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RCA's The Best of the Pointer Sisters picks up where Hip-O's Yes We Can: The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings leaves off, presenting 18 of the trio's hits for Planet and RCA Records. The collection begins with 1979's "Fire" and ends with "Goldmine," which peaked on the charts in 1987. In between those two songs are such massive hits as "He's So Shy," "Slow Hand," "Automatic," "Jump (For My Love)," "I'm So Excited," and "Neutron Dance." As these hits prove, the Pointer Sisters got a lot smoother once they left Blue Thumb, choosing to record seductive quiet-storm ballads and sprightly dance-pop. Fans of the Blue Thumb years may find this a little distasteful, but as this fine collection illustrates, the Pointer Sisters excelled in this area, just as they did with the funkier material for Blue Thumb. Anyone who is a fan of the group's late-'70s and early-'80s hits will not be disappointed by this disc, since it offers a definitive portrait of the Pointer Sisters at Planet and RCA.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Richard Perry, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Lyricist - Bruce Springsteen, Composer - Dennis Kirk, Engineer - Bill Schnee, Mixing Engineer - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1979 BMG Music
Richard Perry, Producer - Allen Toussaint, Composer - Allen Toussaint, Lyricist - Dennis Kirk, Engineer - Bill Schnee, Mixing Engineer - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Tom Snow, Composer - Tom Snow, Lyricist - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Richard Perry, Producer - Cynthia Weil, Composer - Cynthia Weil, Lyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Producer - James Guthrie, Mixing Engineer - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Richard Perry, Producer - Mario Henderson, Composer - Mario Henderson, Lyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Composer - Trevor Lawrence, Lyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Producer - James Guthrie, Mixing Engineer - Anita Pointer, Composer - Anita Pointer, Lyricist - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Michael Clark, Composer - Michael Clark, Lyricist - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Richard Perry, Producer - John Bettis, Composer - John Bettis, Lyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Producer - Bill Schnee, Mixing Engineer - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Layng Martine, Jr., Composer - Layng Martine, Jr., Lyricist - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Richard Perry, Producer - Trevor Lawrence, Producer - Bill Schnee, Mixing Engineer - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Richard Perry, Producer - Parker McGee, Composer - Parker McGee, Lyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Producer - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Howie Rice, Producer - Richard Perry, Producer - Richard Feldman, Composer - Richard Feldman, Lyricist - Bill Schnee, Mixing Engineer - Nan O'Byrne, Composer - Nan O'Byrne, Lyricist - John Black, Composer - John Black, Lyricist - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Arnie Roman, Composer - Arnie Roman, Lyricist - Richard Perry, Producer - Trevor Lawrence, Producer - Matthew Garey, Composer - Matthew Garey, Lyricist - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
B. Potter, Lyricist - B. Potter, Composer - Richard Perry, Producer - K.L. Parker, Composer - K.L. Parker, Lyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Co-Producer - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 2000 BMG Music
Richard Perry, Producer - Mark Goldenberg, Composer - Mark Goldenberg, Lyricist - Michael Brooks, Recording Engineer - Brock Walsh, Composer - Brock Walsh, Lyricist - Brock Walsh, Producer - Glenn Ballard, Producer - Bill Schnee, Mixing Engineer - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Skardina, Composer - Gary Skardina, Lyricist - Gary Skardina, Producer - Gary Skardina, Engineer - Richard Perry, Producer - Stephen Mitchell, Composer - Stephen Mitchell, Lyricist - Stephen Mitchell, Producer - James C. Tract, Mixing Engineer - Michael Brooks, Mixing Engineer - Martha Sharron, Composer - Martha Sharron, Lyricist - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Gabe Veltri, Engineer - Gabe Veltri, Mixing Engineer - Richard Perry, Producer - James C. Tract, Mixing Engineer - June Pointer, Composer - June Pointer, Lyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Composer - Trevor Lawrence, Lyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Producer - Ruth Pointer, Composer - Ruth Pointer, Lyricist - Anita Pointer, Composer - Anita Pointer, Lyricist - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howie Rice, Producer - Richard Perry, Producer - Danny Sembello, Composer - Danny Sembello, Lyricist - Michael Brooks, Recording Engineer - Bill Bottrell, Mixing Engineer - Allee Willis, Composer - Allee Willis, Lyricist - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Richard Perry, Producer - Michael Brooks, Recording Engineer - Bill Bottrell, Mixing Engineer - Barry Mann, Composer - Barry Mann, Lyricist - Barry Mann, Producer - Cynthia Weil, Composer - Cynthia Weil, Lyricist - James Ingram, Composer - James Ingram, Lyricist - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Don Smith, Mixing Engineer - Richard Perry, Producer - S. Lorber, Composer - S. Lorber, Lyricist - Michael Brooks, Recording Engineer - D. Innis, Composer - D. Innis, Lyricist - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 2000 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Don Smith, Mixing Engineer - Richard Perry, Producer - Michael Brooks, Recording Engineer - D. McHugh, Composer - D. McHugh, Lyricist - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Andy Goldmark, Composer - Andy Goldmark, Lyricist - Andy Goldmark, Producer - Richard Perry, Producer - Michael Brooks, Recording Engineer - Bill Bottrell, Mixing Engineer - Bruce Roberts, Composer - Bruce Roberts, Lyricist - Bruce Roberts, Producer - The Pointer Sisters, Performer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Album review
RCA's The Best of the Pointer Sisters picks up where Hip-O's Yes We Can: The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings leaves off, presenting 18 of the trio's hits for Planet and RCA Records. The collection begins with 1979's "Fire" and ends with "Goldmine," which peaked on the charts in 1987. In between those two songs are such massive hits as "He's So Shy," "Slow Hand," "Automatic," "Jump (For My Love)," "I'm So Excited," and "Neutron Dance." As these hits prove, the Pointer Sisters got a lot smoother once they left Blue Thumb, choosing to record seductive quiet-storm ballads and sprightly dance-pop. Fans of the Blue Thumb years may find this a little distasteful, but as this fine collection illustrates, the Pointer Sisters excelled in this area, just as they did with the funkier material for Blue Thumb. Anyone who is a fan of the group's late-'70s and early-'80s hits will not be disappointed by this disc, since it offers a definitive portrait of the Pointer Sisters at Planet and RCA.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:22
- Main artists: The Pointer Sisters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 2000 BMG Entertainment
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