That's a Plenty is the second studio album by the American female vocal group The Pointer Sisters.[4] It was released in 1974 on Blue Thumb Records.[5]
| That's a Plenty | ||||
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| Released | February 13, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Wally Heider Studios (San Francisco) Quadraphonic Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) United Western Studios (Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 48:25 | |||
| Label | Blue Thumb | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. | |||
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| Singles from That's a Plenty | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [3] |
The album peaked at No. 82 on the Billboard 200.[6]
History
editMixing the Pointers' brand of soul with rollicking blues numbers and jazz covers, the album also included the country-flavored "Fairytale", their second Top 40 hit. The song crossed over to the country charts, enabling the group to become the first African-American vocal group to perform at the Grand Ole Opry.[7] The group won the Grammy Award for "Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group".[8]
The album was the second by the group to be certified gold. The album was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by Hip-O Select.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bangin' on the Pipes" / "Steam Heat" (Medley) | Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen / Richard Adler, Jerry Ross | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Salt Peanuts" | Good, Cohen / Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Grinning in Your Face" | Son House | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Shaky Flat Blues" | June Pointer, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer | 4:41 |
| 5. | "That's a Plenty" / "Surfeit, U.S.A." (Medley) | Ray Gilbert, Lew Pollack / Good, Cohen | 3:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Little Pony" | Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Fairytale" | A. Pointer, B. Pointer | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Black Coffee" | Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke | 6:07 |
| 9. | "Love in Them There Hills" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Roland Chambers | 8:30 |
Personnel
edit- Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer – vocals
Musicians
- Tom Salisbury – keyboards, Silverton accordion (1), brass and string arrangements
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano (2, 6); electric piano, Hohner clavinet and ARP synthesizer (9)
- David Briggs – acoustic piano (7)
- David Grisman – mandolin (1)
- Jesse Ed Davis – electric guitar (3)
- Jack Viertell – electric guitar (3)
- Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar (3)
- John Shine – guitar (4)
- Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar (7)
- Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar (7)
- John Neumann – bass (1, 5, 8)
- Ron McClure – bass (2, 4, 6)
- Paul Jackson – bass (3, 9)
- Norbert Putnam – bass (7)
- Gaylord Birch – drums (1−6, 8, 9)
- Ken Buttrey – drums (7)
- Bill Summers – African talking drum, shekere and congas (9)
- Britt Woodman – trombone solo (4)
- Gordon Messick – trombone (5)
- Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet solo (4)
- James Goodwin – trumpet (5)
- Jim Rothermel – clarinet (5)
- Floyd Cooley – tuba (5)
- Buddy Spicher – fiddle (7)
Production
edit- David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. – producer
- Tom Salisbury, Jeffrey Cohen, Bruce Good – associate producers
- Jeremy Zatkin, Fred Catero, David Rubinson – recording engineers
- George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering engineers
- David Rubinson – arrangements on "Grinning in Your Face" and "Black Coffee"
- Norman Landsberg, Jeffrey Cohen, Bruce Good – vocal arrangement on "Salt Peanuts"
- Randy Tuten – cover art
- Herb Greene – art direction, photography
Chart positions
edit| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] | 79 |
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[10] | 82 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs[11] | 33 |
References
edit- ^ Planer, Lindsay. That's a Plenty review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 580.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 392.
- ^ Heim, Chris (6 Aug 1988). "POINTER SISTERS CAUGHT IN POINT OF NO RETURN". Chicago Tribune. WEEKEND CHICAGO. p. 13.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters". Billboard.
- ^ Dalton, Andrew. "Bonnie Pointer, early member of Pointer Sisters, dies at 69". The Detroit News.
- ^ "Pointer Sisters". Recording Academy: Grammy Awards. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 235. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "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
edit- That's a Plenty at Discogs (list of releases)