Poolside (album)

Poolside is the third album by the American pop–Latin freestyle–electronic dance music group Nu Shooz. It was released on Atlantic Records in the U.S. in May 1986. At the time, the band was creating music in both the synthpop and freestyle genres. It was the band's first major-label release (an earlier album, Can't Turn It Off, was released by the Nebula Circle label in 1982 and a not-heavily promoted EP, Tha's Right was released in 1985), and it was responsible for its breakthrough on the pop and dance charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album was certified gold by the RIAA later in the year for sales of over 500,000 units. It peaked on the Billboard 200 at No. 27[2] and spawned three singles that charted in the U.S.: "I Can't Wait," "Point of No Return," and "Don't Let Me Be the One." In the UK, the album reached No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Poolside
Studio album by
Nu Shooz
ReleasedMay 5, 1986
RecordedJanuary - March 1986
GenreSynthpop
Latin freestyle
Length37:16
LabelAtlantic
81647
ProducerJohn Smith, Rick Waritz
Nu Shooz chronology
Tha's Right
(1985)		 Poolside
(1986)		 Told U So
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
  • All Songs Published By Poolside Music.[4]
  1. "Lost Your Number" (John Smith) 5:43
  2. "I Can't Wait" (Smith) 5:25
  3. "Don't Let Me Be the One" (Smith) 4:23
  4. "Goin' thru the Motions" (Smith, Valerie Day) 4:01
  5. "You Put Me in a Trance" (Smith, Caton Lyles) 4:20
  6. "Point of No Return" (Smith, Day) 4:23
  7. "Secret Message" (Smith, Jeff Lorber, Lewis Livermore) 3:30
  8. "Don't You Be Afraid" (Smith) 5:14

Personnel

Nu Shooz
  • Valerie Day: Vocals
  • John Smith: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals

Additional musicians
  • Jeff Lorber, Steve Reid: Keyboards
  • Ron Regan: Keyboards, Saxophone
  • Gary Fountaine, Nate Phillips: Bass
  • Marty Higgins: Drums
  • Lewis Livermore: Trumpet
  • Danny Schauffler: Saxophone
  • Shannon Day, Lori Lamphear: Vocal Backing

Production
  • Arranged & Produced By John Smith & Rick Waritz, with additional arrangements by Jeff Lorber
  • Engineered By Tchad Blake, Mike Moore, Fritz Richmond, Stephen Shelton, Bobby Warner, Ellen Fitton, Jim Rodgers
  • Mastered for LP by Dennis King
  • Mastered for compact disc by Barry Diament

Singles
Year Single Chart Positions
US Pop[5][6] US R&B[7][8] US Dance[9][10][11] UK Pop[3]
1986 "I Can't Wait" 3 2 1 2
1986 "Point of No Return" 28 36 1 48
1986 "Don't Let Me Be the One" - - 39 -

References
  1. "Poolside - Nu Shooz - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. "Top 200 Albums - Billboard 200 chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. "OfficialCharts.com Is For Sale". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. "Images for Nu Shooz - Poolside". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. "Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. "Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. "Top Hip-Hop Songs / R&B Songs Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  8. "Top Hip-Hop Songs / R&B Songs Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  9. "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  10. "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  11. "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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