Joy – Touch By Touch

The band was formed in Bad Aussee, Austria. Andreas Schweitzer (born 26 February 1960), Alfred Jaklitsch (born 22 January 1960) and Manfred Temmel (born 25 February 1959) met during High School. At that time, they played in different amateur bands together. But, after graduation, they pursued into different careers: Andy was a policeman, Freddy taught German language and history at school, and Manfred was a popular DJ in Orion disco club in Traunreut, Germany.

“Touch by Touch” a song composed by Schweitzer and Jaklitsch, was released in September 1985. It immediately reached European top 20 dance charts, and topped the Austrian national chart. It even reached gold status in their native Austria, in Portugal and in Spain, wherein more than 50,000 copies were sold.