Fire: The Very Best of the Pointer Sisters

~ Release by The Pointer Sisters (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Don’t Try to Take the Fifth
2:37
2Yes We Can Can
cover recording of:
Yes We Can Can
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3:09
3Wang Dang Doodle
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
3:06
4Fairytale
5:06
5How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)
3:30
6Everybody Is a Star
assistant engineer:
Gabe Veltri
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
David Hungate
electric piano:
David Paich
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and Waddy Wachtel
membranophone:
Jeff Porcaro
synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
3:24
7Fire
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1996)
cover recording of:
Fire
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977-05)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
53:31
8Happiness
4:02
9(She’s Got) The Fever
6:19
10Dreaming as One
recording of:
Dreaming as One
writer:
David Palmer (early Steely Dan vocalist) and William D. “Smitty” Smith (organist/keyboardist)
publisher:
Drunken Boat Music, Larry Robins Music, Patramani Music and エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (avex music publishing)
4:20
11He’s So Shy
recording engineer:
Gabe Veltri
synthesizer programming:
Michael Boddicker
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
James Guthrie
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
James Gadson (American drummer)
guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
June Pointer
arranger:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
He’s So Shy
writer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mann and Weil Songs, Inc., Snow Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
53:42
12The Love Too Good to Last
recording engineer:
Gabe Veltri
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
James Guthrie
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
flugelhorn:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) and Warren Looney
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard:
Greg Phillinganes
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
synthesizer:
Lance Ong
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Burt Bacharach
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
orchestrator:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Love Too Good to Last
writer:
Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter), Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc., Irving Music (BMI), New Hidden Valley Music Co., Woolnough Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:36
13Could I Be Dreamin’
recording engineer:
Gabe Veltri
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
James Guthrie
alto flute:
Jay Hutson and Don Myrick
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) and Steve Madaio
French horn:
Henri Sigismonti
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard:
Greg Phillinganes
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
conductor:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Could I Be Dreamin’
writer:
Marlo Henderson, Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.) and Anita Pointer
publisher:
Anita Pointer Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tira Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:35
14Someday We’ll Be Together
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
keyboard:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
synthesizer:
Ed Walsh (US synthesizer player & programmer)
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Someday We’ll Be Together
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Russell Ballard Ltd and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
4:40
15What a Surprise
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
What a Surprise by The Pointer Sisters
recording of:
What a Surprise
writer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.), Anita Pointer and June Pointer
publisher:
Anita Pointer Publishing, Braintree Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Leggs Four Publishing, Tira Music and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
3:52
16Should I Do It
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
organ:
Danny Faragher
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay)
solo tenor saxophone:
Cool T. (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
lead vocals:
June Pointer
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Should I Do It
lyricist and composer:
Layng Martine, Jr. (Nashville songwriter)
publisher:
Layng Martine, Jr. Songs, Unichappell Music, Inc., Watch Hill Music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:54
17Slow Hand
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
organ:
William Smith (organist/keyboardist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1981), Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1981) and Planet Records Inc. (in 1981)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Slow Hand
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Michael Clark (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Flying Dutchman Music Co., Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (US publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
53:55
18Sweet Lover Man
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
keyboard:
James Newton Howard (American score composer) and Greg Phillinganes
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
lead vocals:
June Pointer
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sweet Lover Man
writer:
Jerry Ragovoy and Lenny Roberts (producer/engineer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:10
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m Ready for Love
June Pointer4:01
2Heart to Heart
The Pointer Sisters3:33
3American Music
The Pointer Sisters4:02
4See How the Love Goes
The Pointer Sisters4:08
5Automatic
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
drum machine programming:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
associate producer:
Glen Ballard and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
Eddie N. Watkins Jr. (in 1983)
guitar:
Mark Goldenberg (in 1983) and Dennis Herring (in 1983)
Minimoog and synthesizer:
John Van Tongeren (in 1983)
synthesizer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) (in 1983), Howie Rice (in 1983) and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
recording of:
Automatic (in 1983)
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
The Pointer Sisters44:50
6Jump (for My Love)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
drum machine and synthesizer programming:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.)
electronic drum set programming:
Reek Havoc
engineer:
Gary Skardina
associate producer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) and Gary Skardina
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
additional synthesizer and Minimoog and electronic drum set:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
bass:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson) (in 1983)
drum machine and synthesizer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) (in 1983)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
June Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters) and James C. Tract
recording of:
Jump (for My Love) (in 1983)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.), Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Pointer Sisters3.354:26
7I Need You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
drum machine programming:
Bob Mithoff and Howie Rice
electronic drum set programming:
Reek Havoc
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass, electronic drum set and percussion and guitar:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
instruments:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (in 1983)
Rhodes piano:
Vince Melamed (in 1983)
synthesizer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) (in 1983), Howie Rice (in 1983) and John Van Tongeren (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer (in 1983), June Pointer (in 1983) and Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
recording of:
I Need You
writer:
John Black (Soul keyboardist, songwriter, arranger John Alden Black Jr.), Richard Feldman and Nan O'Byrne (American songwriter and composer)
The Pointer Sisters4:07
8I’m So Excited
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
George Doering and Lee Ritenour
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
piano:
William D. “Smitty” Smith (organist/keyboardist)
background vocals:
June Pointer and Ruth Pointer
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 5) (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 258)
recording of:
I’m So Excited
writer:
Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
publisher:
’Til Dawn Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs and EMI Songs Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Pointer Sisters4.83:56
9Telegraph Your Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
drum machine programming and associate producer:
Andy Goldmark
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
Minimoog:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
synthesizer:
Andy Goldmark (in 1983) and Howie Rice (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
The Pointer Sisters4:03
10Baby, Come and Get It
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
drum machine programming:
James Ingram (R&B singer) and Barry Mann
electronic drum set programming:
Reek Havoc
associate producer:
Barry Mann
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
electronic drum set:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
guitar:
David Katay (in 1983)
synthesizer:
James Ingram (R&B singer) (in 1983) and Barry Mann (in 1983)
background vocals:
James Ingram (R&B singer) (in 1983), Anita Pointer (in 1983) and Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
lead vocals:
June Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
The Pointer Sisters4:13
11Neutron Dance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
drum machine programming:
Reek Havoc, Bob Mithoff and Howie Rice
synthesizer programming:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
Minimoog, drum machine, guitar, organ, piano and synthesizer:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
tambourine:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Neutron Dance (in 1983)
writer:
Danny Sembello and Allee Willis
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
The Pointer Sisters34:18
12Dare Me
recording of:
Dare Me
writer:
David Innis and Sam Lorber
The Pointer Sisters3:46
13Freedom
The Pointer Sisters4:26
14Back in My Arms
The Pointer Sisters4:43
15Goldmine
recording of:
Goldmine
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
The Pointer Sisters3:54
16All I Know Is the Way I Feel
The Pointer Sisters4:44
17Overnight Success
co-producer:
Stan Sheppard (soul/disco/funk singer-songwriter and producer)
guitar, keyboard [keyboards] and membranophone:
Preston Glass
background vocals:
Linda Green (Peaches & Herb, The Andraé Crouch Choir), Anita Pointer and Jada Pointer
recording of:
Overnight Success
composer:
Brenda Sutton (singer-songwriter in filk culture) and Mike Sutton
Anita Pointer54:46
18He Turned Me Out
The Pointer Sisters4:12