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