Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)
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Break Out is the tenth studio album by the American
vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released on November 6, 1983 by Planet Records.
", "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.
United States
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vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released on November 6, 1983 by Planet Records.
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)Jump (for My Love)
"Jump " was the opening track of the Pointer Sisters' 1983 album, Break Out.Released prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics games, the song's video featured footage of athletes competing in track and field events. The song was the second of four Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in a row for the sisters...
", "Automatic
Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)
Ultra Naté covered "Automatic" and released it as the third single from her album Grime, Silk, & Thunder. Her version topped the US dance chart, hitting number one in the issue dated April 28, 2007.-Music video:...
" and "Neutron Dance". Later editions of the album included a remixed version of their 1982 hit "I'm So Excited
I'm So Excited
"I'm So Excited" is a song by American recording artists The Pointer Sisters. The track, written by The Pointer Sisters and Trevor Lawrence, was originally released in 1982 and saw a re-release in 1984. It is considered to be one of the group's signature songs.-Background:The song appeared...
" in the place of "Nightline". "Automatic" also became the group's biggest UK hit, peaking at #2 and was certified "Silver" by the BPI
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
. "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
American Music Awards
-Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC...
. 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.
Track listing
1984 re-release
Personnel
- Drums: Michael Baird, John "J.R." RobinsonJohn Robinson (drummer)John Robinson is an American drummer and session musician...
- Percussion: Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
, Steve Mitchell, Bruce Roberts - Bass: Louis Johnson, Eddie Watkins, Nathan EastNathan EastNathan Harrell East is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego...
- Keyboards, Synthesizers: Michael BoddickerMichael BoddickerMichael J. Boddicker , is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. Three times N.A.R.A.S. Most Valuable Player "Synthesizer" and MVP Emeritus, he was awarded a Grammy as a songwriter for Imagination from Flashdance in 1984...
, Francis Buckley, Tommy Faragher, Paul Fox, Andy Goldmark, James IngramJames IngramJames Ingram is an American soul musician. He is best known as a vocalist. He is also a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass, drums and keyboards...
, Barry MannBarry MannBarry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:...
, Steve Mitchell, Greg PhillinganesGreg PhillinganesGreg Phillinganes is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Cass Technical High School, Detroit Michigan....
, Howie Rice, Bruce Roberts, Richard Ruttenburg, William D. "Smitty" Smith, John Van Tongeren - Piano: John Barnes, Vince MelamedVince MelamedVince Melamed is an American keyboardist and songwriter who currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in New York, and moved to Los Angeles at an early age. Vince has appeared with many bands as keyboardist...
- Guitars: George Doering, Mark Goldenberg, Dennis HerringDennis HerringDennis Herring is an American record producer, engineer, mixer, and musician. Herring has produced for The Hives, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Modest Mouse, Camper Van Beethoven, and Jars of Clay. Herring owns a 24-track recording studio, Sweet Tea Studios, which is located in Oxford, Mississippi...
, Howie Rice, Lee RitenourLee RitenourLee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has recorded over 42 albums, appeared on over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. One of his most popular songs was the smash hit, “Is It You” in 1981. Ritenour is considered to be a... - Trumpet: Chuck FindleyChuck FindleyChuck Findley is an American session musician. Most widely-known as a trumpet player, he also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone...
- Trombone: Richard Hyde
- Saxophone: Jim HornJim HornJim Horn is an American saxophonist and woodwind player. He was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for five years, playing sax and flute on the road, and in the recording studio...
- Programming: Michael Boddicker, Steve Mitchell
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"]
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.
Chart positions
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
8 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
6 |
| UK Albums Chart | 9 |
External links
- Break Out at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...