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The Pointer Sisters Is An American Vocal Group Originally Of Four Sisters Out Of The West Oakland Church Of God Where Their Father Was A Preacher. Under Management & Production Of David Rubinson & Later Richard Perry The Sisters Became A Hugely Successful Act Throughout The '70s & '80s Creating A Two-And-A-Half Decades Long Career. Amongst The Many Hit Tracks Included "Jump For My Love " "He's So Shy" "Happiness" "Fairytale" And "Neutron Dance". They Had Many Record Labels Starting With Their First Failed Single On Atlantic On Through To Long Periods With Blue Thumb Planet RCA And Later Motown And Even SBK. Bonnie Pointer And June Pointer First Formed A Secular Singing Duo In The Late '60s And Began Performing In Clubs Around The San Francisco Bay Area Anita Pointer And Ruth Pointer Later Joined Them. The Pointer Sisters Hooked Up With David Rubinson Who Was A Record Producer Affiliated With Bill Graham. They Would Perform Onstage With The Flamboyant Sylvester Of The Cockettes And They'd Done Some Work As Background Singers On Recordings By Elvin Bishop Boz Scaggs Cold Blood And Other San Francisco Bay Area Groups. Their Big Breakthrough Was A Cover Of An Allen Toussaint Composition Originally Recorded In 1970 By Lee Dorsey The Song Was "Yes We Can Can" Released By The Pointer Sisters In March 1973. The Girls' Voices Were Added Over Funky Backing Tracks Laid Down With The Help Of Rubinson's Contacts Like Tower Of Power Guitarist Willie Fulton. They Sang Live Around A Single Mic With Anita Handling Lead And Upon Release The Record Soon Hit Number 11 On Billboard's Pop Chart And Number 12 On The R&B Chart. In 1974 The Group Surprised White Audiences When They Broke The Color Barrier In At The Grand Ol' Opry When Performing Their Country Grammy Award Winning Country Song "Fairytale" In Nashville. "How Long Betcha Got A Chick On The Side " Was A 1975 #1 R&B Hit From Their Steppin LP With Classic Funky Keys Of Herbie Hancock On Clavinet & Wicked Guitar Stylings Of Wah Wah Watson... Bonnie Pointer Left The Group In 1977 For A Solo Career And In 1978 The Remaining Sisters Switched Labels To Planet & Production Duties Went To Richard Perry Who Modernized Their Sound Away From A Nostalgia Based Act Into A More Contemporary Look & Sound For The 1980's. They Produced The Album Energy With A Classic Country Flavored Updates Of Sly Stone's "Everybody Is A Star" And A Rendition Of Another Allen Toussaint Song Called "Happiness". The Perry Streak Included 1984's Break Out Which Did Exactly That Going Triple Platinum And Winning Two Grammys For The Singles Automatic And "Jump For My Love ". This Period In The Early 80's Ostensibly Represents The Group's Commercial Peak As A Charting Act. Their Last Big Hit Was Neutron Dance From The Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack. As The '80s Wound Down June Pointer Recorded Two Solo Albums And Later Left The Trio By 2001. Anita Also Did Some Solo Project Work And Had A Minor Hit With A Song Called "Overnight Success." Anita And Ruth Still Perform Concerts Under The Group's Name. Ruth's Daughter Issa Pointer Is The Trio's Newest Member. June Suffered A Stroke On February 27 2006. While Hospitalized She Was Diagnosed With Cancer Which Had Metastasized In Her Breast Colon Liver And Bones. She Died At UCLA Medical Center In Los Angeles California On April 11 2006 At The Age Of 52.
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The Pointer Sisters Is An American Vocal Group Originally Of Four Sisters Out Of The West Oakland Church Of God Where Their Father Was A Preacher. Under Management & Production Of David Rubinson & Later Richard Perry The Sisters Became A Hugely Successful Act Throughout The '70s & '80s Creating A Two-And-A-Half Decades Long Career. Amongst The Many Hit Tracks Included "Jump For My Love " "He's So Shy" "Happiness" "Fairytale" And "Neutron Dance". They Had Many Record Labels Starting With Their First Failed Single On Atlantic On Through To Long Periods With Blue Thumb Planet RCA And Later Motown And Even SBK. Bonnie Pointer And June Pointer First Formed A Secular Singing Duo In The Late '60s And Began Performing In Clubs Around The San Francisco Bay Area Anita Pointer And Ruth Pointer Later Joined Them. The Pointer Sisters Hooked Up With David Rubinson Who Was A Record Producer Affiliated With Bill Graham. They Would Perform Onstage With The Flamboyant Sylvester Of The Cockettes And They'd Done Some Work As Background Singers On Recordings By Elvin Bishop Boz Scaggs Cold Blood And Other San Francisco Bay Area Groups. Their Big Breakthrough Was A Cover Of An Allen Toussaint Composition Originally Recorded In 1970 By Lee Dorsey The Song Was "Yes We Can Can" Released By The Pointer Sisters In March 1973. The Girls' Voices Were Added Over Funky Backing Tracks Laid Down With The Help Of Rubinson's Contacts Like Tower Of Power Guitarist Willie Fulton. They Sang Live Around A Single Mic With Anita Handling Lead And Upon Release The Record Soon Hit Number 11 On Billboard's Pop Chart And Number 12 On The R&B Chart. In 1974 The Group Surprised White Audiences When They Broke The Color Barrier In At The Grand Ol' Opry When Performing Their Country Grammy Award Winning Country Song "Fairytale" In Nashville. "How Long Betcha Got A Chick On The Side " Was A 1975 #1 R&B Hit From Their Steppin LP With Classic Funky Keys Of Herbie Hancock On Clavinet & Wicked Guitar Stylings Of Wah Wah Watson... Bonnie Pointer Left The Group In 1977 For A Solo Career And In 1978 The Remaining Sisters Switched Labels To Planet & Production Duties Went To Richard Perry Who Modernized Their Sound Away From A Nostalgia Based Act Into A More Contemporary Look & Sound For The 1980's. They Produced The Album Energy With A Classic Country Flavored Updates Of Sly Stone's "Everybody Is A Star" And A Rendition Of Another Allen Toussaint Song Called "Happiness". The Perry Streak Included 1984's Break Out Which Did Exactly That Going Triple Platinum And Winning Two Grammys For The Singles Automatic And "Jump For My Love ". This Period In The Early 80's Ostensibly Represents The Group's Commercial Peak As A Charting Act. Their Last Big Hit Was Neutron Dance From The Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack. As The '80s Wound Down June Pointer Recorded Two Solo Albums And Later Left The Trio By 2001. Anita Also Did Some Solo Project Work And Had A Minor Hit With A Song Called "Overnight Success." Anita And Ruth Still Perform Concerts Under The Group's Name. Ruth's Daughter Issa Pointer Is The Trio's Newest Member. June Suffered A Stroke On February 27 2006. While Hospitalized She Was Diagnosed With Cancer Which Had Metastasized In Her Breast Colon Liver And Bones. She Died At UCLA Medical Center In Los Angeles California On April 11 2006 At The Age Of 52.
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Break Out Is The Tenth Studio Album By American Female Vocal Group The Pointer Sisters Released On November 6 1983 On Planet Records. It Is The Pointer Sisters' Most Successful Album To Date. Overview Featuring Mostly Electro-Dance Tunes The Album Gave The Pointer Sisters The Biggest Success Of Their Recording Career Spawning Four U.S. Top 10 Hits – "Jump For My Love " "Automatic " "Neutron Dance" And A Remixed Version Of Their 1982 Hit "I'm So Excited." The Latter Was Included On Later Editions Of The Album In The Place Of The Track "Nightline." "Automatic" Also Became The Group's Biggest UK Hit Peaking At #2 And Certified "Silver" By The BPI. "Jump" Also Made The UK Top 10 Peaking At #6. With The Remix Of "I'm So Excited" Added To Pressings Of The Album In Mid-1984 A Total Of Six Singles Were Issued From Break Out. The First Release Was "I Need You " Featuring A Shared Lead By The Three Pointer Sisters. A Mid-Tempo Number It Was Atypical Of The Album's Overall Dance Sound The Choice Of The Song As Lead Single Was Based On Producer Richard Perry's Hope That The Track Would Reinstate The Pointer Sisters' Presence At R&B Radio. "I Need You" Did Become A Major Hit On The R&B Chart In Billboard But Did Not Reach The Top 40 Of The Billboard Hot 100 Stalling At #48. The Dance Track "Jump For My Love " Simply "Jump" On The First Version Of The Album With June Pointer On Lead Was Intended To Be The Second Single Off Break Out However "Automatic" – Another Dance Track – Was Substituted Due To Heavy Radio And Dance Club Airplay As An Album Track. The First Major Hit To Feature The Distinctive Contralto Of Ruth Pointer On Lead "Automatic" Became The First Top 40 Hit Off Break Out Its #5 Peak Ending A Three-Year Absence By The Pointer Sisters From The Top 10 Of The Hot 100. "Automatic" Also Became The Most Successful R&B Hit By The Pointer Sisters As A Trio – Its #2 R&B Peak Was Bested By "How Long Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side " A 1975 #1 R&B Hit By The Group In Its Original Four-Woman Format. "Jump For My Love " Was Afforded A Single Release As The Follow-Up To "Automatic" And With A #3 Peak Became The Most Successful Single Off Break Out. The Re-Release Of "I'm So Excited" – The One Single From Break Out To Feature A Lead By Anita Pointer Who Sang Lead On Most Pointer Sisters' Hits – Resulted In A Third Consecutive Top Ten Hit For The Group. Prior To Break Out The Pointers Had Accumulated Three Earlier Top 10 Hits Over A 12-Year Recording Career. "I'm So Excited" Peaked At #9. After The Break Out Track "Neutron Dance" With Ruth Pointer On Lead Was Optioned For The Soundtrack Of The Film Beverly Hills Cop It Became The Fifth Single And The Album's Fourth Consecutive Top Ten Hit Reaching #6 On The Hot 100 In February 1985. A Sixth Single "Baby Come And Get It" Featuring June Pointer On Lead Became A Minor Hit In The Spring Of 1985 #44 Hot 100/ #24 R&B . Break Out Sold Over Three Million Copies In The US And Won The Group Two Grammy Awards And Two American Music Awards. The Original And Re-Released Versions Of The Album Were Remastered And Issued In A Deluxe Expanded Edition With Bonus Tracks On CD In 2011 By Big Break Records. According To Ruth Pointer She And Her Sisters Were Not Happy With The Title Of Break Out. "We Kept Thinking Of It As A Rash Or Jail " She Said.