Automatic
~ Recording by The Pointer Sisters
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Planet (imprint of Planet Records, a funk/disco label active 1978–1985) | BXL1-4705 |
| 1.1 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | Automatic | The Pointer Sisters | Single |
| Planet (imprint of Planet Records, a funk/disco label active 1978–1985) | YD-13721 |
| 1.2 | Automatic (album version) | 4:48 | Pointer Sisters | Automatic | Pointer Sisters | Single |
| Planet (imprint of Planet Records, a funk/disco label active 1978–1985) | RPST 105 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:46 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Planet (imprint of Planet Records, a funk/disco label active 1978–1985) | FL89450 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Planet (imprint of Planet Records, a funk/disco label active 1978–1985) | FD89450 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:46 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Planet (imprint of Planet Records, a funk/disco label active 1978–1985) | FK 84705 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Planet (imprint of Planet Records, a funk/disco label active 1978–1985) | PCD1-4705A |
| 1.5 | Automatic | 4:46 | Pointer Sisters | The Original Disco Dance Collection, Vol. 2: 1980–1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation), Odeon | PD 74053 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | Best of 12" Gold, Volume 20 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Old Gold (UK, hits reissues) | OG 3420 |
| 1.13 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | The Collection | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 74321 13957 2 |
| 1.8 | Automatic | 4:50 | The Pointer Sisters | Billboard Hot R&B Hits 1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 72139 |
| 2.5 | Automatic | 4:50 | The Pointer Sisters | Fire: The Very Best of the Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 66863-2 |
| 1.5 | Automatic | 4:50 | The Pointer Sisters | Sounds of the Eighties: The Mid-'80s: Take Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products, Time–Life Music | A 26875, R988-17 |
| 1.1 | Automatic | 4:49 | The Pointer Sisters | Greatest Hits | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 74321 487332 |
| 1.15 | Automatic | 4:49 | The Pointer Sisters | The Collection | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 74321 56561 2 |
| 1.3 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | Best of the Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 74321581072 | |
| 1.11 | Automatic | 4:49 | The Pointer Sisters | The Best of The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 67909-2 |
| 1.15 | Automatic | 4:49 | The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 37 189 8 |
| 1.9 | Automatic | 4:50 | The Pointer Sisters | Hits! | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | BVCM-37268 |
| 1.9 | Automatic | 4:50 | The Pointer Sisters | Hits! | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.15 | Automatic | 4:49 | The Pointer Sisters | The Best of Pointer Sisters | Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| Paradiso (Belgian label) | PA 760/2 |
| 1.7 | Automatic | 4:46 | The Pointer Sisters | The Very Best | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| Universe (Compilations — Attention, some releases may be bootlegs) | 4149 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | I'm So Excited: The Very Best of The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 82876 52768 2 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | Jump: The Best of The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| BMG UK & Ireland | |
| 2.3 | Automatic | 4:50 | The Pointer Sisters | Legends | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 82876 711522 |
| 1.7 | Automatic | 4:52 | The Pointer Sisters | Dance Vault Remixes | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation + Remix |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.11 | Automatic | 4:48 | Pointer Sisters | Fantastic 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 3645622 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Planet (imprint of Planet Records, a funk/disco label active 1978–1985), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 5.14 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | 100 Hits: Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 006 |
| 3.5 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | 100 Hits: Soul (Box Set) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 007 |
| 2.19 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | 100 Hits: Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 010 |
| 3.13 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | 100 Hits: Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 013 |
| 1.6 | Automatic | 4:49 | The Pointer Sisters | 100 80s Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 88697169932 |
| 15.15 | Automatic | 4:49 | The Pointer Sisters | Mastermix Professional Engineered for DJs: Decades | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | SET225 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | Jump: The Best of The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 88697519762 |
| 2.5 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | Goldmine: The Best Of The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.12 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | 80s Groove | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ministry of Sound | MOSCD230 |
| 1.3 | Automatic | 4:50 | The Pointer Sisters | Back to the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697818972 |
| 2.7 | Automatic | 4:45 | The Pointer Sisters | Funky Grooves | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 5333018 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Big Break Records | CDBBRXD 0075 |
| 2.2 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Big Break Records | CDBBRXD 0075 |
| 5.15 | Automatic | 4:46 | The Pointer Sisters | De Pre Historie ’80 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium | 534.099-4 |
| 2.12 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Greatest Ever! 80s Pop Anthems: The Definitive Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD080 |
| 3.5 | Automatic | 4:49 | The Pointer Sisters | Rewind: The 80s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Inspired Records (Universal Music TV) | |
| 3.5 | Automatic | 4:50 | The Pointer Sisters | Rewind: The 80s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Inspired Records (Universal Music TV) | INSPCD51 |
| 2.5 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Hitarchief Top 2000, Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium | 5353679 |
| 2.19 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | 100 Hits: Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG100161 |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out (1983 version — expanded) | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.2 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Break Out (1984 version — expanded) | The Pointer Sisters | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 7.8 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | 80s Music Explosion! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 2.5 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Fire! The Very Best of The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 2.5 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Fire! The Very Best of The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ||
| 1.9 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | Hits! | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ||
| 1.11 | Automatic | 4:47 | The Pointer Sisters | The Best of The Pointer Sisters | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ||
| 1.8 | Automatic | 4:48 | The Pointer Sisters | The Ultimate Collection | The Pointer Sisters | Album + Compilation | |||
| Pseudo-Release | |||||||||
| 1.9 | オートマチック | ?:?? | ポインター・シスターズ | グレイテスト・ヒッツ | ポインター・シスターズ | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| recorded in: | Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983) |
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| recording engineer: | Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters) |
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| drum machine programming: | Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) |
| associate producer: | Glen Ballard Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) |
| producer: | Richard Perry (producer) |
| bass: | Eddie N. Watkins Jr. (in 1983) |
| guitar: | Mark Goldenberg (in 1983) Dennis Herring (in 1983) |
| Minimoog and synthesizer: | John Van Tongeren (in 1983) |
| synthesizer: | Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) (in 1983) Howie Rice (in 1983) Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1983) |
| lead vocals: | Ruth Pointer (in 1983) |
| remixer: | Bill Schnee |
| has remixes: | Automatic (12″ extended mix) |
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| mash-ups: | Let It Bump by E-603 (order: 4) |
| edits: | Automatic (single version) |
| recording of: | Automatic (in 1983) |
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Related works
Automatic
| composer: | Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) Mark Goldenberg |
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