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Baby Sister (album)

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Baby Sister
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1983 (1983-06-15)
Studio
GenreR&B
Length58:54
LabelPlanet
ProducerRichard Perry
June Pointer chronology
Baby Sister
(1983)
June Pointer
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Baby Sister is the first studio album by June Pointer, released in 1983 on the Planet label.[2][3]

History

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The album was the debut solo album by June Pointer, as still a member of the Pointer Sisters, and the album featured contribution from her sisters Anita and Ruth. The Norman Whitfield–composed "Ready for Some Action" reached No. 28 on the R&B singles chart.[4][5][6][7][8] It was quoted by author Steven Vass, that, "It was a middling connection of pop songs, ballads, and 1960s retro, and business was disappointingly slow".[9]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ready for Some Action"Norman Whitfield5:59
2."I Will Understand"Ben Elliott, Burt Conrad, John Barnes4:32
3."To You, My Love"Tom Bahler4:26
4."New Love, True Love"Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Trevor Lawrence4:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."I'm Ready for Love"Holland–Dozier–Holland3:58
6."You Can Do It"Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro, Ben Weisman4:32
7."Always"David Batteau, Moon Calhoun*, Scott Shelley3:50
8."My Blues Have Gone"Kim Beacon4:25
9."Don't Mess with Bill"William "Smokey" Robinson3:07

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[10][3]

  • All lead vocals by June Pointer

"Ready for Some Action"


"I Will Understand"

  • Bass – Nathan East
  • Drums – J.R. Robinson
  • Guitar – George Doering and Tim May
  • Keyboards and synthesizers– John Barnes
  • Synthesizer – Derek Nakamoto
  • Percussion – Dan Marfisi
  • Background Vocals – Marva Holcolm


"To You, My Love"

  • Bass – Nathan East
  • Drums – J.R. Robinson
  • Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. and Tim May
  • Keyboards – John Barnes
  • Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes and Ian Underwood
  • Synthesizer programming – Michael Boddicker
  • Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
  • Background Vocals – James Ingram, Phil Perry and Phillip Ingram

"New Love, True Love"

  • Bass – Nathan East
  • Drums – J.R. Robinson
  • Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. and Tim May
  • Keyboards – John Barnes
  • Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes, Ed Walsh and Robbie Buchanan
  • Synthesizer Programming – Michael Boddicker
  • Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
  • Background Vocals – Anita Pointer, Clydene Jackson, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters and Ruth Pointer


"I'm Ready for Love"

  • Bass – Nathan East
  • Drums – J.R. Robinson
  • Guitar – George Doering and Lee Ritenour
  • Keyboards and synthesizers – John Barnes
  • Synthesizer – Ed Walsh and Michael Boddicker
  • Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence
  • Background Vocals – Anita Pointer, Jim Gilstrap, Lisa Roberts, Ruth Pointer and Stephanie Spruill


"You Can Do It"

  • Bass – Nathan East
  • Drums – J.R. Robinson
  • Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. and Tim May
  • Keyboards – John Barnes
  • Synthesizer – Michael Boddicker
  • Reeds – Gary Herbig and Jim Horn
  • Trombone – Dick Hyde
  • Trumpet – Chuck Findley and Gary Grant
  • Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
  • Background Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Lisa Roberts and Stephanie Spruill


"Always"

  • Bass – Nathan East
  • Drums – J.R. Robinson
  • Guitar – Ira Newborn
  • Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr
  • Keyboards – Randy Waldman
  • Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
  • Programming – Michael Boddicker
  • Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
  • Background Vocals – James Ingram
  • Background Vocals – Phil Perry
  • Background Vocals – Phillip Ingram
  • Background Vocals – Ruth Pointer
  • Vocals – June Pointer

My Blues Have Gone

  • Bass – Nathan East
  • Drums – J.R. Robinson
  • Guitar – Lee Ritenour
  • Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr
  • Guitar – Tim May
  • Keyboards – John Barnes
  • Synthesizer – Ed Walsh
  • Reeds – Gary Herbig
  • Reeds – Jim Horn
  • Trombone – Dick Hyde
  • Trumpet – Chuck Findley
  • Trumpet – Gary Grant
  • Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
  • Vocals – June Pointer

Don't Mess with Bill

  • Bass – Nathan East
  • Drums – J.R. Robinson
  • Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr
  • Guitar – Tim May
  • Keyboards – John Barnes
  • Organ – William Smith
  • Reeds – Gary Herbig
  • Reeds – Jim Horn
  • Trombone – Dick Hyde
  • Trumpet – Chuck Findley
  • Trumpet – Gary Grant
  • Vibes – Victor Feldman
  • Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
  • Background Vocals – Anita Pointer
  • Background Vocals – Clydene Jackson
  • Background Vocals – Julia Tillman Waters

References

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  1. ^ "June Pointer – Baby Sister". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Pointer, Ruth (2016). Still So Excited!: My Life as a Pointer Sister. Triumph Books.
  3. ^ a b "June Pointer – Baby Sister". Sessiondays.com.
  4. ^ "June Pointer Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 R & B and Hip-hop Hits. Billboard. p. 734.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1983). Joel Whitburn's Music Yearbook. Record Research Incorporated. p. 95.
  7. ^ "Billboard". April 22, 2006 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "June Pointer Top Songs". Musicvf.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Vass, Steven (February 2, 2024). Let The Music Play: How R&B Fell In Love With 80s Synths. Velocity Press. ISBN 978-1-913231-49-1. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  10. ^ June Pointer – Baby Sister (liner notes): 1983.
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