Contact (Pointer Sisters album)

Contact
Studio album by Pointer Sisters
Released	July 1985
Recorded	Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California) Starke Lake Studios (Ocoee, Florida) Clinton Recording Studios (New York City, New York) Rak Recording Studios (London, England)
Genre	R&B/soul
Label	RCA
Producer	Richard Perry
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 on the RCA label.

History

The album yielded chart hits with the singles "Dare Me" (US #11, UK #17), "Freedom" and "Twist My Arm". "Back In My Arms" was also released as a single 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. The album 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, Lang, Mastelotto, George	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

1. ^ Hanson, Amy. Contact review at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-11-15.

External links

• Contact at Discogs