The Best of the Pointer Sisters
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Released | November 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1973-76 | |||
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The Best of the Pointer Sisters is the first compilation album released by the Pointer Sisters on the ABC/Blue Thumb record label in July 1976. It includes their biggest hits up to that point, such as "Yes We Can Can", "Fairytale", and "How Long". The album also included the new single "You Gotta Believe", which was produced by Norman Whitfield and featured in the 1976 film Car Wash and on its soundtrack.
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [1] |
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You Gotta Believe" | Norman Whitfield | 2:44 |
2. | "Black Coffee" | Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke | 6:04 |
3. | "Wang Dang Doodle" | Willie Dixon | 2:42 |
4. | "Salt Peanuts" | Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen / Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke | 5:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Steam Heat" | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross | 2:48 |
6. | "Cloudburst" | Leroy Kirkland, Jimmy Harris | 3:10 |
7. | "Easy Days" | Isaac Hayes, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer | 3:33 |
8. | "Jada" | Pointer Sisters, Good | 4:40 |
9. | "That's a Plenty" / "Surfeit, U.S.A." (medley) | Ray Gilbert, Lew Pollack / Good, Cohen | 4:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Little Pony" | Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert | 4:41 |
11. | "Sugar" | Pointer Sisters | 2:19 |
12. | "Yes We Can Can" | Allen Toussaint | 3:55 |
13. | "Sleeping Alone" | Stevie Wonder | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Fairytale" | A. Pointer, B. Pointer | 3:02 |
15. | "Shaky Flat Blues" | J. Pointer, A. Pointer, B. Pointer | 4:41 |
16. | "Going Down Slowly" | Toussaint | 3:11 |
17. | "How Long" | A. Pointer, J. Pointer, Ruth Pointer, David Rubinson | 3:30 |
Chart positions[]
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 164 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 33 |
References[]
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
External links[]
- The Best of the Pointer Sisters at Discogs (list of releases)
Categories:
- 1976 compilation albums
- The Pointer Sisters albums
- Albums produced by Dave Rubinson
- Albums produced by Norman Whitfield
- ABC Records compilation albums
- Blue Thumb Records albums