry Touch 'Em With Love Capitol Records ?ST-155 1969
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Bobbie Gentry ?– Touch 'Em With Love Label: Capitol Records ?– ST-155 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Scranton Press Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country Style: Country, Country Rock
A1 Touch 'Em With Love Written-By – John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins 2:12 A2 Greyhound Goin' Somewhere Written-By – Bill Dorsey, Michael Murphy* 2:30 A3 Natural To Be Gone Written-By – John Hartford 2:25 A4 Seasons Come, Seasons Go Written-By – Bobbie Gentry 2:47 A5 Glory Hallelujah, How They'll Sing Written-By – Bobbie Gentry 2:40 B1 I Wouldn't Be Surprised Written-By – Larry Henley, Mark Mathis* 3:30 B2 Son Of A Preacher Man Written-By – John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins 2:05 B3 Where's The Playground, Johnny Written-By – Jim Webb* 2:32 B4 I'll Never Fall In Love Again Written-By – Burt Bacharach-Hal David* 3:00 B5 You've Made Me So Very Happy Written-By – B. Gordy, Jr.*, B. Holloway*, F. Wilson*, P. Holloway* 3:25 Companies, etc. Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc. Record Company – Capitol Industries, Inc. Published By – Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Published By – Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. Published By – Glaser Publications, Inc. Published By – Larry Shayne Music Published By – Ja-Ma Music Published By – Acuff Rose Publications, Inc. Published By – Blue Seas Music, Inc. Published By – JAC Music Co., Inc. Published By – Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc. Credits Arranged By – Don Tweedy (tracks: A2, A3, B4), Hank Levine (tracks: B1 to B3, B5) Producer – Kelso Herston
Touch 'Em with Love is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry. It was released on July 7, 1969, by Capitol Records.
In 2007, the album was made available for digital download. Australian label Raven Records released the album on CD for the first time in 2008, paired with 1967's Ode to Billie Joe.
The July 19, 1969 issue of Billboard featured a review saying, "That "Ode to Billie Joe" gal is back again, trying to regain the winning form that made her one of today's hottest disk attractions. Along with some of her own tunes, Bobbie features Jim Webb's "Where’s the Playground, Johnny", "You’ve Made Me So Very Happy" and "Son of a Preacher Man", as well as the title tune – all drawled in her untamed backwoods twang. Potent comeback material for the backwoods star."[5]
Cashbox published a review on July 12, which said, "Bobbie Gentry's current single, "Touch 'Em with Love", serves as title tune and lead item of a potent pop/country album with some soul thrown in for good measure. The "Billie Joe" girl has put together a strong collection of tunes which should be seeing strong airplay in the months to come with resultant sales high. "Natural to Be Gone", "Where's the Playground, Johnny?", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy" are standouts."
A review from Record World said, "The main sex symbol of the record industry, Bobbie tries out tunes by other writers here. She does things like "Where's the Playground, Johnny?", "Son of a Preacher Man", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy"."[7]
Commercial performance The album peaked at No. 42 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums chart and No. 164 on the US Billboard Top LP's chart. The album also peaked at No. 21 on the UK Albums Chart.
The album's first single, "Touch 'Em with Love", was released in May 1969 and peaked at No. 113 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.
The second single, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", was released in August 1969 in Europe and Australia. It peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.
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