Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)

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Break Out is a landmark album released by the Pointer Sisters in 1983 on Planet Records. Featuring mostly electro-dance tunes, the album gave the Oakland, California-based trio the biggest success of their recording career. The album spawned four top ten hits - "Jump (For My Love)", "Automatic" and "Neutron Dance". Later editions of the album included their 1982 hit "I'm So Excited" from the previous album of the same name. Break Out sold well over three million copies, made the group darlings of MTV, and won the group two Grammy awards and two American Music Awards.

Original 1983 Track listing

1. "Jump (For My Love)" (Steve Mitchell, Marti Sharron, Gary Skardina)
2. "Automatic" (Mark Goldenberg, Brock Walsh)
3. "Baby Come And Get It" (James Ingram, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
4. "I Need You" (Richard Feldman, John Black)
5. "Dance Electric" (Glen Ballard, Brock Walsh)
6. "Neutron Dance" (Danny Sembello, Allee Willis)
7. "Easy Persuasion" (Bruce Roberts, Andy Goldmark)
8. "Nightline"
9. "Telegraph Your Love" (Andy Goldmark)
10. "Operator" (Howie Rice)

1984 Track listing

1. "Jump (For My Love)"
2. "Automatic"
3. "I'm So Excited"
4. "I Need You"
5. "Neutron Dance"
6. "Dance Electric"
7. "Easy Persuasion"
8. "Baby Come And Get It"
9. "Telegraph Your Love"
10. "Operator"