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Pointer Sisters Songs

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The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Spanning over three decades, their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, disco, jazz, electronic music, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country and rock. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy Awards and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994. The group had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985.

Below is a list of Pointer Sisters songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Planet 47929
chart position: RandB #7, UK #10, US #2, US AC #6
written by: John Bettis & Michael Clark
album: Black & White
The Pointer Sisters Slow Hand
1981 Planet
2 record label: Planet 45901
chart position: US #2, RandB #14, UK #34, US AC #21
written by: Bruce Springsteen
album: Energy
The Pointer Sisters Fire
1978 Planet
3 record label: Planet 105 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, UK #2, US #5, US dance #2, US AC #36
written by: Mark Goldenberg & Brock Walsh
album: Break Out
The Pointer Sisters Automatic
1984 Planet
4 record label: Planet 13780
chart position: RandB #3, US #3, UK #6, US dance #8, US AC #11
written by: Steve Mitchell, Marti Sharron & Gary Skardina
album: Break Out
The Pointer Sisters Jump (For My Love)
1984 Planet
5 record label: Motown 1876
chart position: RandB #20, UK #7, US #5, US AC #22
written by: Luther Ingram & Mack Rice
album: The Return of Bruno
Bruce Willis featuring the Pointer Sisters Respect Yourself
1987 Motown
6 record label: Planet 47916
chart position: RandB #10, US #3, US dance #26, US AC #13
written by: Tom Snow & Cynthia Weil
album: Special Things
The Pointer Sisters He's So Shy
1980 Planet
7 record label: Planet 13951
chart position: RandB #13, US #6, UK #31, US dance #4, US AC #23
written by: Allee Willis & Dan Sembello (as Danny Sembello)
album: Break Out
comments: [disco dance]
The Pointer Sisters Neutron Dance
1984 Planet
8 record label: RCA 49957
chart position: RandB #6, UK #17, US #11, US AC #32, US dance #1
written by: Sam Lorber & Dave Innis
album: Contact
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
The Pointer Sisters Dare Me
1985 RCA
9 record label: Blue Thumb 6171
chart position: RandB #12, US #11
written by: Allen Toussaint
album: The Pointer Sisters
comments: [funk]
The Pointer Sisters Yes We Can Can
1973 Blue Thumb
10 record label: Planet 13254
chart position: RandB #23, US #16, US AC #9
written by: Parker McGee
album: So Excited!
The Pointer Sisters American Music
1982 Planet
11 record label: Planet 13639
chart position: RandB #13, UK #25, US dance #2, US #48, US AC #15
written by: Richard Feldman, John Black & Nan O'Byrne
album: Break Out
The Pointer Sisters I Need You
1983 Planet
12 record label: Planet 13327
chart position: RandB #46, US #30, US dance #28
written by: Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer & Trevor Lawrence
album: So Excited!
comments: [disco]
The Pointer Sisters I'm So Excited
1982 Planet
13 record label: Blue Thumb 265
chart position: RandB #1, US #20
written by: Bonnie Pointer, Anita Pointer & David Rubinson
album: Steppin
The Pointer Sisters How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)
1975 Blue Thumb
14 record label: RCA 5062
chart position: RandB #17, US #33, UK #78, US dance #7, US AC #27
written by: Andy Goldmark & Bruce Roberts
album: Hot Together
The Pointer Sisters Goldmine
1986 RCA
15 record label: Planet 9924
chart position: RandB #20, US #30, US dance #18
written by: Allen Toussaint
album: Energy
comments: [disco]
The Pointer Sisters Happiness
1979 Planet
16 record label: Blue Thumb 5585
chart position: US #13, US AC #13, US country #37
written by: Anita Pointer & Bonnie Pointer
album: Live at the Opera House
The Pointer Sisters Fairytale
1974 Blue Thumb
17 record label: RCA 14224
chart position: RandB #25, US #59, US AC #16
written by: David McHugh
album: Contact
The Pointer Sisters Freedom
1985 RCA
18 record label: Planet 49983
chart position: RandB #24, US #44, UK #76, US dance #8
written by: James Ingram, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
album: Break Out
The Pointer Sisters Baby Come and Get It
1985 Planet
19 record label: Blue Thumb 262
chart position: US #89, US AC #31
written by: Anita Pointer and Bonnie Pointer
The Pointer Sisters Live Your Life Before You Die
1975 Blue Thumb
20 record label: Motown 1089
chart position: RandB #62, US dance #11
written by: Dan Sembello (as Danny Sembello) and Marti Sharron
album: Right Rhythm
The Pointer Sisters Insanity
1991 Motown
21 record label: ABC/Blue Thumb 271
chart position: RandB #14, US #103
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: The Best of the Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters You Gotta Believe
1976 ABC/Blue Thumb
22 record label: MCA 53120
chart position: US #42, UK #78
written by: Allee Willis and Franne Golde
album: Serious Slammin'
The Pointer Sisters Be There
1987 MCA
23 record label: RCA 49873
chart position: RandB #61, US #83, US dance #15
written by: Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts
album: Contact
The Pointer Sisters Twist My Arm
1986 RCA
24 record label: Planet 12578 (UK)
chart position: UK #50
written by: Laying Martin Jr.
album: Black and White
The Pointer Sisters Should I Do It?
1981 Planet
25 record label: Blue Thumb 268
chart position: RandB #16, US #61
written by: Allen Toussaint
album: Steppin'
The Pointer Sisters Going Down Slowly
1975 Blue Thumb
26 record label: Planet 47920
chart position: RandB #22, US #52, US dance #26
written by: Anita Pointer, Trevor Lawrence and Mario Henderson
album: Special Things
The Pointer Sisters Could I Be Dreaming
1980 Planet
27 record label: Blue Thumb 243
chart position: RandB #24, US #61
written by: Willie Dixon
album: The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters Wang Dang Doodle
1973 Blue Thumb
28 record label: Planet 12324
chart position: UK #61
written by: Sly Stone
album: Energy
The Pointer Sisters Everybody Is a Star
1979 Planet
29 record label: Planet 13430
chart position: RandB #44, US #67, US dance #48
written by: John Lewis Parker and Brian Potter
album: So Excited!
The Pointer Sisters If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady
1983 Planet
30 record label: RCA 5112
chart position: RandB #69, US #93, US AC #36
written by: Jerry Ragovoy and Estelle Levitt
album: Hot Together
The Pointer Sisters All I Know Is the Way I Feel
1987 RCA
31 record label: Motown 43677
chart position: RandB #36, UK #97
written by: Donald Robinson and Tina Harris
album: Right Rhythm
The Pointer Sisters Friends' Advice (Don't Take It)
1990 Motown
32 record label: Planet 45906
chart position: US #107
written by: Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty
album: Priority
The Pointer Sisters Blind Faith
1979 Planet
33 record label: Planet 12406
chart position: US #106
written by: Ian Hunter
album: Priority
The Pointer Sisters Who Do You Love
1979 Planet
34 record label: RCA 6865
chart position: RandB #39, US dance #37
written by: LeMel Humes and Mary Lee Kortes
album: Serious Slammin'
The Pointer Sisters He Turned Me Out
1988 RCA
35 record label: Sony BMG Music
chart position: US AC #21
written by: Jack Keller
comments: [christmas]
The Pointer Sisters Christmas in New York
2005 Sony BMG Music
36 record label: RCA 5230
chart position: RandB #49
written by: Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts
album: Hot Together
The Pointer Sisters Mercury Rising
1987 RCA
37 record label: Planet 47937
chart position: RandB #52
written by: Anita Pointer, June Pointer and Trevor Lawrence
album: Black and White
The Pointer Sisters What a Surprise
1981 Planet
38 record label: Blue Thumb 275
chart position: RandB #62
written by: Sam Cooke
album: Having a Party
The Pointer Sisters Having a Party
1977 Blue Thumb
-- record label: Atlantic 2893
written by: Maria Tynes, Richard Caiton, Joe Broussard
comments: [northern soul]
The Pointer Sisters Send Him Back
1972 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 2845
album: Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezergue
The Pointer Sisters Don't Try To Take The Fifth
1971 Atlantic




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