Touch Me

by Samantha Fox

Overview

After her rise to fame as a Page 3 girl, Samantha Fox wanted to get something off her chest: her desire for a career as a pop star. Despite little support in the popular media, Fox's 1986 debut was buoyed by bouncy production and tight arrangements that showcased Fox's best asset -- her cheeky sexuality. The lead single "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic; while gobs of reverb fleshed out Fox's average voice, she sold the track with a pinup delivery that was at once crass and cooing. "Like a tramp in the night, I was begging for you/To treat my body like you wanted to," she sings. But during the chorus a second later, she sounds genuinely needy in her pleas for touch. It's a fabulous pop trick, and one that sold a collection of wispy dance-pop tracks successfully flashing the same set of tricks over and over again. The hysterical synths of "Wild Kinda Love" seem influenced by Cyndi Lauper, while "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" could be a hair metal anthem if its cloying keys were replaced by a buzz-saw guitar. Touch Me tends to sag toward its middle and end, but it's nevertheless a solid debut for the resilient Fox. ~ Johnny Loftus

Product Details

Release Date:	02/28/2025
Label:	Demon/Edsel
UPC:	5014797912328

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Samantha Fox   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Steve Lovell   Producer
Sean McClusky   Composer
Pete Harris   Composer
Astrop   Composer
Pete 'Q' Harris   Composer,Producer
Brian Bonhomme   Composer
Steve Power   Producer
John David   Composer,Composer,Producer
Steve Warley   Composer
Mark Shreeve   Composer
Jon Astrop   Composer,Producer
Steve Lambert   Composer
Eddie Howell   Composer
Steve Byrd   Composer
Dig Wayne   Composer
Mike Bissell   Composer
Michael Mullins   Composer
Phil Nicholas   Producer
Graham Richardson   Composer
Jon Durno   Composer
Karen Moline   Composer
Mark Bissell   Composer
Maurice Ruiz   Composer
Oscar Van Geldern   Composer
Rod Nash   Composer