Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)

Break Out
Studio album by
the Pointer Sisters
ReleasedNovember 1, 1983[1]
Recorded1983[2]
Studio
  • Studio 55
  • Baby 'O Recorders
  • The Music Grinder
  • Brian Elliot Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length43:17
Label
Producer
The Pointer Sisters chronology
So Excited!
(1982) 		Break Out
(1983) 		Contact
(1985)
Singles from Break Out
  1. "I Need You"
    Released: October 1983
  2. "Automatic"
    Released: January 13, 1984
  3. "Jump (For My Love)"
    Released: April 11, 1984
  4. "Neutron Dance"
    Released: December 30, 1984
  5. "Baby Come and Get It"
    Released: March 31, 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauB+[5]

Break Out is the tenth studio album by American female vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released on November 1, 1983, on Planet Records, distributed by RCA Records. It is the Pointer Sisters' most successful album to date, peaking at number eight on the Billboard 200 and being certified triple-platinum by the RIAA.

  1. ^ "RIAA".
  2. ^ On this day in music history: November 6, 1983 – "Break Out"
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (September 17, 2014). "100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 31, 2023. ...the Pointer Sisters' late-1983 Break Out, their synth-pop summation...
  4. ^ Hanson, Amy. Break Out review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Break Out review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-11-12.