Break Out is the tenth studio album by the American vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released on November 6, 1983 by the Planet label.
[edit] History
Featuring mostly electro-dance tunes, the album gave the trio the biggest success of their recording career, spawning four U.S. top ten hits - "Jump (For My Love)", "Automatic" and "Neutron Dance". Later editions of the album included a remixed version of their 1982 hit "I'm So Excited" in the place of "Nightline". "Automatic" also became the group's biggest UK hit, peaking at #2 and was certified "Silver" by the BPI. "Jump" also made the UK top 10, peaking at #6.
Break Out sold over three million copies in the US, and won the group two Grammy Awards and two American Music Awards. The original and re-released versions of the album was remastered and issued in a deluxe expanded edition with bonus tracks on CD in 2011 by Big Break Records.
[edit] Track listing
| 11. |
"Automatic" (12" Special Remix) |
6:06 |
| 12. |
"Jump (For My Love)" (12" Long Version) |
6:24 |
| 13. |
"I Need You" (UK 12" Special Remix) |
5:24 |
| 14. |
"I'm So Excited" (12" Remix) |
5:38 |
| 15. |
"Neutron Dance" (12" Remix) |
5:33 |
| 16. |
"Baby Come and Get It" (12" Extended Version) |
7:13 |
[edit] 1984 re-release
| Writer(s) |
| 6. |
"Dance Electric" |
Glen Ballard, Brock Walsh |
4:24 |
| 7. |
"Easy Persuasion" |
Bruce Roberts, Andy Goldmark |
4:27 |
| 8. |
"Baby Come and Get It" |
Barry Mann, James Ingram, Cynthia Weil |
4:18 |
| 9. |
"Telegraph Your Love" |
Goldmark |
4:02 |
| 10. |
"Operator" |
Howie Rice, O'Byrne |
4:01 |
| 11. |
"I Need You" (Single Remix) |
3:58 |
| 12. |
"Automatic" (Single Edit) |
4:03 |
| 13. |
"Jump (For My Love)" (Single Remix) |
4:00 |
| 14. |
"I'm So Excited" (Single Remix) |
3:55 |
| 15. |
"Neutron Dance" (Single Edit) |
3:56 |
| 16. |
"Baby Come and Get It" (Single Edit) |
4:00 |
| 17. |
"I Need You" (USA 12") |
5:51 |
| 18. |
"Jump (For My Love)" (12" Instrumental Mix) |
6:08 |
[edit] Production
- Produced By Richard Perry & Howie Rice
- Engineer: Michael Brooks
[edit] Personnel
- Drums: Michael Baird, John "J.R." Robinson
- Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa, Steve Mitchell, Bruce Roberts
- Bass: Louis Johnson, Eddie Watkins, Nathan East
- Keyboards, Synthesizers: Michael Boddicker, Francis Buckley, Tommy Faragher, Paul Fox, Andy Goldmark, James Ingram, Barry Mann, Steve Mitchell, Greg Phillinganes, Howie Rice, Bruce Roberts, Richard Ruttenburg, William D. "Smitty" Smith, John Van Tongeren
- Piano: John Barnes, Vince Melamed
- Guitars: George Doering, Mark Goldenberg, Dennis Herring, Howie Rice, Lee Ritenour
- Trumpet: Chuck Findley
- Trombone: Richard Hyde
- Saxophone: Jim Horn
- Programming: Michael Boddicker, Steve Mitchell
[edit] Singles Released
- I Need You (7" Version)/Operator (Alternate Version) [12" single included extended mix of "I Need You"]
- Automatic (7" Version)/Nightline (LP Version) [12" single included extended mix of "Automatic" and a longer, alternate mix of "Nightline"]
- Jump (For My Love) (7" Remix)/Heartbeat [12" single included extended mix of "Jump (For My Love)"]
- I'm So Excited (7" Remix)/Dance Electric [12" single included extended mix of "I'm So Excited"]
- Neutron Dance (7" Version)/Telegraph Your Love [12" single included extended mix of "Neutron Dance"]
- Baby Come and Get It/Operator (LP Version) [12" single included extended mix of "Baby Come and Get It"]
[edit] Misc Notes
- "Nightline" was original written for and recorded by Michael Jackson but was never released, though a leaked recording has been circulating for many years.
[edit] Chart positions
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