Search - Artist/Band: The Pointer Sisters

• Band Name: The Pointer Sisters
• Formed: 1971
• Originated From: East Oakland, CA
• Decades Active: 1970,1980,1990,2000
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues
• Styles: Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop, Soul, Urban, Pop/Rock, Soft Rock
• Moods: Cheerful, Confident, Energetic, Joyous, Rousing, Stylish, Summery, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Exuberant, Fun, Happy, Intimate, Passionate, Sensual, Sexy, Freewheeling, Innocent, Party/Celebratory, Romantic, Sentimental, Sweet, Gleeful, Playful, Carefree

Title	Release
Super Hits	08/28/2007
Legends	10/11/2005
I'm So Excited [Brentwood]	04/26/2005
So Excited [BMG Special Products]	01/25/2005
The Collection [Madacy-Bonus DVD]	11/23/2004
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Pointer Sisters W	07/27/2004
Platinum & Gold Collection WA	03/09/2004
The Very Best of the Pointer Sisters: I'm So Excited	02/17/2004
Love Songs	03/11/2003
The Ultimate Collection	12/09/2002
The Best of Pointer Sisters	10/07/2002
The Best of the Pointer Sisters [BMG]	01/07/2002
Legendary	08/28/2001
Hits! WA	07/10/2001
The Best of the Pointer Sisters [Paradiso] WA	2001
The Best of the Pointer Sisters [RCA 2000] WA	2000
The Collection [BMG]	07/15/1999
Back to Back	11/18/1997
Yes We Can Can: The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings WA	07/15/1997
Greatest Hits [Camden]	1997
The Very Best of the Pointer Sisters [RCA] WA	06/1996
The Best of the Pointer Sisters [Ariola]	01/29/1996
Ain't Misbehavin' (The New Cast Recording)	01/16/1996
The Best of the Pointer Sisters 1978-1981	09/04/1995
The Collection [RCA]	06/07/1993
Only Sisters Can Do That	1993
Right Rhythm	1990
Greatest Hits [RCA]	1989
The Best of the Pointer Sisters [RCA 1989]	1989
Serious Slammin'	1988
Sweet & Soulful	1987
Hot Together	1986
Contact	1985
Break Out	1983
Black & White WA	1981
Special Things	1980
Having a Party WA	1977
Steppin' WA	1975
That's A Plenty WA	1974
The Pointer Sisters WA	1973

Versatile Ruth, Anita, June, and Bonnie Pointer regularly scored pop and soul hits throughout the '70s and '80s in a chameleonic variety of styles. Formed in Oakland, with their first successes for Blue Thumb Records blending funky rhythms with a novel nostalgic attitude (beginning with their 1973 revival of Allen Toussaint's "Yes We Can Can"), leading up to their first number one r&b item in 1975, "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)."

Bonnie signed with Motown in 1978 and kicked off her own string of r&b hits with "Free Me From My Freedom/Tie Me to a Tree (Handcuff Me)." (June and Anita also tried the solo route during the '80s, without leaving the fold.)

By 1979, when the remaining trio covered Bruce Springsteen's "Fire," the Pointers were headed in a more contemporary direction on the Planet label, and "He's So Shy" (1980), "Slow Hand" (1981), "Automatic," and the anthemic "Jump (For My Love)" (the last two both 1984) were savvy ditties that blazed trails across the r&b and pop charts. However, the group's success declined during the late '80s, as their records began to sound more formulaic. The Pointer Sisters lost their major-label record contract in the early '90s, and the group began performing on oldies circuits occasionally. In 1995, the trio made a tentative return to the spotlight when they joined a revival performance of the Fats Waller musical Ain't Misbehavin', yet the accompanying soundtrack album failed to gain much attention. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide