| Revision as of 03:51, 19 June 2019 edit201.175.173.229 (talk)No edit summaryTags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit← Previous edit | Revision as of 03:52, 19 June 2019 edit undo201.175.173.229 (talk)No edit summaryTags: Mobile edit Mobile web editNext edit → | ||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| "'''Slow Hand'''" is a song recorded by American ] ] for their eighth studio ] '']'' (1981). The song, written by Michael Clark and ], was released by the ] label on May 1981 as the ] from ''Black & White''. | "'''Slow Hand'''" is a song recorded by American ] ] for their eighth studio ] '']'' (1981). The song, written by Michael Clark and ], was released by the ] label on May 1981 as the ] from ''Black & White''. | ||
| "Slow Hand" was ranked in the top 25 best singles of the year by ''The Village Voice'' ] poll.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} | |||
| ==Background and impact== | ==Background and impact== | ||
Revision as of 03:52, 19 June 2019
This article is about the Pointer Sisters song. For the Eric Clapton album, see Slowhand. For other uses, see Slow Hand (disambiguation).
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Slow Hand" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| "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) |
| |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
| The Pointer Sisters singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"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 on 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.
"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.
"Slow Hand" was not the first song recorded by the sisters to have a country feel. In 1974, the group wrote and recorded their breakthrough hit "Fairytale".
Credits and personnel
- Anita Pointer – lead vocals
- June Pointer – background vocals
- Ruth Pointer – background vocals
- Richard Perry – producer
- Michael Clark – writer
- John Bettis – writer
Charts
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
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 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.
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 6 |
Modestep version
The song was covered in 2013 by dubstep and hard rock group, Modestep. It was included on their debut album Evolution Theory.
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)
- "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
- http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4689&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062
- http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3870
- Musicoutfitters.com
- http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1981YESP.html
- 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.
External links
| The Pointer Sisters | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | |
| Live albums | |
| Compilation albums | |
| Singles |
|
| Related articles | |
- 1981 singles
- 1982 singles
- The Pointer Sisters songs
- Conway Twitty songs
- Del Reeves songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- Songs with lyrics by John Bettis
- Songs written by Michael Clark (songwriter)
- Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
- Song recordings produced by Richard Perry
- Elektra Records singles
- 1981 songs
- Planet Records singles