Contact (Pointer Sisters album)

Contact is the eleventh studio album by the American vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released in 1985 by RCA Records.

Contact
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1985
Recorded1984-1985 Studio 55
(Los Angeles, California)
Starke Lake Studios
(Ocoee, Florida)
Clinton Recording Studios
(New York, New York)
Rak Recording Studios
(London, England)
GenreR&B/soul
LabelRCA Records
ProducerRichard Perry
Pointer Sisters chronology
Break Out
(1983)
Contact
(1985)
Hot Together
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

History

Upon its release, Contact quickly became the Pointer Sisters' second-most successful album to date; it was certified platinum, denoting U.S. sales of over one million, and helped the trio win an American Music Award for "Favorite Video Group" in 1986. Contact yielded U.S. chart hits with the singles "Dare Me" (Hot 100 #11, UK #17), "Freedom" and "Twist My Arm." Another song, "Back in My Arms", was released as a single and video in the UK.

A track from the Contact sessions, entitled "Just a Little Closer", was released on the We Are the World charity compilation album in 1985.

Contact was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2011 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Twist My Arm"Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts4:25
2."Hey You"Richard Page, Steve George, John Lang3:58
3."Pound, Pound, Pound"Roberts, Goldmark4:04
4."Back in My Arms"Page, George, Lang, Pat Mastelotto4:39
5."Burn Down the Night"Page, George, Lang, Pat Mastelotto3:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Bodies and Souls"Mark Goldenberg3:49
7."Contact"Robbie Nevil, Brock Walsh4:21
8."Dare Me"Sam Lorber, David Innis4:06
9."Freedom"David McHugh6:21
2011 remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."I'll Be There"Bob Etoll3:34
11."Dare Me" (12" Dance Mix) 6:17
12."Twist My Arm" (12" Dance Mix) 5:53
13."Back in My Arms" (12" Dance Mix) 6:37
14."Dare Me" (Single Version) 3:43
15."Freedom" (Single Version) 4:21
16."Twist My Arm" (Single Version) 4:09
17."Dare Me" (Instrumental) 4:23

Personnel

The Pointer Sisters

Musicians

  • Andy Goldmark – synthesizers (1, 3), drum machine programming (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3), acoustic piano (3)
  • Bruce Roberts – synthesizers (1), drum machine programming (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3)
  • Paul Fox – additional synthesizers (1, 2, 4, 9), E-mu Emulator II (5, 8)
  • Howie Rice – arrangements (1), additional synthesizers (1, 2, 4, 7, 9), guitar (1, 3, 8), synthesizers (3, 6, 8), handclaps (3), drum machine programming (8, 9), Minimoog (9)
  • Steve George – keyboards (2, 4, 5), synthesizers (2, 4), arrangements (2, 4, 5), synth bass (5)
  • Steve Mitchell – additional synthesizers (2, 7), Hammond B3 organ (3, 5), handclaps (3), Oberheim DMX programming (6), synthesizers (8), drum machine programming (8)
  • Jeff Lorber – synth bass (3), synthesizers (9), guitar (9), drum machine programming (9)
  • Mark Goldenberg – acoustic piano (6), synthesizers (6), guitar (6), drum machine programming (6), arrangements (6)
  • Tommy Faragher – keyboards (7), synthesizers (7)
  • Steve Farris – guitar (2)
  • Michael Landau – guitar (4)
  • Robbie Nevil – guitar (7), drum machine programming (7), arrangements (7)
  • Peter Rafelson – guitar (8)
  • Nathan East – bass (1, 2)
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass (4)
  • Jennifer Condos – bass (6)
  • Welton Gite – bass (8)
  • Pat Mastelotto – drum machine programming (2, 4, 5), drums (4, 5)
  • Harry Stinson – drum machine programming (6)
  • Brock Walsh – drum machine programming (7), arrangements (7)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 4-9)
  • Terral "Terry" Santiel – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6)
  • Debra Dobkin – percussion (6)
  • Larry Williams – saxophone (5)
  • Phil Kenzie – saxophone (6)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (5)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (5)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (5), horn arrangements (5)
  • Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements and conductor (2, 4)
  • Richard Page – arrangements (2, 4, 5)

Production

  • Producer – Richard Perry
  • Associate producers – Andy Goldmark (tracks 1 & 3); Howie Rice (track 1); Bruce Roberts (tracks 1 & 3); Steve George (tracks 2 & 4); Richard Page (tracks 2, 4 & 5); Mark Goldenberg (track 6); Robbie Nevil (track 7); Brock Walsh (track 7).
  • Production manager – James C. Tract
  • Production coordinator – Bradford Rosenberg
  • Recording engineer – Michael Brooks
  • Additional engineers – Clif Jones, Glen Holguin, Alex Schmoll, Gary Skardina and Don Smith.
  • Assistant engineers – David Dubow, Glen Holguin, Julie Last, Ray Leonard, Bob Loftus, Kraig Miller, Alex Schmoll and Delilah Seroussi.
  • Basic track engineering – Paul Rey (track 2); Ian Eales (tracks 4 & 5); Ernie Sheesley (track 7).
  • Remix engineer – Don Smith
  • A&R coordination by Marge Meoli
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art direction and design by John Kosh and Ron Larson
  • Photography by Randee St. Nicholas
  • Personal management by Gallin Morey Addis

Chart positions

Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 25
U.S. Billboard Top Black Albums 11
UK Albums Chart 34

References

  1. Hanson, Amy. Contact review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.