Fire: The Very Best of the Pointer Sisters

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ 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