Black and White (Pointer Sisters album)

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Released June 1981 Black & White(1981) So Excited!(1982) Release date June 1981		Label Planet Artist The Pointer Sisters Producer Richard Perry

Recorded Studio 55(Los Angeles, California)Celebration Recording(New York City, New York) Genres Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Pop music Nominations Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Similar The Pointer Sisters albums, Rhythm and blues albums

Black & White is the eighth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1981 on the Planet label.

History

Black & White was their fourth record with producer Richard Perry and yielded the #2 pop hit "Slow Hand". The fourth single release, "Should I Do It", reached #13 in the spring of 1982, making Black & White the first Pointer Sisters album to yield two Top Twenty hits. Black & White was certified Gold in September 1981. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2009 by Wounded Bird Records.

Personnel

Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, June Pointer – vocals

Paul Jackson, Tim May – guitar

Mike Porcaro, Nate Watts – bass

Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone

John Barnes – piano, electric piano, keyboards

Greg Phillinganes – electric piano

Danny Faragher, William Smith – organ

Ed Walsh – synthesizer

Mike Cotten – synthesizer, programming

James Newton Howard – keyboards, synthesizer

John Robinson – drums

Paulinho da Costa – percussion

Production

Richard Perry – producer

Trevor Lawrence – associate producer

Gabe Veltri – recording engineer

Bill Schnee – remix engineer

Songs

1Sweet Lover Man4:14
2Someday We'll Be Together4:40
3Take My Heart - Take My Soul4:07

References

Black & White (Pointer Sisters album) Wikipedia

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Contents

History

Personnel

Production

Songs

References