Contact (Platinum Blonde album)
Contact is the third studio album by the Canadian band Platinum Blonde, released in 1987. It sold more than 150,000 copies in its first year of release. The album reached a high of 20 on the Canadian charts. The first single was the title track; its video was shot at Lamport Stadium. 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. Production
CBS Canada pushed the band to adopt a style that would appeal to U.S. album-oriented rock radio stations; the company admitted its mistake when Canadian sales declined. Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner sang on the cover version of "Fire". Critical reception

The Gazette wrote that "lead singer Mark Holmes has little or no vocal personality, but at least this time he keeps the whining to a minimum." The Vancouver Sun determined that Platinum Blonde "do a pretty fair Duran Duran imitation, only their lyrics are a little dumber, their melodies aren't as catchy and ... they don't exactly measure up in the looks department, either." The Ottawa Citizen called the album "reminiscent, although not imitative, of the metalized funk of Power Station." The Kingston Whig-Standard deemed the band "talented craftsman who do deserve respect if not superstardom." The Toronto Star labeled Contact "an album rooted in the hot, street-tough funk of New York City, not in the fluff of snow-covered hockey arenas, suburban high school dances or video dreams." Track list

Credits 
Platinum Blonde:
 Sergio Galli: guitar, backing vocals
 Mark Holmes: lead and backing vocals, guitar
 Kenny MacLean: bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
 Sascha Tukatsch: drums, percussion

with:

 David Bendeth: guitar
 Jeff Bova: keyboards
 Michelle Cobbs: backing vocals
 Claude Desjardins: percussion, keyboards, drums
 Bernard Edwards: bass
 Peter Fredette: backing vocals
 Eddie Martinez: guitar
 B.J. Nelson: backing vocals
 Lou Pomanti: bass, keyboards
 Fonzi Thornton of Chic (band): backing vocals
 Uptown Horns: horns
 Tony Thompson: drums, percussion
 Tom Weir: drums, percussion

Engineers:
 Jay Mark, Scott Church, Don Wershba, Bruce Robbins, Randy Staub

References

External links 
 Platinum Blonde Official Website

Platinum Blonde (band) albums
1987 albums
CBS Records albums
Albums produced by David Bendeth
Albums produced by Bernard Edwards