Hot Together | ||||
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Released | October 23, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Studio | Unique Recording Studios, New York City [1] | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 42:26 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Richard Perry | |||
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Hot Together is the title of the twelfth studio album by the Pointer Sisters released in October 1986 by RCA Records.
The eighth of the group's nine collaborations with producer Richard Perry, Hot Together This album represented a different style in the band as they played ballads and slow music. The lead single, "Goldmine", charted well on Billboard's R&B. It charted very well alongside its song (from the same album) "Sexual Power," reaching #7 on the Billboard Dance charts. And on the Billboard charts, it reached the top 40 (#33). A second single, the ballad "All I Know Is the Way I Feel", reached #93 on the Hot 100 and It reached the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching the top 40. A third release, "Mercury Rising", only managed an appearance on Billboard's R&B chart.
The album's title track is more well-known, having been included in the soundtrack for the Mel Brooks 1987 film Spaceballs [3] [4] and the Richard Dreyfuss 1987 film Stakeout ; [4] it was also used in advertisements for the 1987 NBA playoffs. [5] The song was prominently featured in the second trailer for the upcoming 2026 video game, Grand Theft Auto VI , leading to a 182,000% surge in streams on Spotify. [6] [7]
Other songs of note include "Set Me Free" (co-written by "Neutron Dance" scribe Allee Willis and featured in the opening scene of Whoopi Goldberg's 1986 film Jumpin' Jack Flash ) and "My Life" (co-written by actress/comedian Sandra Bernhard). The album 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. | "My Life" | Adele Bertei, David Paul Bryant, Sandra Bernhard | 4:14 |
2. | "Mercury Rising" | Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts | 4:34 |
3. | "Goldmine" | Goldmark, Roberts | 3:51 |
4. | "All I Know Is the Way I Feel" | Jerry Ragovoy, Estelle Levitt | 4:42 |
5. | "Say the Word" | Marti Sharron, Glen Ballard, Chuck Wild | 3:39 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Hot Together" | Sharon Robinson | 4:11 |
7. | "Sexual Power" | Dan E. Williams, Michael D. Stewart | 3:44 |
8. | "Set Me Free" | Allee Willis, Danny Sembello, Cynthia Weil | 4:50 |
9. | "Taste" | David Swanson, Siedah Garrett | 4:57 |
10. | "Eyes Don't Lie" | Ballard, Garrett | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Goldmine" (12" Remix) | 6:32 |
12. | "All I Know Is the Way I Feel" (Single Remix) | 4:09 |
13. | "Mercury Rising" (Single Remix) | 4:13 |
14. | "My Life" (Remix) | 4:51 |
15. | "Translation" | 4:29 |
16. | "Mercury Rising" (12" Remix) | 6:28 |
The Pointer Sisters
Musicians
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [8] | 100 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] | 20 |
US Billboard 200 [10] | 48 |
US Billboard Top Black Albums [11] | 39 |