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Eurythmics - Touch

The Eurythmics were always a band I respected and often found myself liking what I heard on the radio. Then there was "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" a song I suppose was an anthem but to me was right up there with Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac" in terms of how many notes could play on the radio before I could change the station. If you're curious the answer was not many. Over the years I'd pick up a few of Annie's solo releases, the exceptional Medussa , and the decent follow up Diva , and even get her rather excruciating A Christmas Cornucopia and I love Christmas music, but this was next level cringe with none of Annie's quirky charm. In terms of The Eurythmics stuff I had The Ultimate Collection and that checked off all the boxes for me. Heck, Dave's work as a producer was pretty stellar from Tom Petty to Ringo Starr. If you'd have asked me what their debut record was I'd have confidently proclaimed Touch , but then I...