Having a Party (Pointer Sisters album)

Having a Party is the fourth studio album by American family vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released in 1977 on the ABC/Blue Thumb label.

Having a Party
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 1977
StudioThe Village Recorder
(Los Angeles, California)
Wally Heider Studios
(San Francisco, California)
GenreR&B, soul, funk
Length35:26
LabelABC/Blue Thumb
ProducerDavid Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Pointer Sisters chronology
The Best of the Pointer Sisters
(1976)
Having a Party
(1977)
Energy
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[2]

History

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It was a series of lasts for the group in many ways. With youngest member June out for a brief time, the remaining trio of Ruth, Anita and Bonnie recorded the set with June also appearing on the title track (a cover of Sam Cooke's hit). As it turned out, it would be the last album to feature Bonnie, the last album to feature David Rubinson as their producer and the last album the group recorded for Blue Thumb. Their next album would be on Planet Records, a year later, and would include the return of June Pointer, for a new chapter in the group's career.

Having a Party was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by Hip-O Select.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Having a Party"Sam Cooke4:34
2."Don't It Drive You Crazy"Ted Ashford6:14
3."I Need a Man"David Rubinson, Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer5:42
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Waiting on You"Melvin Ragin, Ruth Pointer3:34
5."I'll Get by Without You"Ragin, B. Pointer, Don Grusin7:18
6."Bring Your Sweet Stuff Home to Me"Stevie Wonder, A. Pointer, B. Pointer3:40
7."Lonely Gal"A. Pointer, B. Pointer, R. Pointer4:24

Personnel

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The Pointer Sisters

Musicians

Production

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  • David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. – producer
  • Fred Catero, David Rubinson, Tim Kramer – engineers
  • George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering engineers
  • Earl Klasky – art direction
  • Dave Bhang – album design
  • Antonin Kratochvil – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Having a Party
Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[3] 176
US Billboard Top Soul LPs[4] 51

References

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  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay. Having a Party review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 264.
  3. ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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