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) Hot Together (1986) Serious Slammin' (1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

2011 remastered bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Personnel

• Ruth Pointer, June Pointer, Anita Pointer - lead vocals
• Paul M. Jackson, Jr., Paul Pesco, Dennis Herring, Robbie Nevil, Jimmy English, Larry Treadwell - guitar
• Nathan East - bass
• David P. Bryant, Paul Fox, Andy Goldmark, Billy C., Bobby Khozouri, Bruce Roberts, Fred Zarr, Jerry Ragovoy, Merv De Peyer, Chuck Wild, Glen Ballard, Bill Cuomo, Rick Chudacoff, Sharon Robinson, Peter Bunetta, Dennis Holt, Jeff Lorber, Mike Lawler, Howie Rice, Allee Willis, Danny Sembello, Danny Ironstone - synthesizer, drum machine
• Paulinho da Costa, Jimmy Maelen, Lenny Castro - percussion

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.

External links

• Hot Together at Discogs