Contact (Pointer Sisters album)

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Contact
PointersContact.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1, 1985
Recorded1984–1985
StudioStudio 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
Break Out
(1983)
Contact
(1985)
Hot Together
(1986)
Singles from Contact
  1. "Dare Me"
    Released: June 1985
  2. "Freedom"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Twist My Arm"
    Released: 1985
  4. "Back in My Arms"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Sounds Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

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

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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"
4:25
2."Hey You"3:58
3."Pound, Pound, Pound"
  • Roberts
  • Goldmark
4:04
4."Back in My Arms"
4:39
5."Burn Down the Night"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Mastelotto
3:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Bodies and Souls" Mark Goldenberg 3:49
7."Contact"
4:21
8."Dare Me"
  • Sam Lorber
  • David Innis
4:06
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

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Contact
Chart (1985)Peak
position
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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