I rate the album very highly. "Time and Love" is a horrible inclusion and mars what is a very cohesive sounding album. Remove that song, and the entire thing is a winner. Of the 70s albums, Touch is just barely behind Floy Joy as my favorite. If not for "Time and Love", Touch would tie with FJ for me.

I think the title cut is the reason the album didn't do well. "Nathan" was strong. Had they followed it up with "Sunrise", I think the group would have had two winners on the album. "Touch" the single was a misstep, and I think it was because it was a duet that didn't seem to make a lot of sense. It was a ballad, and the two singers have drastically different sounds. I'm not convinced the single would have done too much better than it did if it was a full Mary lead or a full Jean lead, but I suspect it might have been better received. And my money is on Mary being the better choice for the song.