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With a big push from their Blue Thumb label, who introduced the band by way of a full-page ad in Billboard magazine, the Pointer Sisters took their eponymous debut straight to the top of the R&B charts in summer 1973 on the strengths of their penchant for mixing classic '60s R&B with fresh forward-thinking grooves. Add the sisters' harmonies and complex vocal moves, and there's no doubt the group was destined for a fast rise. Produced by David Rubinson, The Pointer Sisters contained effusive covers that cradled two of the Pointers' own compositions. That remarkable combo, then, allowed the Allen Toussaint classic "Yes We Can Can" to rub shoulders with the original "Jada," a boogie blues-shaded slab of jazz, and a perfect fingerprint of the eclectic style that would define the Pointers' core. That same bent also allowed them to give equal energy to the Willie Dixon gem "Wang Dang Doodle," a song which quickly became a live set favorite, and also to their own "Sugar." Other high points include "River Boulevard," a mid-tempo vocal that gives way to a light rock riot. It was easy to see exactly where the Pointer Sisters were headed. With talent to spare and an energy that was fresh and unending, this set emerges a cohesive and joyous cabaret, allowing the quartet to do what it does best. Listening to these earliest gems, it's no surprise, then, that the band would spend the better part of the next two decades in the charts.
© Amy Hanson /TiVo
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David Rubinson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Toussaint, ComposerLyricist - The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist - David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Producer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Kirkland, ComposerLyricist - John Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist - Jimmy T. Harris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
D. ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Bonnie Pointer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Good, ComposerLyricist - The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist - Anita Pointer, ComposerLyricist - June Pointer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist - Barbara Mauritz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
J. Cohen, ComposerLyricist - The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist - B. Good, ComposerLyricist - Robert Nathan, ComposerLyricist - J. Shine, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILTON FELDER, ComposerLyricist - The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bonnie Pointer, ComposerLyricist - The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist - Anita Pointer, ComposerLyricist - June Pointer, ComposerLyricist - Ruth Pointer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Landsberg, ComposerLyricist - The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist - Neal Tate, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - The Pointer Sisters, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
With a big push from their Blue Thumb label, who introduced the band by way of a full-page ad in Billboard magazine, the Pointer Sisters took their eponymous debut straight to the top of the R&B charts in summer 1973 on the strengths of their penchant for mixing classic '60s R&B with fresh forward-thinking grooves. Add the sisters' harmonies and complex vocal moves, and there's no doubt the group was destined for a fast rise. Produced by David Rubinson, The Pointer Sisters contained effusive covers that cradled two of the Pointers' own compositions. That remarkable combo, then, allowed the Allen Toussaint classic "Yes We Can Can" to rub shoulders with the original "Jada," a boogie blues-shaded slab of jazz, and a perfect fingerprint of the eclectic style that would define the Pointers' core. That same bent also allowed them to give equal energy to the Willie Dixon gem "Wang Dang Doodle," a song which quickly became a live set favorite, and also to their own "Sugar." Other high points include "River Boulevard," a mid-tempo vocal that gives way to a light rock riot. It was easy to see exactly where the Pointer Sisters were headed. With talent to spare and an energy that was fresh and unending, this set emerges a cohesive and joyous cabaret, allowing the quartet to do what it does best. Listening to these earliest gems, it's no surprise, then, that the band would spend the better part of the next two decades in the charts.
© Amy Hanson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:49
- Main artists: The Pointer Sisters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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