Touch Me (Gary Glitter album)
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Touch Me was Gary Glitter
's second album, released in 1973. It includes the top 5 hits "Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)" and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again". It was issued as he was reaching the height of his fame, but doesn't contain his career anthem "I'm the Leader of the Gang I Am!" (UK #1) or its follow-up "I Love You Love Me Love" (UK #1), as this album was issued several months before.
; except where indicated
Gary Glitter
Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
's second album, released in 1973. It includes the top 5 hits "Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)" and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again". It was issued as he was reaching the height of his fame, but doesn't contain his career anthem "I'm the Leader of the Gang I Am!" (UK #1) or its follow-up "I Love You Love Me Love" (UK #1), as this album was issued several months before.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Gary Glitter and Mike LeanderMike Leander
Michael George Farr professionally known as Mike Leander was an arranger and record producer for Decca Records in the 1960s and Bell Records in the 1970s and worked with such artists as Marianne Faithfull, Billy Fury, Marc Bolan, Joe Cocker, The Small Faces, Van Morrison, Alan Price, Peter...
; except where indicated
- "Do You Wanna Touch MeDo You Wanna Touch Me"Do You Wanna Touch Me", also referred to as "Do You Wanna Touch Me? " is a glam rock song performed by Gary Glitter. The song reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1973, his third successive UK hit. The song represented something of a departure from the "trademark" of the Glitter...
(Oh Yeah)" – 3:19 - "Come on Come in Get On" – 2:31
- "Happy Birthday" – 2:56
- "Hard on Me" – 2:15
- "To Know You Is to Love You" (Phil SpectorPhil SpectorPhillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
) – 2:49 - "Money Honey" (Stone) – 2:52
- "Hello! Hello! I'm Back AgainHello, Hello, I'm Back Again"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" is a 1973 hit single performed by Gary Glitter and co-written by Glitter and his producer Mike Leander. The title of the song is only sung once and as a result other more frequent sung lines have become alternative titles, these include "It's Good to Be Back" and "Did...
" – 3:19 - "Sidewalk Sinner" – 2:31
- "Didn't I Do It Right" – 3:20
- "Lonely Boy" (Paul AnkaPaul AnkaPaul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
) – 3:27 - "Hold on to What You Got" – 3:16
- "I.O.U." – 3:06
- "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful" – 3:49*
- "I Would If I Could But I Can't" – 2:49*
- "I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win" – 2:37*
- "I'll Carry Your Picture Everywhere" (Glitter, Gerry Sheppard) – 3:05*
- Tracks marked with an * added for the CD reissue.