The Personal Touch
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	1980
Recorded	January 28, 29, February 19, 1980
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:01
Label	Pablo Today
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
Digital at Montreux (1979) The Personal Touch (1980) The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The Personal Touch is a 1980 studio album by Oscar Peterson, featuring songs written by or made popular by Canadians. ^[4]

Track listing

1. " Some of These Days" ( Shelton Brooks) – 3:46
2. " I'll Never Smile Again" ( Ruth Lowe) – 2:31
3. "The Waltz I Blew for Yew" ( Rob McConnell) – 3:51
4. "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" ( Moe Koffman) – 3:23
5. "Wheels of Life" ( Gino Vannelli) – 3:37
6. " Spinning Wheel" ( David Clayton-Thomas) – 4:06
7. "Summer's Going" (Steve Cassini, Nick Kolisnyk) – 4:10
8. " The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" ( Gene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) – 2:22
9. "You Needed Me" ( Randy Goodrum) – 3:50
10. "Theme for Celine" ( Oscar Peterson) – 3:33
11. " Sweethearts on Parade" ( Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) – 2:25
12. " Sometimes When We Touch" ( Dan Hill, Barry Mann) – 5:04
13. "The Personal Touch" (Peterson) – 0:56

Personnel

Performance

• Oscar Peterson – piano, vocal
• Clark Terry – flugelhorn
• Dave Young – double bass
• Ed Bickert – guitar
• Peter Leitch – guitar
• Jerry Fuller – drums

References