Touch Your Woman

Touch Your Woman is the ninth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on March 6, 1972, by RCA Victor.^[1] The album's title song and single, "Touch Your Woman", was nominated for a Grammy.

Touch Your Woman
Studio album by Dolly Parton
Released	March 6, 1972
Recorded	October 30, 1969–January 12, 1972
Studio	RCA Studio B (Nashville)
Genre	Country
Length	25:21
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Bob Ferguson
Dolly Parton chronology
The Right Combination • Burning the Midnight Oil (1972) Touch Your Woman (1972) Together Always (1972)
Singles from Touch Your Woman
"Touch Your Woman" Released: February 14, 1972

The album was released as a digital download on October 10, 2014.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The review published by Billboard in the March 18, 1972 issue said, "Miss Parton is currently enjoying a highly successful career and this LP will take her higher up the ladder as both a fine stylist and a superb songwriter. Produced by Bob Ferguson, this terrific package is a showcase for the beautiful voice and writing talent of the lovely country girl. "Second Best", "Will He Be Waiting", "A Little at a Time", and the title tune, all penned by Miss Parton are highlights."^[4]

Cashbox published a review in the March 11, 1972 issue, which said, "Dolly Parton has a unique voice, partly because of its tone and partly because of the emotion she places behind her singing. On this LP of ten new cuts, she reaches new heights of emotion in both her singing and songwriting. Sticking to pure country music roots as far as song structure goes, Dolly however, shows a very progressive attitude when it comes to writing lyrics in tunes such as "The Greatest Days of All", "Second Best", "Will He Be Waiting", and "Mission Chapel Memories", the latter which was co-written with Porter Wagoner."^[5]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart.

The album's single, "Touch Your Woman", was released in February 1972^[6][7] and peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 28 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.

Accolades

The album's title track and single, "Touch Your Woman", was nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards.^[8]

Recording

Recording session for the album began at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 14, 1971. Two additional sessions followed on January 1 and 12, 1972. "Love Isn't Free" was recorded during the October 30, 1969 session for 1969's The Fairest of Them All.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dolly Parton, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Recording date	Length
1.	"Will He Be Waiting?"	December 14, 1971	2:31
2.	"The Greatest Days of All"	December 14, 1971	2:41
3.	"Touch Your Woman"	December 14, 1971	2:43
4.	"A Lot of You Left in Me"	January 1, 1972	2:31
5.	"Second Best"	January 12, 1972	2:57

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"A Little at a Time"		January 1, 1972	2:14
2.	"Love Is Only as Strong (As Your Weakest Moment)"	Bill Owens	January 12, 1972	2:05
3.	"Love Isn't Free"		October 30, 1969	2:34
4.	"Mission Chapel Memories"	Parton Porter Wagoner	January 1, 1972	3:09
5.	"Loneliness Found Me"	Wagoner	December 14, 1971	1:56

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[1]

• Bobby Denton – liner notes
• Bob Ferguson – producer
• Les Leverett – cover photo
• Al Pachucki – recording engineer
• Dolly Parton – lead vocals
• Tom Pick – recording engineer
• Mike Shockley – recording technician
• Roy Shockley – recording technician

Charts

Album

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Hot Country LP's (Billboard)[9]	19
US Cashbox Country Albums[10]	16

Singles

Title	Year	Peak position
		US Country [11]	CAN Country [12]
"Touch Your Woman"	1972	6	28

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	March 6, 1972	LP 8-track	RCA Victor	[1]
	October 10, 2014	Digital download	Sony Legacy	[2]