Formless Like Water

Formless Like Water is the Debut studio album by the Grunge Rock band Touch, released February 3rd, 1991.
== History ==
After being discovered by the Businessman Andrew Hunnever, the Band went to the Starship Studios in Ascott to produce their first album, originally called "Currents", the album was supposed to have 11 tracks, but the Studio demanded at least 12 tracks, so, the instrumental "Formless Like Water" was composed, which also became the new name of the album.
The first single "Leaving Ways" was released in the beginning of October of the same year, it had a weak first week without even entering any charts, in the following week, the song entered in the Alternative Hot 100 Charts in the position of #65, in the next week, climbed to #21 and joined the Astra Hot 100 in the #87 position, the song popularity started increasing fast, and after 3 more weeks, the song finally achieved #1 in the alternative charts and in one more week would achieve #1 in the Astra Hot 100, position in which stood for 4 weeks after being surpassed by their second single, "Blind Fate", which stood for 2 weeks.
The third single, "Jason" is until nowadays, the most successfull single of the bands carreer, achieving #1 in it's second week and standing in the position for 18 weeks, beating the record for the longest #1 standing, until 2002, when it was surpassed by the single "Neverending Night" by Cemetery. The popularity of the song was so huge that it won the Diamond Foster of 1991.
The fourth single, "Once Upon A Time" didn't achieved #1 in the Hot Hundred, but achieved #1 in the Alternative Charts, and became one of the bands biggest fan favorites and a live stable.
The fifth and final single, "Formless Like Water", was the least successful single of the album, but it still big, since it's the best selling instrumental single of all time.
== Professional Ratings ==
Review Scores 	Review Scores
Source 	Rating
AllMusic 	★★★★★
Rock Me It 	★★★★★
Rolling Stones	★★★★☆
Deezer 	9,7/10
SoundStone 	★★★★★★★★★☆
G40 	★★★★☆
Spinner 	A-
=== Accolades ===
Publication 	Accolade 	Year	Rank
Rolling Stones	100 Greatest Valstrathian Albums Of All Time	2008	7
Rock Me It 	500 Greatest National Albums Of All Time 	2010	3
National Association of
Recording Merchandisers	Definitive 200 (Valstrath) 	2015	4
Play On 	90 Best National Albums Of The 90s 	2002	1
VH1 Valstrath 	100 Albums To Listen Before You Die 	2014	5
Q40 	40 Best Albums of 1991 	1992	1
Musik 	300 Valstrathian Albums Ever 	1999	12
Quote 	200 Albums Of All Time 	2009	1
== Tracks ==
# 	Name 	Written By 	Length
1 	"Runaway" 	Ed Altamont 	
2 	"Once Upon A Time" 	Altamont 	
3 	"Blind Fate" 	Altamont 	
4 	"Awake" 	Altamont 	
5 	"Sinking In" 	Altamont 	
6 	"Leaving Ways" 	Altamont 	
7 	"Formless Like Water"	Instrumental 	
8 	"Apollo" 	Altamont 	
9 	"Bonded By Blood" 	Altamont 	
10	"Secret Garden" 	Altamont 	
11	"Giving Out" 	Barry Marsilac	
12	"Jason" 	Altamont