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Having a Party
Studio album by Pointer Sisters
Released	October 24, 1977
Studio	The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California) Wally Heider Studios (San Francisco, California)
Genre	R&B, soul, funk
Length	35:26
Label	ABC/Blue Thumb
Producer	David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Pointer Sisters chronology
The Best of the Pointer Sisters (1976) Having a Party (1977) Energy (1978)

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The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul

Having a Party is the fourth studio album by American family vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released in 1977 on the ABC/Blue Thumb label.

History

It was a series of lasts for the group in many ways. With youngest member June out for a brief time, the remaining trio of Ruth, Anita and Bonnie recorded the set with June also appearing on the title track (a cover of Sam Cooke's hit). As it turned out, it would be the last album to feature Bonnie, the last album to feature David Rubinson as their producer and the last album the group recorded for Blue Thumb. Their next album would be on Planet Records, a year later, and would include the return of June Pointer, for a new chapter in the group's career.

Having a Party was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by Hip-O Select.

Track listing

Personnel

The Pointer Sisters

• Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer – vocals
• June Pointer – vocals on "Having a Party"

Musicians

• Reginald "Sonny" Burke, Stevie Wonder, Tom Salisbury – keyboards, synthesizers
• Wah Wah Watson, Ray Parker Jr., David T. Walker, Robert Bowles, Chris Michie – guitars
• Louis Johnson, Chuck Domanico, James Jamerson, Willie Weeks, Gene Santini – bass
• James Gadson, Ed Greene, Gaylord Birch – drums
• Kenneth Nash – percussion
• Andy Narell – steel drums
• Ernie Watts – saxophone solos
• Reginald "Sonny" Burke – string arrangements and conductor

Production

• David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. – producer
• Fred Catero, David Rubinson, Tim Kramer – engineers
• George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering engineers
• Earl Klasky – art direction
• Dave Bhang – album design
• Antonin Kratochvil – photography

Charts

References

1. Planer, Lindsay. Having a Party review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
2. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 264.
3. "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
4. "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

External links

• Having a Party at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1977 albums
• The Pointer Sisters albums
• Albums produced by Dave Rubinson
• Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios
• Blue Thumb Records albums