Contact (Pointer Sisters album)

Contact

Released

July 1985

Recorded

1984-1985 Studio 55
(Los Angeles, California)
Starke Lake Studios
(Ocoee, Florida)
Clinton Recording Studios
(New York City, New York)
Rak Recording Studios
(London, England)

R&B/soul

Pointer Sisters chronology

Break Out
(1983)

Contact
(1985)

Hot Together
(1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Twist My Arm"	Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts	4:25
2.	"Hey You"	Richard Page, Steve George, John Lang	3:58
3.	"Pound, Pound, Pound"	Roberts, Goldmark	4:04
4.	"Back in My Arms"	Page, George, Lang, Pat Mastelotto	4:39
5.	"Burn Down the Night"	Page, George, Lang, Pat Mastelotto	3:09

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Bodies and Souls"	Mark Goldenberg	3:49
7.	"Contact"	Robbie Nevil, Brock Walsh	4:21
8.	"Dare Me"	Sam Lorber, David Innis	4:06
9.	"Freedom"	David McHugh	6:21

2011 remastered bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"I'll Be There"	Bob Etoll	3:34
11.	"Dare Me" (12" Dance Mix)		6:17
12.	"Twist My Arms" (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

Chart positions

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	25
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	11
UK Albums Chart	34

References

↑ Hanson, Amy. Contact review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-15.

External links

Contact at Discogs

The Pointer Sisters

Anita Pointer Ruth Pointer Sadako Johnson Bonnie Pointer June Pointer Issa Pointer

Studio albums	The Pointer Sisters That's a Plenty Steppin' Having a Party Energy Priority Special Things Black & White So Excited! Break Out Contact Hot Together Serious Slammin' Right Rhythm Only Sisters Can Do That

Live albums	Live at the Opera House

Compilation albums	The Best of the Pointer Sisters

Singles	"Yes We Can Can" "Wang Dang Doodle" "Steam Heat" "Fairytale" "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)" "Fire" "He's So Shy" "Slow Hand" "I'm So Excited" "Automatic" "Jump (for My Love)" "Neutron Dance" "Dare Me"

Related topics	Discography

Book:The Pointer Sisters

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