Live at the Opera House
| Live at the Opera House | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Blue Thumb | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. | |||
| The Pointer Sisters chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Live at the Opera House is the first
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
R&B albums chart. The album was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by Hip-O Select
.
Track listing
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
- Chris Michie – guitar
- Thomas P. Salisbury – piano, Hohner clavinet, organ
- John Newmann – bass
- Gaylord Birch – drums, congas
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
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[2] | 96 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs[3] | 29 |
References
- AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
External links
- Live at the Opera House at Discogs (list of releases)
