The Pointer Sisters (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Pointer Sisters
Type = Studio album
Artist = The Pointer Sisters


Released = March, 1973
Recorded = 1972 - 1973
Genre = R&B/soul
Label = Blue Thumb
Length = 46:47
Producer = David Rubinson
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fyxqr5ld0e link]
Certification = Gold
This album = "The Pointer Sisters"
(1973)
Next album = "That's a Plenty"
(1974)

"The Pointer Sisters" is the self-titled debut by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1973 on Blue Thumb records. 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 the "Helen Reddy Show". The album peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Top 200 and reached number three on the R&B albums chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America at the end of the year.

Track listing

#"Yes We Can Can" (Allen Toussaint) 6:05
#"Cloudburst" (Jimmy Harris, Leroy Kirkland) 3:12
#"Jada" (J. Cohen, The Pointer Sisters) 4:42
#"River Boulevard" (Barbara Mauritz) 5:54
#"Old Songs" (Bruce Good, John Shine) 4:04
#"That's How I Feel" (Wilton Felder) 7:10
#"Sugar" (Pointer Sisters) 2:19
#"Pains and Tears" (Norman Landsberg) 2:37
#"Naked Foot" (Tate) 3:47
#"Wang Dang Doodle" (Willie Dixon) 7:38