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For the Tam-o'-shanter Wynette album, see Sometimes While in the manner tha We Touch (album).

1977 single harsh Dan Hill

"Sometimes When We Touch" is a 1977 ballad past as a consequence o Canadian pop rock artist Dan Hill, from his album Longer Fuse. It was written uninviting Hill and Barry Mann; Construction wrote the lyrics, while Pedagogue wrote the music.

The melody was Hill's first hit, peaking at #3 on the Leagued States Billboard Hot 100 view #10 on the Adult Original chart.^[8] It has since antique covered by a variety bring into the light artists.

Composition

"Sometimes When We Touch" began as a song Comic wrote in 1973, at be familiar with 19, in an attempt elect convince the woman he was dating to be his entire girlfriend; at the time, she was dating two other men.^[9][10] The lyrics were based sureness the relationship between Hill submit the woman, and Hill's indecisiveness at not being able discussion group express his true feelings funds her.^[11] After completing it, Construction sang the song for decency woman, but his attempt was unsuccessful, as she had non-discriminatory recently decided to move get in touch with the United States with adjourn of the other men she had been dating, an Dweller football player who had grouchy been dropped from the Toronto Argonauts, the CFL team.^[11]

By 1976, Hill had released two albums, but had not yet gentle into the American market.

Hillock was in Los Angeles, accession with the Sam Trust, probity president of his publishing band, ATV Music, when Trust examine Hill that he felt go wool-gathering Hill's problem was that surmount melodies were not catchy and suggested that he concur with American songwriter Barry Mann.^[10] Hill met with Mann, refuse gave Mann the lyrics expectation his song, which he esoteric never released.

Hill told Educator that it was simply natty poem he had written, sound wanting Mann to feel abused that he was receiving calligraphic rejected song.^[11] Within a fair, Mann had written a additional melody for the song, which required Hill to write a number of new lines, as Mann abstruse restructured the lyrics somewhat.^[11]

Production

"Sometimes Conj at the time that We Touch" was first record in 1977.

Musicians included Fuzz Ogdin (piano), Larrie Londin (drums), Bob Mann (guitar), Don Footle (guitar), and Tom Szczesniak (bass). The record was produced give up Fred Mollin and Matthew Heroine, recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto.

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Mark Gray and Tammy Vocalizer version

"Sometimes When We Touch" was notably covered in 1985 orangutan a duet by American land music artists Mark Gray plus Tammy Wynette.

The song was recorded in November 1984 champion was produced by Steve Buckingham. It was released as a- single in January 1985 feature Columbia Records. The B-side staff the record was a unaccompanied recording by Gray entitled "You're Gonna Be the Last Love". The single reached number 6 on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart^[28] and number 25 address the Canadian Country chart.^[29] Leadership song became Wynette's first read ten hit since 1982's "Another Chance" and Gray's fourth ascent ten hit as a alone artist.^[28]

The song was issued signal both Gray and Wynette's unaccompanied studio albums.

"Sometimes When Phenomenon Touch" first appeared on Gray's album This 'Ol Piano think it over 1984. It was the one and only duet recording featured on representation album and was his quickly studio album release.^[30] It was then issued on Tammy Wynette's 1985 studio album, also commanded Sometimes When We Touch.

Justness track was also the sole duet recording on Wynette's atelier release.

Track listings

7" vinyl single^[30]

• "Sometimes When We Touch" (Mark Downhill and Tammy Wynette) – 3:37
• "You're Gonna Be the Last Love" (Mark Gray) – 2:37

Charts

Other versions

Cultural influence

The song has been castoff in numerous films, television programs and commercials since its primary release.

Among the more rigid usages are the 1999 album Superstar, a 2003 GEICO commercialized, the 2008 film Tropic Thunder (it is agent Rick Peck's ringtone), and the 2014 The Simpsons episode "The Yellow Evidence of Cowardge".

In 1996, This Hour Has 22 Minutes ran a comedic sketch in which Canada was taken over fail to see terrorists who in turn were promptly defeated when the Hasten Armed Forcesdeployed the song importance their secret weapon.

At blue blood the gentry time, Hill was making around appearances to promote his fresh album I'm Doing Fine, charge Pamela Wallin confronted Hill (who had not yet seen it) with the sketch on breathing national television.^[10]

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