# Hot Together

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Hot Together is the title of the twelfth studio album by the Pointer Sisters released in October 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' 1987 film Spaceballs and the Richard Dreyfuss 1987 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 1986 film 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.

## Personnel

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

### Production

* Producer – Richard Perry
* Associate Producers – David P. Bryant (Track 1); Paul Fox (Tracks 1, 5, 9 & 10); Andy Goldmark (Tracks 2 & 3); Bruce Roberts (Tracks 2 & 3); Jerry Ragovoy (Track 4); Glen Ballard (Tracks 5 & 10); Chuck Wild (Tracks 5 & 10); Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff (Track 6); Michael D. Stewart and Dan E. Williams (Track 7); Allee Willis (Track 8);
* A&R Coordinator – Marge Meoli
* Production Coordinator – Bradford Rosenberger
* Recording Engineer – Michael Brooks
* Basic Track Recording – Frances Buckley (Tracks 1 & 9); Hugo Dwyer (Track 4); Mick Guzauski (Track 6); Randy Holland (Track 7); Danny Sembello (Track 8).
* Second Engineer – Jay Willis
* Additional Engineering – Frances Buckley, Glen Holguin, Steve Peck and Jay Willis.
* Assistant Engineers – David Dubow, Glen Holguin, Kraig Miller, Barbara Milne, Rich Slater and Glenn Walker.
* Recorded at Studio 55, Conway Studios and Music Grinder (Los Angeles, CA); Unique Recording Studios and Counterpoint Recording Studios (New York, NY).
* Remixed by Bill Bottrell at Studio 55.
* Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, CA).
* Alet Direction and Design – John Kosh and Ron Larson
* Photography – Randee St. Nicholas
* Management – Gallin Morrey Associates

## Charts

Chart performance for Hot Together :
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | 100 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 20 |
| US Billboard 200 | 48 |
| US Billboard Top Black Albums | 39 |