{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox album | name = Who We Touch | type = studio | artist = [[The Charlatans (UK band)|The Charlatans]] | cover = The charlatans who we touch-300.jpg | alt = | released = 6 September 2010 | recorded = March – June 2010 | studio = [[Britannia Row Studios|Britannia Row]] and State of the Ark, London | genre = [[Indie rock]] | length = 56:36 | label = [[Cooking Vinyl]] | producer = [[Youth (musician)|Martin "Youth" Glover]] | prev_title = [[You Cross My Path]] | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = [[Modern Nature]] | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Who We Touch | type = studio | single1 = Love Is Ending | single1date = 2 August 2010 | single2 = My Foolish Pride | single2date = 20 September 2010 | single3 = Your Pure Soul | single3date = 29 November 2010 }} }} '''''Who We Touch''''' is the eleventh studio album by British [[alternative rock]] band [[The Charlatans (UK band)|The Charlatans]], released on 6 September 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecharlatans.net/releases.html |title=THE CHARLATANS |website=www.thecharlatans.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040415092003/http://www.thecharlatans.net/releases.html |archive-date=2004-04-15}}</ref> It was released in a standard version and a two disc version. The second CD contained early demos, alternate mixes of tracks from the standard album, and some out-takes that didn't make it on to the album. The album charted at #21 in the UK album charts. The album was later released digitally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who We Touch, by The Charlatans|url=https://thecharlatans.bandcamp.com/album/who-we-touch|access-date=2021-07-27|website=The Charlatans|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727154701/https://thecharlatans.bandcamp.com/album/who-we-touch|url-status=dead}}</ref>
This is the Charlatans' final studio album to feature drummer Jon Brookes, who was absent from the band's tour supporting the album due to getting treatment for a brain tumour. He was replaced on the tour by [[The Verve]] drummer [[Peter Salisbury]]; Brookes subsequently died in 2013.
==Reception== {{Music ratings | ADM = 6.3/10<ref name=ADM>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/2113/The-Charlatans-Who-We-Touch.aspx|title=Who We Touch by The Charlatans reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref> | MC = 71/100<ref name=Metacritic>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/you-cross-my-path/the-charlatans-uk/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Who We Touch|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AMreview>{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|authorlink1=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Who We Touch – The Charlatans UK|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/who-we-touch-mw0002026910|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/review/album/the-charlatans-who-we-touch|title=The Charlatans - Who We Touch|work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|author=Vaughan, Lawrence|date=6 September 2010|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' | rev3score = 7/10<ref name=DISreview>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15662/reviews/4140892|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908122000/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15662/reviews/4140892|title=The Charlatans: You Cross My Path|work=Drowned in Sound|author=Gourlay, Dom|date=6 September 2010|archivedate=8 September 2010|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[musicOMH]]'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/charlatans-5_0910.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911123439/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/charlatans-5_0910.htm|title=The Charlatans - Who We Touch|work=[[musicOMH]]|author=Dowden, Neil|archivedate=11 September 2010|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-the-charlatans-11564-325082|title=Album Review: The Charlatans – Who We Touch|work=[[NME]]|author=Edwards, Tom|date=17 September 2010|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[PopMatters]]'' | rev6Score = 7/10<ref name=PMreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/130882-the-charlatans-who-we-touch/|title=The Charlatans: Who We Touch|work=[[PopMatters]]|author=Bergstrom, John|date=29 September 2010|accessdate=6 February 2023|archive-date=2 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002125753/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/130882-the-charlatans-who-we-touch/|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[Record Collector]]'' | rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/who-we-touch|title=Who We Touch / The Charlatans|work=[[Record Collector]]|author=Wilson, Lois|date=28 August 2010|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/the-charlatans-who-we-touch|title=The Charlatans - Who We Touch|work=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|author=Meiklem, PJ|date=30 August 2010|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' | rev9score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-charlatans-who-we-touch/|title=Review: The Charlatans, Who We Touch|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|author=Jones, Huw|date=14 September 2010|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Abu Dhabi]]'' | rev10Score = 4/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeoutabudhabi.com/music/17938-the-charlatans-review|title=The Charlatans review|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Abu Dhabi]]|author=DiCrescenzo, Brent|date=22 September 2010|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot--> ''Who We Touch'' was met with generally favourable reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 71, based on 12 reviews.<ref name=Metacritic/> AnyDecentMusic? gave it a score of 6.3, based on 15 reviews.<ref name=ADM/>
==Track listing== All songs written by The Charlatans except "I Sing the Body Eclectic", written by The Charlatans and [[Penny Rimbaud]].
{{track listing | headline = | all_writing = | writing_credits = | title1 = Love Is Ending | note1 = | length1 = 3:48 | title2 = My Foolish Pride | note2 = | length2 = 4:09 | title3 = Your Pure Soul | note3 = | length3 = 5:39 | title4 = Smash the System | note4 = | length4 = 3:34 | title5 = Intimacy | note5 = | length5 = 5:12 | title6 = Sincerity | note6 = | length6 = 6:28 | title7 = Trust in Desire | note7 = | length7 = 5:09 | title8 = When I Wonder | note8 = | length8 = 3:39 | title9 = Oh! | note9 = | length9 = 5:56 | title10 = You Can Swim | note10 = Includes 2 hidden tracks, "On the Threshold" and "I Sing the Body Eclectic" | length10 = 13:02 }}
===Deluxe Edition=== ;Disc One: Same as 10-track version
;Disc Two (bonus disc) {{track listing | headline = | all_writing = | writing_credits = | title1 = Love Is Ending | note1 = Early Version | length1 = 3:20 | title2 = Intimacy | note2 = Early Version | length2 = 3:53 | title3 = Smash the System | note3 = Early Version | length3 = 3:15 | title4 = These Things | note4 = Studio Out-take | length4 = 3:10 | title5 = Your Pure Soul | note5 = Early Version | length5 = 5:01 | title6 = Sincerity | note6 = Early Instrumental Version | length6 = 3:54 | title7 = Trust in Desire | note7 = Alternate Take | length7 = 5:11 | title8 = My Foolish Pride | note8 = Early Version | length8 = 4:10 | title9 = Lips That Would Kiss | note9 = Early Version | length9 = 4:49 | title10 = Who We Touch We Don't Mind | note10 = Studio Out-take | length10 = 4:53 | title11 = Don't Know Where or When | note11 = Studio Out-take | length11 = 5:13 | title12 = Intimacy | note12 = Alternate Mix | length12 = 5:16 | title13 = Throbbing Genesis | note13 = Studio Out-take | length13 = 2:31 }}
==Personnel== ;The Charlatans *[[Tim Burgess (musician)|Tim Burgess]] – [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]], mixing *[[Mark Collins (musician)|Mark Collins]] – [[guitar]]s *Martin Blunt – [[bass guitar]] *Jon Brookes – [[Drum kit|drums]] *Tony Rogers – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
;Additional personnel *Jay Shulman – [[viola]] *Jonathon Talbott – [[violin]] *[[Penny Rimbaud]] – poem, vocals on "I Sing the Body Eclectic"
;Production *[[Youth (musician)|Martin "Youth" Glover]] – production *Tim Bran, Clive Goddard – engineering *Cameron Jenkins, Henry Hirsch – mixing *Chris Theis – [[Pro Tools]] engineer (assisted by Bram Tobey) *Nigel Walton – mastering *[[Jazz Summers]], Tim Parry – management *[[Gee Vaucher]] – cover art and design *Tom Sheehan – band photo
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== <!-- This is a licensed stream for the album, which is allowed under Wikipedia polices --> *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDtOPDit86fcHTvaEYLLwBtttmf5NOqNY ''Who We Touch''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)
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