# Who We Touch

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2010 studio album by The Charlatans

Who We Touch Studio album by The Charlatans Released 6 September 2010 Recorded March – June 2010 Studio Britannia Row and State of the Ark, London Genre Indie rock Length 56:36 Label Cooking Vinyl Producer Martin "Youth" Glover The Charlatans chronology You Cross My Path (2008) Who We Touch (2010) Modern Nature (2015) Singles from Who We Touch "Love Is Ending" Released: 2 August 2010 "My Foolish Pride" Released: 20 September 2010 "Your Pure Soul" Released: 29 November 2010

***Who We Touch*** is the eleventh studio album by British [alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock) band [The Charlatans](/source/The_Charlatans_(UK_band)), released on 6 September 2010.[1] 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.[2]

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](/source/The_Verve) drummer [Peter Salisbury](/source/Peter_Salisbury); Brookes subsequently died in 2013.

## Reception

Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating AnyDecentMusic? 6.3/10[3] Metacritic 71/100[4] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [5] DIY [6] Drowned in Sound 7/10[7] musicOMH [8] NME [9] PopMatters 7/10[10] Record Collector [11] The Skinny [12] Slant Magazine [13] Time Out Abu Dhabi 4/5[14]

*Who We Touch* was met with generally favourable reviews from [music critics](/source/Music_journalism). At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a [normalized](/source/Standard_score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [average](/source/Weighted_arithmetic_mean) score of 71, based on 12 reviews.[4] AnyDecentMusic? gave it a score of 6.3, based on 15 reviews.[3]

## Track listing

All songs written by The Charlatans except "I Sing the Body Eclectic", written by The Charlatans and [Penny Rimbaud](/source/Penny_Rimbaud).

No. Title Length 1. "Love Is Ending" 3:48 2. "My Foolish Pride" 4:09 3. "Your Pure Soul" 5:39 4. "Smash the System" 3:34 5. "Intimacy" 5:12 6. "Sincerity" 6:28 7. "Trust in Desire" 5:09 8. "When I Wonder" 3:39 9. "Oh!" 5:56 10. "You Can Swim" (Includes 2 hidden tracks, "On the Threshold" and "I Sing the Body Eclectic") 13:02

### Deluxe Edition

**Disc One**
- Same as 10-track version

**Disc Two (bonus disc)**

No. Title Length 1. "Love Is Ending" (Early Version) 3:20 2. "Intimacy" (Early Version) 3:53 3. "Smash the System" (Early Version) 3:15 4. "These Things" (Studio Out-take) 3:10 5. "Your Pure Soul" (Early Version) 5:01 6. "Sincerity" (Early Instrumental Version) 3:54 7. "Trust in Desire" (Alternate Take) 5:11 8. "My Foolish Pride" (Early Version) 4:10 9. "Lips That Would Kiss" (Early Version) 4:49 10. "Who We Touch We Don't Mind" (Studio Out-take) 4:53 11. "Don't Know Where or When" (Studio Out-take) 5:13 12. "Intimacy" (Alternate Mix) 5:16 13. "Throbbing Genesis" (Studio Out-take) 2:31

## Personnel

**The Charlatans**

- [Tim Burgess](/source/Tim_Burgess_(musician)) – [lead vocals](/source/Lead_vocalist), mixing

- [Mark Collins](/source/Mark_Collins_(musician)) – [guitars](/source/Guitar)

- Martin Blunt – [bass guitar](/source/Bass_guitar)

- Jon Brookes – [drums](/source/Drum_kit)

- Tony Rogers – [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), [backing vocals](/source/Backing_vocalist)

**Additional personnel**

- Jay Shulman – [viola](/source/Viola)

- Jonathon Talbott – [violin](/source/Violin)

- [Penny Rimbaud](/source/Penny_Rimbaud) – poem, vocals on "I Sing the Body Eclectic"

**Production**

- [Martin "Youth" Glover](/source/Youth_(musician)) – production

- Tim Bran, Clive Goddard – engineering

- Cameron Jenkins, Henry Hirsch – mixing

- Chris Theis – [Pro Tools](/source/Pro_Tools) engineer (assisted by Bram Tobey)

- Nigel Walton – mastering

- [Jazz Summers](/source/Jazz_Summers), Tim Parry – management

- [Gee Vaucher](/source/Gee_Vaucher) – cover art and design

- Tom Sheehan – band photo

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["THE CHARLATANS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040415092003/http://www.thecharlatans.net/releases.html). *www.thecharlatans.net*. Archived from [the original](http://www.thecharlatans.net/releases.html) on 15 April 2004.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Who We Touch, by The Charlatans"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210727154701/https://thecharlatans.bandcamp.com/album/who-we-touch). *The Charlatans*. Archived from [the original](https://thecharlatans.bandcamp.com/album/who-we-touch) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ADM_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ADM_3-1) ["Who We Touch by The Charlatans reviews"](http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/2113/The-Charlatans-Who-We-Touch.aspx). AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Metacritic_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Metacritic_4-1) ["Critic Reviews for Who We Touch"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/you-cross-my-path/the-charlatans-uk/critic-reviews). [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic). Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AMreview_5-0)** [Erlewine, Stephen Thomas](/source/Stephen_Thomas_Erlewine). ["Who We Touch – The Charlatans UK"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/who-we-touch-mw0002026910). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Vaughan, Lawrence (6 September 2010). ["The Charlatans - Who We Touch"](https://diymag.com/review/album/the-charlatans-who-we-touch). *[DIY](/source/DIY_(magazine))*. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DISreview_7-0)** Gourlay, Dom (6 September 2010). ["The Charlatans: You Cross My Path"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100908122000/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15662/reviews/4140892). *Drowned in Sound*. Archived from [the original](http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15662/reviews/4140892) on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Dowden, Neil. ["The Charlatans - Who We Touch"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100911123439/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/charlatans-5_0910.htm). *[musicOMH](/source/MusicOMH)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.musicomh.com/albums/charlatans-5_0910.htm) on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Edwards, Tom (17 September 2010). ["Album Review: The Charlatans – Who We Touch"](https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-the-charlatans-11564-325082). *[NME](/source/NME)*. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PMreview_10-0)** Bergstrom, John (29 September 2010). ["The Charlatans: Who We Touch"](https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/130882-the-charlatans-who-we-touch/). *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101002125753/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/130882-the-charlatans-who-we-touch/) from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Wilson, Lois (28 August 2010). ["Who We Touch / The Charlatans"](https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/who-we-touch). *[Record Collector](/source/Record_Collector)*. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Meiklem, PJ (30 August 2010). ["The Charlatans - Who We Touch"](https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/the-charlatans-who-we-touch). *[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))*. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Jones, Huw (14 September 2010). ["Review: The Charlatans, Who We Touch"](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-charlatans-who-we-touch/). *[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)*. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** DiCrescenzo, Brent (22 September 2010). ["The Charlatans review"](https://www.timeoutabudhabi.com/music/17938-the-charlatans-review). *[Time Out Abu Dhabi](/source/Time_Out_(magazine))*. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

## External links

- [*Who We Touch*](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDtOPDit86fcHTvaEYLLwBtttmf5NOqNY) at [YouTube](/source/YouTube) (streamed copy where licensed)

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