Cat. No. 2747: THE POINTER SISTERS ~ JUMP: THE BEST OF THE POINTER SISTERS. SONY MUSIC / CAMDEN 88985496002.

THE POINTER SISTERS HAILED FROM OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA AND ACHIEVED MAINSTREAM SUCCESS DURING THE 1970s AND 1980s. THE GROUP STARTED OUT AS A DUO WHEN SISTERS JUNE AND BONNIE POINTER BEGAN PERFORMING IN CLUBS IN 1969. THEY SOON BECAME A TRIO WHEN SISTER ANITA JOINED THEM. THEY SIGNED A RECORD DEAL WITH ATLANTIC RECORDS WHO RELEASED SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL SINGLES. THE TRIO BECAME A QUARTET WHEN ANOTHER SISTER, RUTH, JOINED IN 1972. THEY THEN SIGNED WITH BLUE THUMB RECORDS, RECORDED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM AND BEGAN SEEING MORE SUCCESS, WINNING A GRAMMY AWARD IN 1975 FOR BEST COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE FOR “FAIRYTALE” (1974). BONNIE LEFT THE GROUP IN 1978 TO PURSUE A SOLO CAREER WITH MODEST SUCCESS. THE GROUP ACHIEVED ITS GREATEST COMMERCIAL SUCCESS IN THE 1980s AS A TRIO CONSISTING OF JUNE, RUTH AND ANITA. THEY WON TWO MORE GRAMMYS IN 1984 FOR THE TOP TEN HITS “AUTOMATIC” AND “JUMP (FOR MY LOVE)”. THE GROUP’S OTHER US TOP 10 HITS WERE “FIRE” IN 1979, “HE’S SO SHY” (1980), “SLOW HAND” (1981), THE REMIXED VERSION OF “I’M SO EXCITED” (1984) AND “NEUTRON DANCE” (1985). GREAT MIX OF POP/ROCK AND R&B *****

TRACK LISTING: I’m So Excited / Automatic / Slow Hand / Jump (For My Love) / Neutron Dance / Dare Me / Fire / Goldmine / I Need You / Should I Do It / Everybody Is A Star / American Music / Baby Come And Get It / He’s So Shy / If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady / Happiness.

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