Contact (Platinum Blonde album)

Contact
Studio album by
Platinum Blonde
Released1987
LabelCBS Canada - 80105
ProducerMark Holmes, David Bendeth, Bernard Edwards, John Dexter
Platinum Blonde chronology
Alien Shores
(1985) 		Contact
(1987) 		Yeah Yeah Yeah
(1990)
Singles from Contact
  1. "Contact"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Connect Me"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Fire"
    Released: 1988
  4. "If You Go This Time"
    Released: 1988

Contact is the third studio album by the Canadian band Platinum Blonde, released in 1987.[1][2] It sold more than 150,000 copies in its first year of release.[3][4] The album reached a high of 25 for 3 weeks on the Canadian charts.[5] The first single was the title track; its video was shot at Lamport Stadium.[6] Another music video was filmed for the second track, "Connect Me".[7]

The supporting tour was a disappointment, with the band forced to cancel dates due to low ticket sales; the band claimed that the cancellations were due to substance abuse issues.[8][9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference KW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Platinum Blonde Biography by Keith Pettipas". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Platinum Blonde cancels Maritime section of tour". Ottawa Citizen. 19 Jan 1988. p. D19.
  4. ^ "Platinum Blonde". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - November 21, 1987" (PDF).
  6. ^ Gross, Jonathan (September 12, 1987). "Fast Forward". Toronto Star. p. S28.
  7. ^ PlatinumBlondeVEVO (July 28, 2021). "Platinum Blonde - Connect Me (Official Remastered HD Video)". YouTube.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ^ MacInnis, Craig (21 Jan 1988). "Platinum Blonde's eastern tour killed". Toronto Star. p. B1.
  9. ^ O'Connor, Tim (9 Mar 1988). "Platinum Blonde cleaning up its act". Ottawa Citizen. p. E7.