The Pointer Sisters (album) explained

The Pointer Sisters
Type:	Studio
Artist:	the Pointer Sisters
Cover:	Pointersistersalbum.jpg
Released:	May 26, 1973
Studio:	Wally Heider (San Francisco)
Length:	46:47
Label:	Blue Thumb
Producer:	David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Next Title:	That's a Plenty
Next Year:	1974

The Pointer Sisters is the debut studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1973 on the Blue Thumb label.

History

The album yielded the hits "Yes We Can Can" and "Wang Dang Doodle" and became a success based on word of mouth after heralded performances at The Troubadour in Los Angeles and on the Helen Reddy Show. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 and reached number three on the R&B albums chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 1974. The album was remastered and issued on CD in 2001 by MCA Records.

Personnel

• Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer – vocals
• Tom Salisbury – acoustic piano
• Norman Landsberg – acoustic piano on "Old Songs"
• Willie Fulton – electric guitars
• Ron McClure – acoustic bass, electric bass
• Rod Ellicott – bass on "River Boulevard"
• Gaylord Birch – drums
• Ed Marshall – drums on "Cloudburst" and "Jada"
• The Hoodoo Rhythm Devils – backing band on "Wang Dang Doodle"

Production

• David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. –producer, mix-down engineer
• Norman Landsberg – associate producer
• Fred Catero – recording engineer, mix-down engineer
• Jeremy Zatkin – recording engineer, mix-down engineer
• George Horne – mastering
• Herb Greene – portraiture, design

Chart positions

Chart (1973)!scope="col"

Peak position
US Billboard 200^[1]	13
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[2]	3

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.