2.1 International singles and certificationsĭennis has achieved critical and commercial success as a songwriter, winning a number of award-winning songs and penning many international hit singles.
2 Full discography of songs written by Cathy Dennis.Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. ^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History (Dance Club Songs)".^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History (Hot 100)".^ " Cathy Dennis – Touch Me (All Night Long)".^ " Cathy Dennis – Touch Me (All Night Long)" (in Dutch).^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – Cathy Dennis" (in Dutch).^ " The Irish Charts – – Touch Me (All Night Long)".^ " Cathy Dennis – Touch Me (All Night Long)" (in German).^ " Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1495." RPM.^ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 1534." RPM.^ "Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (All Night Long)"."The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s". ^ Stopera, Matt Galindo, Brian (March 11, 2017).^ "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".List of number-one dance singles of 1991 (U.S.).It never entered any charts but was regularly played on BBC Essex and Kiss FM. "Touch Me (Radio Edit)" was released in 2015 by former singer-songwriter Lauren Ashleigh. It shares the chorus from Cathy Dennis's 1991 hit single "Touch Me (All Night Long)", but has different verses. It reached number two on the UK dance charts and number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the follow-up to the group's 2003 single, " Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)". "Touch Me (All Night Long)" was released in 2004 by electronic dance group Angel City from their debut studio album, Love Me Right. Touch Me (All Night Long) Dub All Night Long – 5:21.Touch Me (All Night Long) Rhodesapella Mix – 4:06.Touch Me (All Night Long) Touch This – 7:47.Touch Me (All Night Long) All Night Long Mix – 6:46.Touch Me (All Night Long) Club Mix – 7:17.Touch Me (All Night Long) Hot Mix – 4:01.Touch Me (All Night Long) 7" Mix – 3:28.By September 2020, the video had more than 904,000 views. It was later published on YouTube in July 2018. The accompanying music video for “Touch Me (All Night Long)" was directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel. In addition, "Touch Me" spent one week at the top of the US Dance Club Songs chart in March 1991, becoming her biggest hit in the country. In the United States, "Touch Me" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of, behind Hi-Five's " I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" and Mariah Carey's " I Don't Wanna Cry". "Touch Me (All Night Long)" peaked at number one in Zimbabwe, number nine in Canada, number five in the United Kingdom and number three in Ireland. Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented that "after hearing this track, there's every reason to believe she'll be travelling up the chart again." He also added that as co-writer and co-producer, "this exciting vocalist creates mature dance music that can entertain young and older audiences alike." James Hamilton from Music Week deemed it a "breezy Fonda Rae revival". Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a " house-savvy rendition of the Fonda Rae disco nugget." He added that it is a "fine showcase for Dennis's bright and chirpy vocal style." BuzzFeed listed the song at number 19 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s" in 2017. DJ extraordinaire Shep Pettibone likewise put his signature on the track by amping up the melodic hook and distinctive Roland 909 house beats, propelling it into the stratosphere of early-'90s house-pop." Critical reception ".Cathy Dennis made Fonda Rae's disco trifle “Touch Me (All Night Long)” her own by completely rewriting the song’s throwaway verses, imbuing a fleeting physical connection with the weight of manifest destiny. In 2020, Slant Magazine placed the song at number 89 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time". It was a number-one hit on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.ĭennis performed the song on the season three, episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, "A Night to Remember", in 1993. Her version contained some rewritten lyrics in the verses. " Touch Me (All Night Long)" was released by British singer and songwriter Cathy Dennis on 14 January 1991 as the third single from her debut studio album, Move to This (1990), where it is listed as either " Touch Me (All Night Long)" or " All Night Long (Touch Me)".