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Poolside is the third album by the American pop–Latin freestyle–electronic dance music group Nu Shooz. It was released on Atlantic Records in the U.S. in May 1986. At the time, the band was creating music in both the synthpop and freestyle genres. It was the band's first major-label release (an earlier album, Can't Turn It Off, was released by the Nebula Circle label in 1982 and a not-heavily promoted EP, Tha's Right was released in 1985), and it was responsible for its breakthrough on the pop and dance charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album was certified gold by the RIAA later in the year for sales of over 500,000 units. It peaked on the Billboard 200 at No. 27[2] and spawned three singles that charted in the U.S.: "I Can't Wait," "Point of No Return," and "Don't Let Me Be the One." In the UK, the album reached No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Poolside
Studio album by Nu Shooz
Released	May 5, 1986
Recorded	January - March 1986
Genre	Synthpop Latin freestyle
Length	37:16
Label	Atlantic 81647
Producer	John Smith, Rick Waritz
Nu Shooz chronology
Tha's Right (1985) Poolside (1986) Told U So (1988)
Singles from Poolside
"I Can't Wait" Released: February 1986 "Point of No Return" Released: June 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

• All Songs Published By Poolside Music.[4]

1. "Lost Your Number" (John Smith) - 5:43
2. "I Can't Wait" (Smith) - 5:25
3. "Don't Let Me Be the One" (Smith) - 4:23
4. "Goin' thru the Motions" (Smith, Valerie Day) - 4:01
5. "You Put Me in a Trance" (Smith, Caton Lyles) - 4:20
6. "Point of No Return" (Smith, Day) - 4:23
7. "Secret Message" (Smith, Jeff Lorber, Lewis Livermore) - 3:30
8. "Don't You Be Afraid" (Smith) - 5:14

Charts

Chart (1986)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]	79
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	32
United States (Billboard 200)	27

Personnel

Nu Shooz

• Valerie Day – vocals, percussion
• John Smith – keyboards, guitars, vocals

Additional musicians

• Jeff Lorber – keyboards
• Ron Regan – keyboards, saxophone
• Steve Reid – keyboards
• Gary Fountaine – bass
• Nathaniel Phillips – bass
• Marty Higgins – drums
• Danny Schauffler – saxophone (2)
• Lewis Livermore – trumpet
• Shannon Day – backing vocals
• Lori Lamphear – backing vocals (2)

Production

• John Smith – producer, arrangements
• Rick Waritz – producer, arrangements, management
• Jeff Lorber – associate producer, additional rhythm arrangements
• Marion McClain – associate producer
• Shep Pettibone – associate producer, mixing (1, 3, 6)
• Tchad Blake – engineer
• Ellen Fitton – engineer
• Mike Moore – engineer, mix down engineer
• Fritz Richmond – engineer
• Jim Rodgers – engineer
• Stephen Shelton – engineer
• Bobby Warner – engineer
• Joe Arlotta – mix down engineer
• Jay Mark – mix down engineer
• Andy Wallace – mix down engineer
• Peter Slaghuis – mixing (2)
• Freddy Batsone – mixing (4, 7)
• Timmy Regisford – mixing (5, 8)
• Dennis King – LP mastering
• Barry Diament – CD mastering
• Bob Defrin – art direction, design
• Javier Romero – cover illustration

Studios

• Recorded at The Sound Factory (Hollywood, California); JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, California); Cascade Recording Studios and Spectrum Studios (Portland, Oregon); Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York).
• Mastered at Atlantic Studios.

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Pop[6][7]	US R&B[8][9]	US Dance[10][11][12]	UK Pop[3]
1986	"I Can't Wait"	3	2	1	2
1986	"Point of No Return"	28	36	1	48
1986	"Don't Let Me Be the One"	-	-	39	-

References

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