Having a Party (Pointer Sisters album)

Having a Party

Studio album by Pointer Sisters

Released

November 1977

Recorded

The Village Recorder
(Los Angeles, California)
Wally Heider Studios
(San Francisco, California)

R&B, soul, funk

David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.

Pointer Sisters chronology

The Best of the Pointer Sisters
(1976)

Having a Party
(1977)

Energy
(1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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.

History

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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Having a Party"	Sam Cooke	4:34
2.	"Don't It Drive You Crazy"	Ted Ashford	6:14
3.	"I Need a Man"	David Rubinson, Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer	5:42

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"Waiting on You"	Melvin Ragin, Ruth Pointer	3:34
5.	"I'll Get by Without You"	Ragin, B. Pointer, Don Grusin	7:18
6.	"Bring Your Sweet Stuff Home to Me"	Stevie Wonder, A. Pointer, B. Pointer	3:40
7.	"Lonely Gal"	A. Pointer, B. Pointer, R. Pointer	4:24

Personnel

Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer – vocals
June Pointer – vocals on "Having a Party"
Sonny Burke, Stevie Wonder, Tom Salisbury – keyboards, synthesizers
James Gadson, Ed Greene, Gaylord Birch – drums
Louis Johnson, Chuck Domanico, James Jamerson, Willie Weeks, Gene Santini – bass
Wah Wah Watson, Ray Parker, Jr., David T. Walker, Robert Bowles, Chris Michie – guitar
Ernie Watts – saxophone solos
Kenneth Nash – percussion
Andy Narell – steel drums

Production

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

Chart positions

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	176
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	51

References

↑ Planer, Lindsay. Having a Party review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-14.

External links

Having a Party at Discogs

The Pointer Sisters

Anita Pointer Ruth Pointer Sadako Johnson Bonnie Pointer June Pointer Issa Pointer

Studio albums	The Pointer Sisters That's a Plenty Steppin' Having a Party Energy Priority Special Things Black & White So Excited! Break Out Contact Hot Together Serious Slammin' Right Rhythm Only Sisters Can Do That

Live albums	Live at the Opera House

Compilation albums	The Best of the Pointer Sisters

Singles	"Yes We Can Can" "Wang Dang Doodle" "Steam Heat" "Fairytale" "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)" "Fire" "He's So Shy" "Slow Hand" "I'm So Excited" "Automatic" "Jump (for My Love)" "Neutron Dance" "Dare Me"

Related topics	Discography

Book:The Pointer Sisters

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