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Contact (Pointer Sisters album)

Contact is the eleventh studio album by the American vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released in 1985 by RCA Records. Continuing the glossy electronic pop/R&B sound established for the group by producer Richard Perry with Break Out in 1983, Contact yielded two hit singles: "Dare Me" and "Freedom". The Latin-inflected dance song "Dare Me", with its video showing the sisters as male boxing managers, rose to number 11 on the US pop chart, and hit number 17 in the UK. The atmospheric "Freedom" missed the Top 40 at number 59 but rose to number 25 on the R&B chart in January 1986.

History
Upon its release, Contact quickly became the Pointer Sisters' second-most successful album to that date; it was certified Platinum, denoting U.S. sales of over one million, and it 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 number 11, UK number 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, titled "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==
Personnel
The Pointer SistersAnita Pointer – lead vocals (1, 5, 9), backing vocals • June Pointer – lead vocals (3, 6, 8), backing vocals • Ruth Pointer – lead vocals (2, 4, 7), backing vocals 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), guitars (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), guitars (9), drum machine programming (9) • Mark Goldenberg – acoustic piano (6), synthesizers (6), guitars (6), drum machine programming (6), arrangements (6) • Tommy Faragher – keyboards (7), synthesizers (7) • Steve Farris – guitars (2) • Michael Landau – guitars (4) • Robbie Nevil – guitars (7), drum machine programming (7), arrangements (7) • Peter Rafelson – guitars (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 – saxophones (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 • Richard Perry – producer • Andy Goldmark – associate producer (1, 3) • Howie Rice – associate producer (1) • Bruce Roberts – associate producer (1, 3) • Steve George – associate producer (2, 4) • Richard Page – associate producer (2, 4, 5) • Mark Goldenberg – associate producer (6) • Robbie Nevil – associate producer (7) • Brock Walsh – associate producer (7) • James C. Tract – production manager • Bradford Rosenberg – production coordinator • John Kosh – art direction, design • Ron Larson – art direction, design • Randee St. Nicholas – photography ;Technical credits • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California) • Michael Brooks – recording engineer • Paul Rey – basic track engineer (2) • Ian Eales – basic track engineer (4, 5) • Ernie Sheesley – basic track engineer (7) • Don Smith – remixing, additional engineer • Clif Jones – additional engineer • Glen Holguin – additional engineer, assistant engineer • Alex Schmoll – additional engineer, assistant engineer • Gary Skardina – additional engineer • David Dubow – assistant engineer • Julie Last – assistant engineer • Ray Leonard – assistant engineer • Bob Loftus – assistant engineer • Kraig Miller – assistant engineer • Delilah Seroussi – assistant engineer ==Charts==
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