Having a Party (Pointer Sisters album)
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| Studio album by Pointer Sisters | ||||
| Released | November 1977 | |||
| Recorded | The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California) Wally Heider Studios (San Francisco, California) |
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| Genre | R&B, soul, funk | |||
| Label | ABC/Blue Thumb | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. | |||
| Pointer Sisters chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Having a Party is the fourth studio album by American family vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released in 1977 on the ABC/Blue Thumb label.
Contents
History
It was a series of lasts for the group in many ways. With youngest member June out for a brief time, the remaining trio of Ruth, Anita and Bonnie recorded the set with June also appearing on the title track (a cover of Sam Cooke's hit). As it turned out, it would be the last album to feature Bonnie, the last album to feature David Rubinson as their producer and the last album the group recorded for Blue Thumb. Their next album would be on Planet Records, a year later, and would include the return of June Pointer, for a new chapter in the group's career.
Having a Party was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by Hip-O Select.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Having a Party" | Sam Cooke | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Don't It Drive You Crazy" | Ted Ashford | 6:14 |
| 3. | "I Need a Man" | David Rubinson, Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer | 5:42 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 4. | "Waiting on You" | Melvin Ragin, Ruth Pointer | 3:34 |
| 5. | "I'll Get by Without You" | Ragin, B. Pointer, Don Grusin | 7:18 |
| 6. | "Bring Your Sweet Stuff Home to Me" | Stevie Wonder, A. Pointer, B. Pointer | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Lonely Gal" | A. Pointer, B. Pointer, R. Pointer | 4:24 |
Personnel
- Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer – vocals
- June Pointer – vocals on "Having a Party"
- Sonny Burke, Stevie Wonder, Tom Salisbury – keyboards, synthesizers
- James Gadson, Ed Greene, Gaylord Birch – drums
- Louis Johnson, Chuck Domanico, James Jamerson, Willie Weeks, Gene Santini – bass
- Wah Wah Watson, Ray Parker, Jr., David T. Walker, Robert Bowles, Chris Michie – guitar
- Ernie Watts – saxophone solos
- Kenneth Nash – percussion
- Andy Narell – steel drums
Production
- David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. – producer
- Fred Catero, David Rubinson, Tim Kramer – engineers
- George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering engineers
- Sonny Burke – arrangement, conductor
- Earl Klasky – art direction
- Dave Bhang – album design
- Antonin Kratochvil – photography
Chart positions
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 176 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 51 |
References
- ↑ Planer, Lindsay. Having a Party review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
