Energy (Pointer Sisters album)

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Released November 1978 Artist The Pointer Sisters Producer Richard Perry		Energy (1978) Priority (1979) Release date November 1978 Label Legacy Recordings

Recorded Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California) Genres Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Rock music Similar The Pointer Sisters albums, Rhythm and blues albums

Energy is the fifth studio album by The Pointer Sisters, released in 1978 on the Planet label.

History

After a brief split following sister Bonnie's departure from the group, a musically reinvented and recharged Pointer Sisters returned composed of Ruth, Anita and June. Their first album for Planet, this was also the first album produced by Richard Perry. The record spawned a number two pop smash (and gold-certified single) with a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Fire". "Happiness" also scored on the pop Top 40. Energy became the group's first gold-certified release since 1974's That's a Plenty. 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

Jeffrey Porcaro – drums

David Hungate – bass

Waddy Wachtel – lead guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar

Danny Kortchmar – rhythm guitar, electric guitar

Dave "Baby" Paich – piano, electric piano, acoustic piano, organ, high piano

James Newton Howard – clavinet, synthesizers, electric piano

Rick Jaeger – drums on tracks 2, 7

Michael Baird – drums on track 8

Eddie Watkins, Jr. – bass on track 3

Michael Porcaro – bass on track 4

Gerald Johnson – bass on track 7

Abe Laboriel – bass on track 9

Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar on track 2, guitar on track 6, 8, rhythm guitar on track 9

Randy Bachman – acoustic guitar on track 3

Davey Johnson – slide guitar on track 5, guitars on track 7, lead guitar on track 9

Steve Porcaro – electric piano on track 3, organ on track 4, synthesizers on track 9

Jimmy Phillips – organ, synthesizer on track 5, piano, organ on track 8

Jai Winding – piano on track 7

Lenny Castro – percussion on track 1, tambourine on track 7

Bryan Cumming – saxophone solo on track 2

Anita Pointer – tambourine on track 5

Richard Perry – percussion on track 8

Production

Richard Perry – producer

Dennis Kirk – recording engineer

Bill Schnee – re-mix engineer

Gabe Veltri – assistant engineer

Doug Sax – mastering engineer

Kosh – design, art direction

James M. Shea – photography

Songs

1Lay It on the Line3:14
2Dirty Work3:35
3Hypnotized4:49

References

Energy (Pointer Sisters album) Wikipedia

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Contents

History

Personnel

Production

Songs

References