Priority (Pointer Sisters album) explained
| Priority |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Pointer Sisters |
| Cover: | Priority (album).JPG |
| Released: | August 29, 1979 |
| Studio: | Studio 55
(Los Angeles, California) |
| Label: | Planet |
| Producer: | Richard Perry |
| Prev Title: | Energy |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Special Things |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
Priority is the sixth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1979 on the Planet label.
History
Their second venture with producer Richard Perry, it was also their second venture into rock. The album peaked at number 72 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 44 on the R&B albums chart. Two singles were released, "Blind Faith" and "Who Do You Love". Both songs failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100. The album was remastered and issued on CD with a bonus track, "Nothin' But a Heartache", in 2009 by Wounded Bird Records.
Critical reception
The Green Bay Press-Gazette opined that "Ruth's range impresses," writing that "the instrumentation complements the Pointer Sisters' free-flying abilities."[1]
Personnel
The Pointer Sisters
Musicians
- Bill Payne - acoustic piano (1–4, 8, 9)
- Nicky Hopkins - acoustic piano (5, 6)
- William D. "Smitty" Smith - organ (1–4, 7, 8, 9), electric piano (7)
- Waddy Wachtel - lead guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), guitar (1–4, 7–9), acoustic guitar (4), rhythm guitar (5, 6), slide guitar (7, 9)
- Dan Dugmore - guitar (1, 2, 7–9), pedal steel guitar (3), lead guitar (6), EBow (6)
- David Spinozza - guitar (4), slide guitar (5)
- Scott Chambers - bass (1–9)
- Rick Marotta - drums (1–9)
- Bobby Guidotti - tambourine (5), percussion (7, 9)
Production
- Richard Perry - producer
- Dennis Kirk - recording engineer
- Gabe Veltri - assistant engineer
- Bill Schnee - remix engineer
- Doug Sax and Mike Reese - mastering at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
- Kathleen Nelson - production coordinator
- Michael Solomon - production coordinator
- Michael Barackman - song coordinator
- Kosh - art direction and design
- Mark Hanauer - photography
Notes and References
- News: Gerds . Warren . Records in Review . Green Bay Press-Gazette . 21 Oct 1979 . 14.
- Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 235.
