Contact | ||||
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Released | July 1, 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1984–1985 | |||
Studio | Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California) Starke Lake Studios (Ocoee, Florida) Clinton Recording Studios (New York, New York) RAK Studios (London, England) | |||
Genre | R&B [1] | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Richard Perry | |||
Pointer Sisters chronology | ||||
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Singles from Contact | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Sounds | [2] |
Contact is the eleventh studio album by the American vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released in 1985 by RCA Records.
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Twist My Arm" |
| 4:25 |
2. | "Hey You" |
| 3:58 |
3. | "Pound, Pound, Pound" |
| 4:04 |
4. | "Back in My Arms" |
| 4:39 |
5. | "Burn Down the Night" |
| 3:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Bodies and Souls" | Mark Goldenberg | 3:49 |
7. | "Contact" |
| 4:21 |
8. | "Dare Me" |
| 4:06 |
9. | "Freedom" | David McHugh | 6:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "I'll Be There" | Bob Etoll | 3:34 |
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 |
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Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [3] | 17 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] | 37 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] | 49 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [6] | 36 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7] | 6 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 19 |
UK Albums (OCC) [9] | 34 |
US Billboard 200 [10] | 25 |
US Billboard Top Black Albums [11] | 11 |
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