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Jump for the First Pointer Sisters 'Best Of' Collection to Include Bonnie Pointer's Two Biggest Solo Hits; New Compilation Also Features Group Classics From 'He's So Shy' and 'Jump (For My Love)' to 'Slow Hand' and 'Wang Dang Doodle'
LOS ANGELES, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakland, California's Pointer Sisters could sing and could sizzle, resulting in some of the biggest hits of the '70s and '80s. They started as a quartet, won awards together, then Bonnie went solo. Ruth, Anita and June regrouped as a trio and became one of music's most popular acts. Yet none of the Pointers' numerous greatest hits collections since have included all of their biggest hits, including Bonnie's. That's finally rectified with THE BEST OF THE POINTER SISTERS edition of 20th CENTURY MASTERS/THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION (Hip-O/UMe), released July 27, 2004.
Their debut single was their debut hit, 1973's "Yes We Can Can" (#11 pop/#12 R&B). Though they appealed to jazz and blues fans, and were noted for the '40s thrift shop look, they skirted musical boundaries, as with "Fairytale" (here in its single version). A pop #13 in 1974, it also was Top 40 Country and won a Grammy(R) in a Country category. When they performed at the Grand Ole Opry, some in the audience were surprised to discover they were African-Americans, the first black females to sing on that stage.
The Pointer Sisters put the funk into their cover of Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle" (#24 R&B), "Going Down Slowly" (#16 R&B), "You Gotta Believe" (their #14 R&B contribution to the hit CAR WASH soundtrack) and their biggest hit of the '70s, "How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side)," a #1 R&B smash that also went #20 Pop.
Along with nine Top 30 hits from the group, THE BEST OF THE POINTER SISTERS notably includes Bonnie's two biggest solo records. Culled from her 1978 self-titled album are the #11 pop "Heaven Must Have Sent You," in its rare 12-inch version, and the long out-of-print #10 R&B and dance club favorite "Free Me From My Freedom/Tie Me To A Tree (Handcuff Me)." After Bonnie departed, the others jettisoned their '40s fashion statement and opted for a sleek, contemporary look and pop-perfect production led by producer Richard Perry. Among the numerous hits to follow were 1980's gold "He's So Shy" (here in its single version that peaked at #3 pop/#10 R&B), 1981's gold "Slow Hand" (#2 pop/#7 R&B) and 1984's Grammy-winning "Jump (For My Love)" (#3 pop/#8 dance, here in its single version). Thanks to the latter's video, The Pointer Sisters were one of the first black acts played in heavy rotation on MTV. They were elected to the Soul Train Hall of Fame in the '90s.
Today, a little more than 30 years since their recording debut, The Pointer Sisters continue to tour and to be acclaimed.
The series 20th CENTURY MASTERS/THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, featuring new "best of" albums from the most significant music artists of the past century, is the most successful single artist series in music history.
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