Touch Me When We're Dancing

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About Touch Me When We're Dancing

"Touch Me When We're Dancing" is a song written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the Muscle Shoals, Alabama session group Bama, who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching number 42 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart and number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was later recorded by The Carpenters in 1981 for their Made in America album. In 1984, it was recorded by country music artists Mickey Gilley and Charly McClain for their 1984 duet album It Takes Believers and in 1986 by the country music group Alabama.  


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1987
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Play us a song we can slow dance on
We want to hold each other
Play us a groove so we hardly move
Just let our hearts beat together
Oh baby, 'cause it feels so good
When we're close like this
Whisper is my ear and let me steal a kiss

Come on and touch me
When we're dancing
You know you've got that loving touch
(Loving touch)
Touch me when we're dancing
I want to feel you when I'm falling in love

Tonight's the night and it feels so right
My heart is saying it to me
You're the one I've waited for so long
So let your love flow through me
Oh baby, 'cause it feels so good
Just to be this close
You've got me up so high
I could fly coast to coast

Come on and touch me
When we're dancing
You know you've got that loving touch
(Loving touch)
Touch me when we're dancing
I want to feel you when I'm falling in love

Touch me when we're dancing
You know you've got that loving touch
(Loving touch)
Touch me when we're dancing
I want to feel you when I'm falling in love
Touch me when we're dancing
You know you've got that loving touch
(Loving touch)
Touch me when we're dancing

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Carpenters

The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo of Karen and Richard Carpenter. They produced a distinct soft musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's arranging and composition skills. more »

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Written by: J. L. WALLACE, KENNETH E. BELL, TERRY SKINNER

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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12 facts about this song

Songwriters
"Touch Me When We're Dancing" was written by Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace, and Ken Bell.
First Release
The song was first recorded by Skinner and JV's Band, The Bama Band, in 1979 and once by the same band in 1980.
Carpenters Version
The musical group Carpenters released their version of "Touch Me When We're Dancing" in 1981.
Last Carpenters Single
When released by Carpenters, "Touch Me When We're Dancing" was the lead single off their album "Made in America". This became the last album by Carpenters before Karen Carpenter's death in 1983.
Music Video
The Carpenters' version of the song accompanies a music video that features Karen Carpenter dancing and lip-synching the song at a bar.
Billboard Chart
The Carpenters' version of the song peaked at No.16 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1981.
Alabama Version
The country group Alabama released their version of the song in 1986.
Alabama's Success
Alabama’s version of the song was a massive hit. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in August 1986.
Music Video Features
The music video for Alabama’s version of the song tells a story of a young man who falls for a girl he meets at a restaurant where she works.
Album Performance
Alabama's "Touch Me When We're Dancing" was included in their album "The Touch'' which peaked the number three position on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 1986.
Cover Versions
Apart from The Carpenters and Alabama, the song has been covered by several artists including Gail Davies and Floyd Cramer.
In Film
The Carpenters’ version was included in the 1997 film “The Locusts” which starred Kate Capshaw and Jeremy Davies.

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