# Love Touch

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This article is about the Rod Stewart song. For the song by Suzi Quatro, see [Oh Suzi Q.](/source/Oh_Suzi_Q.)

1986 single by Rod Stewart

"Love Touch" Single by Rod Stewart from the album Every Beat of My Heart B-side "Heart Is on the Line" Released 12 May 1986[1] Length 4:03 Label Warner Bros. Songwriters Michael Chapman Holly Knight Producer Michael Chapman Rod Stewart singles chronology "People Get Ready" (1985) "Love Touch" (1986) "Another Heartache" (1986)

"**Love Touch**" is a song performed by [Rod Stewart](/source/Rod_Stewart) and written by [Holly Knight](/source/Holly_Knight), Mike Chapman. It was released as a single in 1986 and peaked at #6 on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100). The song is played over the end credits of the [Robert Redford](/source/Robert_Redford)-[Debra Winger](/source/Debra_Winger) romantic comedy *[Legal Eagles](/source/Legal_Eagles)* and is often listed with the subtitle "Theme from *[Legal Eagles](/source/Legal_Eagles)*" even though it doesn't appear on the film's soundtrack album, distributed by [MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records). The song is a plea from someone who has been fighting with his lover, but is apologizing and asking for another chance to "be good" after being entangled in a complete sense of pride.

## Reception

*[Cash Box](/source/Cash_Box)* called it "a delightfully perky little ditty, melodic and catchy as the day is long."[2] *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* said "[steel drums](/source/Steel_drums) carry unhurried rhythms, and the rocker is temporarily tamed into a crooner."[3]

Although it is among Stewart's most successful singles, he rarely performs "Love Touch" in concert. Stewart holds a low opinion of the song's lyrics, calling it "one of the silliest songs I've ever recorded," in the liner notes of *Encore: [The Very Best of Rod Stewart](/source/The_Very_Best_of_Rod_Stewart) Volume 2*.

## Charts

Chart (1986) Peak position Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 3 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 7 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 27 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 5 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 6 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 26 US Cashbox[10] 7 West Germany (GfK)[11] 14

Year-end chart (1986) Rank Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 62 US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[13] 82

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Music Week"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1986/Music-Week-1986-05-17.pdf) (PDF). p. 8.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cb_2-0)** ["Single Releases"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1986/CB-1986-05-31.pdf) (PDF). *Cash Box*. 31 May 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Reviews"](https://books.google.com/books?id=CSUEAAAAMBAJ). *Billboard*. 31 May 1986. p. 61. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_Rod_Stewart_4-0)** "[Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 0711](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0711&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0711.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0711)". *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada). Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Canadatopsingles_Rod_Stewart_5-0)** "[Top RPM Singles: Image 0707](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0707&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0707.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0707)". *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada). Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UKsinglesbyname_Rod_Stewart_6-0)** "[Rod Stewart Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20537/Rod-Stewart)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Rod_Stewart_7-0)** "[Rod Stewart Chart History (Adult Contemporary)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Rod-Stewart/chart-history/ASI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Rod_Stewart_8-0)** "[Rod Stewart Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Rod-Stewart/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Rod_Stewart_9-0)** "[Rod Stewart Chart History (Mainstream Rock)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Rod-Stewart/chart-history/RTT)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cash_Box_10-0)** Whitburn, Joel (2014). *[Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))*. Sheridan Books, Inc. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-89820-209-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-89820-209-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_West_Germany_Rod_Stewart_11-0)** "[Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1460)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Top 100 Singles of '86"](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0760&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0760.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0760). *RPM*. Vol. 45, no. 14. 27 December 1986. p. 5.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Nielsen Business Media, Inc (27 December 1986). "1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". *Billboard*. Vol. 98, no. 52. p. Y-21. {{[cite magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine)}}: |last1= has generic name ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name))

v t e Rod Stewart songs Discography 1970s "It's All Over Now" (1970) "Reason to Believe" / "Maggie May" (1971) "Every Picture Tells a Story" / "Reason to Believe" (1971) "(I Know) I'm Losing You" / "Mandolin Wind" (1971) "Handbags and Gladrags" (1972) "You Wear It Well" (1972) "Angel" (1972) "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (1972) "Twistin' the Night Away" (1973, 1987) "Oh! No Not My Baby" (1973) "Farewell" / "Bring It On Home to Me/You Send Me" (1974) "Mine for Me" (1974) "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (1974) "Sailing" (1975) "This Old Heart of Mine" (1975) "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (1976) "The Killing of Georgie" (1976) "Get Back" (1976) "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977) "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1977, 1990) "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1978) "Hot Legs" (1978) "I Was Only Joking" (1978) "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978, 1997) "Ain't Love a Bitch" (1979) "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (1979) 1980s "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1980) "Passion" (1980) "Somebody Special" (1981) "Gi' Me Wings" (1981) "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (1981) "Young Turks" (1982) "How Long" (1982) "Baby Jane" (1983) "That's What Friends Are For" (1983) "Infatuation" (1984) "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (1984) "All Right Now" (1984) "People Get Ready" (1985, 1991, 1993) "Love Touch" (1986) "Every Beat of My Heart" (1986) "In My Life" (1987) "Lost in You" (1988) "Forever Young" (1988) "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (1988) "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1989) "Downtown Train" (1989) 1990s "It Takes Two" (1990) "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991) "The Motown Song" (1991) "Broken Arrow" (1991) "Your Song" (1992) "Ruby Tuesday" (1993) "Have I Told You Lately" (1993) "Reason to Believe" (unplugged, 1993) "All for Love" (1993) "Leave Virginia Alone" (1995) "If We Fall in Love Tonight" (1996) "Ooh La La" (1998) "Rocks" (1998) "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (1998) "Faith of the Heart" (1999) 2000s "These Foolish Things" (2002) "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (2003) "Time After Time" (2003) "What a Wonderful World" (2004) "Blue Moon" (2004) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (2005) "I've Got a Crush on You" (2005) "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (2006) "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" (2006) 2010s "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (2012) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (2012) "Everyday" (2015)

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