So Excited!
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So Excited! | ||||
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Released | July 1982 | |||
Studio | Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California) Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California) Pasha Music House (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | R&B, pop, soul | |||
Label | Planet Records | |||
Producer | Richard Perry | |||
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Singles from So Excited! | ||||
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So Excited! is the ninth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1982 on the Planet label.
History
So Excited! spawned a hit with "American Music" and included a cover of a Prince tune, "I Feel for You," which was again covered by Chaka Khan two years later. The title track reached #30 on the pop charts but hit #9 when it was revived two years later after being added to the group's 1983 album, Break Out. A third single, "See How the Love Goes", was shelved due to its controversial (at the time) subject matter. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm So Excited" | Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Trevor Lawrence | 3:51 |
2. | "See How the Love Goes" | Terry Britten, Sue Shifrin | 4:03 |
3. | "All of You" | Paul Gordon, Jay Gruska | 4:00 |
4. | "Heart Beat" | Patrick Henderson, Michael Bolotin, Laython Armour | 4:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady" | John Lewis Parker, Brian Potter | 5:35 |
6. | "I Feel for You" | Prince | 3:58 |
7. | "Heart to Heart" | Arnie Roman, Matthew Garey | 3:32 |
8. | "American Music" | Parker McGee | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "I'm So Excited" (12" Mix) | 5:41 |
10. | "If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady" (12" Mix) | 6:09 |
Personnel
- Anita Pointer – lead vocals (1, 2, 6, 8), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- June Pointer – lead vocals (3, 5, 6, 7), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Ruth Pointer – lead vocals (4, 7), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Musicians
- George Doering – guitar (1, 8)
- Lee Ritenour – guitar (1, 2, 8)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 7), guitar solo (4)
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar solo (2)
- Tim May – guitar (3, 6, 7)
- Ira Newborn – guitar (4)
- John Barnes – acoustic piano (1, 8), keyboards (2, 3, 7), Fender Rhodes (6)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming (1, 4-7)
- Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer (1, 4, 6), synthesizer arrangement (4), synth solo (5, 6, 7)
- William "Smitty" Smith – organ (1)
- Robbie Buchanan – vocoder (2), synthesizer (2, 6, 7, 8)
- Ed Walsh – synthesizer (2, 3, 5)
- Randy Waldman – keyboards (4)
- Johnny Parker – synthesizer (5), clavinet (5)
- Nathan Watts – bass (1, 6, 7)
- Nathan East – bass (2-5, 8)
- John Robinson – drums (1-8)
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (1-4, 6, 7, 8)
- Gary Herbig – saxophone (6)
- Jim Horn – saxophone (6)
- Trevor Lawrence – rhythm track arrangements, horn arrangements (3, 6), tenor sax solo (8)
- Dick Hyde – trombone (3, 6)
- Chuck Findley – trumpet (3, 6)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (3, 6)
- Richard Perry – rhythm track arrangements
Production
- Producer – Richard Perry
- Associate Producer – Trevor Lawrence
- Production Coordination – Susan Epstein and Bradford Rosenberg
- Recording Engineer, Editing and Remixing Assistance – Gabe Veltri
- Remix Engineer – Bill Schnee
- Assistant Engineers – Michael Brooks, Stuart Furusho and Bobby Gerber.
- Mastering – Larry Emerine and Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Music Coordinator – Eddie Choran
- Music Preparation – Peggy Sandvig
- Design and Artwork – Kosh
- Cover Photography – Norman Seeff
- Fashion Coordination – Susan Epstein
- Make-up – Lewis Rabkin
Chart positions
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 59 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums | 24 |
References
- ^ Hanson, Amy. So Excited! review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
External links
- So Excited! at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Pointer Sisters - So Excited! (1982, Expanded Edition 2010) album to be listened as stream on Spotify