1981 Pointer Sisters – Black And White
Black & White is the eighth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1981 on the Planet label.
Black & White was their fourth record with producer Richard Perry and yielded the #2 pop hit “Slow Hand”. The fourth single release, “Should I Do It”, reached #13 in the spring of 1982, making Black & White the first Pointer Sisters album to yield two Top Twenty hits. Black & White was certified Gold in September 1981. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2009 by Wounded Bird Records.
Tracks
1 Sweet Lover Man (Jerry Ragovoy, Len Roberts) 4:13
2 Someday We’ll Be Together (Russ Ballard) 4:39
3 Take My Heart, Take My Soul (Ken Gold, Mickael Denne) 4:06
4 Slow Hand (Michael Clark, John Bettis) 3:52
5 We’re Gonna Make It (David Foster, Mike Cottone, Anita Pointer, June Pointer) 3:47
6 What A Surprise (Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Trevor Lawrence) 4:11
7 Got To Find Love (David Lasley, Willie Wilcox) 4:06
8 Fall In Love Again (Patrick Henderson, Wornell Jones) 4:32
9 Holdin’ Out For Love (Cynthia Weill, Tom Snow) 3:15
10 Should I Do It (Layng Martine Jr) 3:52
Biography
Musicians
1 Sweet Lover Man
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | James Newton-Howard |
| Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
2 Someday We’ll Be Together
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
3 Take My Heart, Take My Soul
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
| Sax | Trevor Lawrence |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
4 Slow Hand
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Organ | William Smith |
| Piano | John Barnes |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 We’re Gonna Make It
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Synthesizer | David Foster |
| Synthesizer | Michael Cotten |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
6 What A Surprise
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
| Sax | Trevor Lawrence |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
7 Got To Find Love
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
8 Fall In Love Again
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
9 Holdin’ Out For Love
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
10 Should I Do It
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Piano | John Barnes |
| Sax | Trevor Lawrence |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Richard Perry
Co-producer – Trevor Lawrence
Arranged By (Vocals) – Pointer Sisters
Coordinator (Musical) – Michael Barackman
Coordinator (Production) – Michael Solomon, Susan Epstein
Engineer (Recording) – Piers Plaskett, Gabe Veltri
Engineer (Assistant) – Bobby Gerber, Stuart Furusho, Tim Dennen
Engineer (Remix) – Bill Schnee
Mastered By – Larry Emerine, Stephen Marcussen
Art Direction, Design – John Kosh
Photography – Aaron Rapoport
Mixed At Studio 55, LA, CA
Recorded At Studio 55, LA, CA
Recorded At Celebration Recording
Phonographic Copyright Planet Records
Copyright Planet Record