Live at the Opera House

Live album by The Pointer Sisters

Released

August 1974

Recorded

April 21, 1974
San Francisco Opera House
(San Francisco, California)

R&B, soul, Funk

David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.

The Pointer Sisters chronology

That's a Plenty
(1974)

Live at the Opera House
(1974)

Steppin'
(1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Live at the Opera House is the first live album released by the American vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released on the Blue Thumb label in 1974.

History

The album became a milestone for the group. They became the first contemporary pop group to perform at San Francisco's Opera House. The album peaked at number 96 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 29 on the R&B albums chart. The album was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by Hip-O Select.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture--Prelude to Islandia"	Tom Salisbury	7:30
2.	"Walk-On"	Salisbury	1:09
3.	"Salt Peanuts"	Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen / Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke	4:13
4.	"Shaky Flat Blues"	June Pointer, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer	5:11
5.	"Fairytale"	A. Pointer, B. Pointer	4:27

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Cloudburst"	Jon Hendricks, Leroy Kirkland, Jimmy Harris	2:49
7.	"Jada"	A. Pointer, J. Pointer, B. Pointer, Ruth Pointer / Good, Cohen	5:19
8.	"Black Coffee"	Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke	5:59
9.	"Let It Be Me"	Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis	4:26

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Hands Up" / "Wang Dang Doodle" (medley)	A. Pointer, B. Pointer, J. Pointer, R. Pointer / Willie Dixon	5:16
11.	"Old Songs" (medley) / "That's a Plenty" / "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"	John Shine, Bing Nathan, Good, Cohen / Ray Gilbert, Lew Pollack / Sammy Cahn, Jacob Jacobs, Saul Chaplin, Sholom Secunda	8:25
12.	"Steam Heat"	Richard Adler, Jerry Ross	4:11

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Yes We Can Can"	Allen Toussaint	5:44
14.	"Love in Them There Hills"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Roland Chambers	10:02
15.	"Walk-Off"	Salisbury	0:43

Personnel

Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer – vocals
Thomas P. Salisbury – piano, clavinet, organ
Gaylord Birch – drums, congas
John Newmann – bass
Chris Michie – guitar

Production

David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. – producer, mix-down engineer
Fred Catero – associate producer, recording engineer, mix-down engineer
David Coffin, Greg Odell, Valerie Clausen, Stephen Jarvis, Ken Hopkins – recording engineers
George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering engineer
Tom Salisbury – conductor, arrangements
Tom Wilkes – graphics
Ren Deaton – photography

Chart positions

Chart (1974)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	96
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	29

References

↑ Planer, Lindsay. Live at the Opera House review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

External links

Live at the Opera House 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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