Hot Together is the title of the twelfth studio album by the Pointer Sisters released in October 1986 by RCA Records.

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Hot Together
Studio album by Pointer Sisters
Released	October 23, 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
Genre	R&B
Length	42:26
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Richard Perry
Pointer Sisters chronology
Contact (1985) Hot Together (1986) Serious Slammin' (1988)
Singles from Hot Together
"Goldmine" Released: 1986 "All I Know Is the Way I Feel" Released: 1986 "Mercury Rising" Released: 1986 "Be There" Released: 1986

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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.

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)