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1981 single by The Pointer Sisters This article is about the Pointer Sisters song. For the Eric Clapton album, see Slowhand. For other uses, see Slow Hand (disambiguation).

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"Slow Hand"

Single by The Pointer Sisters

from the album Black & White

B-side

"Holdin' Out for Love"

Released

May 1981

Genre

Length

3:53

Label

Planet

Songwriter(s)

Michael Clark
John Bettis

Producer(s)

Richard Perry

The Pointer Sisters singles chronology

"Where Did the Time Go"
(1980)

"Slow Hand"
(1981)

"What a Surprise"
(1981)

"Slow Hand" is a song recorded by American vocal group The Pointer Sisters for their eighth studio album Black & White (1981). The song, written by Michael Clark and John Bettis, was released by the Planet label in May 1981 as the lead single from Black & White.

Background and impact

Although its sultry style recalls the Pointer Sisters' first American top-ten hit, the 1978 number two hit "Fire", "Slow Hand" was not written for the group; in fact John Bettis would state "the Pointer Sisters were the furthest from minds." However producer Richard Perry (Richard Perry quote:)"knew 'Slow Hand' an instant smash ...that...would recapitulate and expand on the intimacy 'Fire'." Like "Fire"—which also featured Anita Pointer on lead—"Slow Hand" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, for 3 weeks, behind "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. "Slow Hand" reached that position in August 1981 when it also reached number seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In September 1981, the single was certified Gold by the RIAA. "Slow Hand" was ranked in the top 25 best singles of the year by The Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll.

"Slow Hand" also afforded the Pointer Sisters international success, including the first appearance by the group in the top-ten on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

The Pointer Sisters

Anita Pointer – lead vocals
June Pointer – backing vocals
Ruth Pointer – backing vocals

Musicians

John Barnes – electric piano
William "Smitty" Smith – organ
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
Tim May – guitar
Nathan Watts – bass
John Robinson – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	5
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	2
France (SNEP)	55
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	33
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	6
South Africa (Springbok Radio)	10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	10
US Billboard Hot 100	2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	7
US Cash Box Top 100	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)	28
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	68
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	100
US Billboard Hot 100	19
US Cash Box Top 100	5

Del Reeves version

The song was covered in 1981 by country singer Del Reeves, whose version peaked at #53 on the Hot Country Singles chart.

Conway Twitty version

"Slow Hand"

Single by Conway Twitty

from the album Southern Comfort

B-side

"When Love Was Something Else"

Released

April 24, 1982

Genre

Country

Length

2:56

Label

Elektra

Songwriter(s)

Michael Clark, John Bettis

Producer(s)

Jimmy Bowen, Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty singles chronology

"The Clown"
(1981)

"Slow Hand"
(1982)

"Over Thirty (Not Over the Hill)"
(1982)

The song was covered in April 1982 by country singer Conway Twitty with minor lyric changes to accommodate a heterosexual male singer. His version, on Elektra Records, topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart for two weeks that June, and was his last multi-week number-one song.

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	20

References

Billboard vol. 93 #33 (August 22, 1981) p.
Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction Colorado) 13 November 1981 "The Pointer Sisters' Sound: a musical evolution" by Abe Peck p. 16 (The Entertainer)
"RIAA searchable certification database: Pointer Sisters". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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.
"SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 10, 2018.
Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 194.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 465.
"Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 5, 1981". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
"The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
Musicoutfitters.com
"Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1981". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 362.
"Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2021.

v t e The Pointer Sisters
Ruth Pointer Issa Pointer Sadako Pointer Bonnie Pointer June Pointer Anita 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" "Everybody Is a Star" "Happiness" "He's So Shy" "Slow Hand" "Should I Do It" "I'm So Excited" "Automatic" "Jump (For My Love)" "Neutron Dance" "Dare Me" "Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves" (with Natalia)
Related articles	Discography Pinball Number Count

v t e Conway Twitty
Studio albums	Sings Saturday Night with Conway Twitty Lonely Blue Boy The Rock & Roll Story I Can't See Me Without You Honky Tonk Angel I'm Not Through Loving You Yet Linda on My Mind The High Priest of Country Music Now and Then I've Already Loved You in My Mind Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring Cross Winds Heart & Soul Rest Your Love on Me Mr. T Southern Comfort Dream Maker Lost in the Feeling By Heart Don't Call Him a Cowboy Chasin' Rainbows Fallin' for You for Years Borderline Still in Your Dreams House on Old Lonesome Road Crazy in Love Even Now Final Touches
Collaboration albums	We Only Make Believe Lead Me On Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man Country Partners Dynamic Duo
Compilation albums	Number Ones Classic Conway Conway's Latest Greatest Hits Volume 1 Greatest Hits Volume III 25 Number Ones
Notable singles	"It's Only Make Believe" "Mona Lisa" "Danny Boy" "Lonely Blue Boy" "What Am I Living For" "Next in Line" "I Love You More Today" "To See My Angel Cry" "Hello Darlin'" "Fifteen Years Ago" "How Much More Can She Stand" "I Can't See Me Without You" "(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date" "I Can't Stop Loving You" "She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries)" "You've Never Been This Far Before" "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" "I See the Want To in Your Eyes" "Linda on My Mind" "Touch the Hand" "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me" "After All the Good Is Gone" "The Games That Daddies Play" "I Can't Believe She Gives It All to Me" "Play Guitar Play" "I've Already Loved You in My Mind" "Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring" "Boogie Grass Band" "Your Love Had Taken Me That High" "Don't Take It Away" "I May Never Get to Heaven" "Happy Birthday Darlin'" "I'd Love to Lay You Down" "Rest Your Love on Me" "Tight Fittin' Jeans" "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night" "The Clown" "Slow Hand" "We Did But Now You Don't" "The Rose" "We Had It All" "Lost in the Feeling" "Heartache Tonight" "Three Times a Lady" "Somebody's Needin' Somebody" "I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)" "Ain't She Somethin' Else" "Don't Call Him a Cowboy" "Between Blue Eyes and Jeans" "Desperado Love" "Fallin' for You for Years" "Julia" "I Want to Know You Before We Make Love" "That's My Job" "Goodbye Time" "Saturday Night Special" "I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams" "She's Got a Single Thing in Mind" "House on Old Lonesome Road" "Fit to Be Tied Down" "Crazy in Love" "I Couldn't See You Leavin'" "Rainy Night in Georgia"
Collaboration singles	"After the Fire Is Gone" "Lead Me On" "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" "Feelins'" "The Letter" "I Can't Love You Enough" "Making Believe" "Don't Cry Joni"
Related articles	Discography Discography with Loretta Lynn Joni Lee

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