Touch (Amerie album)

Touch
Standard edition cover; some pressings feature almost the same cover, only showing Amerie in the opposite position
Studio album by Amerie
Released	April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26)
Recorded	2004–2005
Studio	Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Chung King Studios Dirty Works Sony Music Studios The Spyda Dome (New York City, New York) Lobo Recording Studios (Deer Park, New York) Night Flight Recording Studios (Fort Washington, Maryland) Studio 609 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	R&B go-go funk hip hop soul
Length	50:07
Label	Columbia Sony Urban Richcraft
Producer	Rich Harrison Dre & Vidal Lil Jon Red Spyda Bryce Wilson Bink! The Buchanans
Amerie chronology
All I Have (2002) Touch (2005) Because I Love It (2007)
Singles from Touch
"1 Thing" Released: January 5, 2005 "Touch" Released: June 7, 2005 "Talkin' About" Released: August 9, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	B
Pitchfork Media	7.6/10
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Stylus Magazine	B
Uncut
USA Today
Vibe

Touch is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Amerie, released in the United States on April 26, 2005 by Columbia Records, Sony Urban Music and Richcraft Records. Following the release of her debut album, All I Have (2002), and her first acting role (in the film First Daughter), Amerie began work on her second studio album. As with All I Have, the album was co-written and produced by mentor Rich Harrison, with contributions from additional productions. Unlike her debut, Amerie co-wrote every track but one, and assumed more creative control over the visual imagery accompanying the album, such as music videos and artwork.

Touch is a R&B album with a diverse musical style; a transition from Amerie's neo-soul debut. Its songs feature pulses, funky percussion, pumping energy, go-go beats with an organic core built around horns and electric pianos. Upon release, Touch received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Amerie's vocals and Harrison's production. The album received numerous accolades including two Grammy Award nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards including Best Contemporary R&B Album.

Commercially the album fared well debuting at number five on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 124,000 copies and was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold over 500,000 copies in the United States. The album also fared well elsewhere peaking within the top forty of the UK Albums Chart. The album spawned three singles including the lead single "1 Thing" which became Amerie's most commercially successful song to date, which peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was followed by the release of the less successful singles "Touch" and "Talkin' About".