1981 Carpenters – Touch Me When We’re Dancing (US:#16)
“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.
Album
Made In America is the tenth studio album by the American popular music duo Carpenters, released in June 1981. The final album by the duo to be released during Karen Carpenter’s lifetime, it reached number 52 in the US and number 12 in the UK. In 1985, Richard said “that was Karen’s favorite album and […]
Musicians
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Larrie Londin |
Guitar | Tim May |
Guitar | Tony Peluso |
Acoustic Guitar | Tim May |
Acoustic Guitar | Tony Peluso |
Keyboards | Richard Carpenter |
Oboe | Earl Dumler |
Sax | Tom Scott |
Harp | Gayle Levant |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Richard Carpenter |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Dennis |
Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Vocals | Karen Carpenter |
Produced By
Richard Carpenter
Songwriters
JL Wallace
Ken Bell
Terry Skinner
Charts
US:#16
UK:# –