Hot Together

Hot Together
Studio album by Pointer Sisters
Released November 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre R&B
Length 42:26
Label RCA Records
Producer Richard Perry
Pointer Sisters chronology
Contact
(1985)Contact1985		 Hot Together
(1986)		 Serious Slammin'
(1988)Serious Slammin'1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Hot Together is the title of the twelfth studio album by the Pointer Sisters released in November 1986 by RCA Records.

History

The eighth of the group's nine collaborations with producer Richard Perry, Hot Together represented a downturn in the Pointer Sisters' fortunes. The lead single, "Goldmine," charted well on Billboard's R&B and dance charts but only reached #33 on the Hot 100. A second single, the ballad "All I Know Is the Way I Feel," reached #93 on the Hot 100. 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' film Spaceballs and the Richard Dreyfuss film Stakeout; it was also a part of the NBA's late 1980s promotional campaign. 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 "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.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Life"Adele Bertei, David Paul Bryant, Sandra Bernhard4:14
2."Mercury Rising"Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts4:34
3."Goldmine"Goldmark, Roberts3:51
4."All I Know Is the Way I Feel"Jerry Ragovoy, Estelle Levitt4:42
5."Say the Word"Marti Sharron, Glen Ballard, Chuck Wild3:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Hot Together"Sharon Robinson4:11
7."Sexual Power"Dan E. Williams, Michael D. Stewart3:44
8."Set Me Free"Allee Willis, Danny Sembello, Cynthia Weil4:50
9."Taste"David Swanson, Siedah Garrett4:57
10."Eyes Don't Lie"Ballard, Garrett3:38

Personnel

Musicians
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1-4, 6, 9)
  • Paul Pesco – guitar (2, 3)
  • Howie Rice – guitar (3), additional synthesizer (7, 9)
  • Dennis Herring – lead guitar (4, 9), guitar (5)
  • Robbie Nevil – lead guitar (7)
  • Jimmy English – guitar (7)
  • Larry Treadwell – guitar (8)
  • Nathan East – bass guitar (3)
  • David P. Bryant – drum machine (1), synthesizer (1)
  • Paul Fox – drum machine (1, 5, 9, 10), synthesizer (1, 2, 5, 9, 10), additional synthesizer (3, 4, 8), horn arrangement (5), synth solo (6), tom tom (6)
  • Andy Goldmark – drum machine programming (2, 3), synthesizer (2, 3), arrangements (3)
  • Billy Cobin – drum machine programming (2), additional synthesizer (2, 3)
  • Bobby Khozouri – drum machine programming (2), synthesizer (2), additional synthesizer (3)
  • Bruce Roberts – drum machine programming (2)
  • Fred Zarr – synthesizer (2)
  • Jerry Ragovoy – drum machine (4), acoustic piano (4), synthesizer (4)
  • Merv De Peyer – drum machine (4)
  • Chuck Wild – drum machine (5, 10), synthesizer (5, 10), additional synthesizer (9), synth solo (9)
  • Glen Ballard – drum machine (5, 10), synthesizer (5, 10)
  • Bill Cuomo – synthesizer (6)
  • Rick Chudacoff – arrangements (6), synthesizer (6)
  • Sharon Robinson – arrangements (6), synthesizer (6)
  • Peter Bunetta – arrangements (6), drum machine (6)
  • Dennis Holt – drum machine (7)
  • Jeff Lorber – drum machine (7), additional synthesizer (7)
  • Mike Lawler – synthesizer (7)
  • Allee Willis – arrangements (8), drum machine (8), synthesizer (8)
  • Danny Sembello – drum machine (8), synthesizer (8)
  • Danny Ironstone – additional synthesizer (8)
  • John Van Tongeren – additional synthesizer (10)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
  • Jimmy Maelen – percussion (2)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (10)

Chart positions

Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 48
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 39

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. Contact review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
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