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The Best of the Pointer Sisters
Compilation album by
The Pointer Sisters
ReleasedNovember 1976
Recorded1973–1976
Genre
Label
Producer
The Pointer Sisters chronology
Steppin'
(1975) 		The Best of the Pointer Sisters
(1976) 		Having a Party
(1977)

The Best of the Pointer Sisters is the first compilation album released by The Pointer Sisters on the ABC/Blue Thumb record label in July 1976. It includes their biggest hits up to that point, such as "Yes We Can Can", "Fairytale", and "How Long". The album also included the new single "You Gotta Believe", which was produced by Norman Whitfield and featured in the 1976 film Car Wash and on its soundtrack.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB+[1]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Gotta Believe"Norman Whitfield2:44
2."Black Coffee"Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke6:04
3."Wang Dang Doodle"Willie Dixon2:42
4."Salt Peanuts"Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen / Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke5:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Steam Heat"Richard Adler, Jerry Ross2:48
6."Cloudburst"Leroy Kirkland, Jimmy Harris3:10
7."Easy Days"Isaac Hayes, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer3:33
8."Jada"Pointer Sisters, Good4:40
9."That's a Plenty" / "Surfeit, U.S.A." (medley)Ray Gilbert, Lew Pollack / Good, Cohen4:26
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Little Pony"Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert4:41
11."Sugar"Pointer Sisters2:19
12."Yes We Can Can"Allen Toussaint3:55
13."Sleeping Alone"Stevie Wonder4:00
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Fairytale"A. Pointer, B. Pointer3:02
15."Shaky Flat Blues"J. Pointer, A. Pointer, B. Pointer4:41
16."Going Down Slowly"Toussaint3:11
17."How Long"A. Pointer, J. Pointer, Ruth Pointer, David Rubinson3:30

Charts

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Chart performance for The Best of the Pointer Sisters
Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[2] 164
US Billboard Top Soul LPs[3] 33

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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