Touching You, Touching Me

Touching You, Touching Me is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. It was the first one since 1966 to feature renditions of other people's material as well as his own. It included a major hit that had already charted, "Holly Holy" (#6), and a minor one, "Until It's Time for You to Go" (#53). The album itself reached #30 on the Billboard album chart and was certified gold. Lee Holdridge was the arranger and conductor.

Touching You, Touching Me
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 1969
Recorded1969
GenrePop, rock
Length30:54 (US)
33:58 (UK)
LabelUni
ProducerTom Catalano, Tommy Cogbill
Neil Diamond chronology
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
(1969)
Touching You, Touching Me
(1969)
Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Despite its title coming from lyrics for the hit song "Sweet Caroline", that track was not included on the US version as it was already on the previous Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show album. On the UK edition, "Sweet Caroline" was included as the last track on Side A.

Track listing

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All songs written by Neil Diamond, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everybody's Talkin'"Fred Neil2:46
2."Mr. Bojangles"Jerry Jeff Walker4:53
3."Smokey Lady" 2:40
4."Holly Holy" 4:40
5."Sweet Caroline" (On UK edition only) 3:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Both Sides Now"Joni Mitchell3:30
2."And the Singer Sings His Song" 3:37
3."Ain't No Way" 2:41
4."New York Boy" 2:38
5."Until It's Time for You to Go"Buffy Sainte-Marie3:29

Charts

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Chart (1969-1970) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2] 9
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] 21
US Billboard 200[4] 30

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Touching You, Touching Me at AllMusic
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6117". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Neil Diamond – Touching You, Touching Me". Recording Industry Association of America.