Priority (album)

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Priority

Studio album by Pointer Sisters

Released

September 1979

Recorded

Studio 55
(Los Angeles, California)

R&B, rock, soul

Pointer Sisters chronology

Energy
(1978)

Priority
(1979)

Special Things
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Smash Hits	mixed^[2]

Priority is the sixth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1979 on the Planet label.

History

Their second venture with producer Richard Perry, it was also their second venture into rock. The album peaked at number 72 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 44 on the R&B albums chart. Two singles were released, "Blind Faith" and "Who Do You Love". Both songs failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100. The album was remastered and issued on CD with a bonus track, "Nothin' But a Heartache", in 2009 by Wounded Bird Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Who Do You Love"	Ian Hunter	4:29
2.	"All Your Love"	Bob Seger	4:09
3.	"Dreaming as One"	David Palmer, William D. Smith	4:20
4.	"Turned Up Too Late"	Graham Parker	3:37
5.	"Happy"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	2:59

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Blind Faith"	Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan	3:51
7.	"Don't Let a Thief Steal into Your Heart"	Richard Thompson	4:17
8.	"(She Got) The Fever"	Bruce Springsteen	6:15
9.	"The Shape I'm In"	Robbie Robertson	3:22

2009 remastered bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Nothin' But a Heartache"	Michael McDonald	3:19

Personnel

Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, June Pointer – vocals
Waddy Wachtel – guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
David Spinozza – guitar, slide guitar
Dan Dugmore – guitar, pedal dteel guitar, ebow
Scott Chambers – bass
Nicky Hopkins, Bill Payne – piano
William D. "Smitty" Smith – electric piano, organ
Rick Marotta – drums
Bobby Guidotti – tambourine, percussion

Production

Richard Perry – producer, mix-down engineer
Dennis Kirk – engineer

Chart positions

Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	72
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	44

References

↑ Hanson, Amy. Priority review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
↑ Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (October 4–17 1979): 29.

External links

Priority at Discogs

v t e The Pointer Sisters

Anita Pointer Ruth Pointer Sadako Johnson Bonnie Pointer June Pointer Issa Pointer

Studio albums	The Pointer Sisters That's a Plenty Steppin' Having a Party Energy Priority Special Things Black & White So Excited! Break Out Contact Hot Together Serious Slammin' Right Rhythm Only Sisters Can Do That

Live albums	Live at the Opera House

Compilation albums	The Best of the Pointer Sisters

Singles	"Yes We Can Can" "Wang Dang Doodle" "Steam Heat" "Fairytale" "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)" "Fire" "He's So Shy" "Slow Hand" "I'm So Excited" "Automatic" "Jump (for My Love)" "Neutron Dance" "Dare Me"

Related topics	Discography

Book:The Pointer Sisters

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