Automatic: The Best of Pointer Sisters

~ Release by The Pointer Sisters (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

"All tracks ℗1978–1988 Sony Music Entertainment." (retroactively, that is; original ℗ holders might be named in the respective original releases)

Annotation last modified on 2024-02-25 07:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1I Need You (single mix)
recording of:
I Need You
writer:
John Black (Soul keyboardist, songwriter, arranger John Alden Black Jr.), Richard Feldman and Nan O’Byrne (American songwriter and composer)
3:57
2Happy
cover recording of:
Happy
written in:
France
writer:
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
2:55
3Automatic
edit of:
Automatic by Pointer Sisters
recording of:
Automatic
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
44:01
4Jump (for My Love) (single remix)
engineer:
Gary Skardina
associate producer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) and Gary Skardina
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Michael Brooks (mixer) and James C. Tract
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1982)
recording of:
Jump (for My Love)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.), Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
publisher:
Anidraks Music (publisher), ATV Music, Braintree Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
43:59
5Neutron Dance
recording of:
Neutron Dance
writer:
Danny Sembello and Allee Willis
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
3:56
6Baby Come and Get It
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
drum machine programming:
James Ingram (R&B singer) and Barry Mann
electronic drum set programming:
Reek Havoc
associate producer:
Barry Mann
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
electronic drum set:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
guitar:
David Katay (in 1983)
synthesizer:
James Ingram (R&B singer) (in 1983) and Barry Mann (in 1983)
background vocals:
James Ingram (R&B singer) (in 1983), Anita Pointer (in 1983) and Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
lead vocals:
June Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
recording of:
Baby Come and Get It
writer:
James Ingram (R&B singer), Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
4:18
7Dare Me (hot new remix)
recording of:
Dare Me
writer:
David Innis and Sam Lorber
4:07
8Freedom
cover recording of:
Freedom
lyricist and composer:
David McHugh (Irish-American composer)
4:22
9Twist My Arm
recording of:
Twist My Arm
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
4:09
10Back in My Arms
recording of:
Back in My Arms
writer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages), Pat Mastelotto and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
4:40
11Goldmine
recording of:
Goldmine
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Reservoir Media Management, Inc. and Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
3:52
12All I Know Is the Way I Feel (single mix)
recording of:
All I Know Is the Way I Feel
writer:
Estelle Levitt and Jerry Ragovoy
4:08
13Mercury Rising (single mix)
recording of:
Mercury Rising
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
4:13
14He Turned Me Out (extended radio version)
cover recording of:
He Turned Me Out
writer:
LeMel Humes and Mary Lee Kortes
4:37
15I’m in Love (single edit)
recording of:
I’m in Love
writer:
Jonathan Butler (South African singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Simon May
3:56
16Power of Persuasion
recording of:
Power of Persuasion
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
3:40
17Jump (for My Love) (12″ long version)
recording of:
Jump (for My Love)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.), Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
publisher:
Anidraks Music (publisher), ATV Music, Braintree Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
6:26
18Automatic (12″ special remix)
engineer:
Michael Hutchinson (engineer)
remixer:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
remix of:
Automatic by Pointer Sisters
recording of:
Automatic
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
26:06

Credits

Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by:Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2017)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2017)
licensed from:Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10477325 [info]
ASIN:UK: B06Y313R1J [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004716124 [info]

Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 212)