Live at the Opera House explained

Live at the Opera House
Type:	live
Artist:	The Pointer Sisters
Cover:	PointersOperaHouse.jpg
Released:	August 13, 1974
Recorded:	April 21, 1974
Venue:	San Francisco Opera House (San Francisco, California)
Label:	Blue Thumb
Producer:	David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Prev Title:	That's a Plenty
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Steppin'
Next Year:	1975

Live at the Opera House is the first live album released by the American vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released on the Blue Thumb label in 1974.

History

The album became a milestone for the group. They became the first contemporary pop group to perform at San Francisco's Opera House. The album peaked at number 96 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 29 on the R&B albums chart. The album was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by Hip-O Select.

Personnel

• Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer  - vocals
• Chris Michie  - guitar
• Thomas P. Salisbury  - piano, Hohner clavinet, organ
• John Newmann  - bass
• Gaylord Birch  - drums, congas

Production

• David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.  - producer, mix-down engineer
• Fred Catero  - associate producer, recording engineer, mix-down engineer
• David Coffin, Greg Odell, Valerie Clausen, Stephen Jarvis, Ken Hopkins  - recording engineers
• George Horn, Phil Brown  - mastering engineer
• Tom Salisbury  - conductor, arrangements
• Tom Wilkes  - graphics
• Ren Deaton  - photography

Charts

Chart (1974)!scope="col"

Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape^[1]	96
US Billboard Top Soul LPs^[2]	29

Notes and References

1. The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. November 29, 2022.
2. The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. November 29, 2022.