1982 Pointer Sisters – So Excited!
So Excited! is the ninth studio album by The Pointer Sisters, released in 1982 on the Planet label.
So Excited! spawned a major hit with “American Music” and included a cover of a Prince tune, “I Feel for You,” which was again covered by Chaka Khan two years later. The title track reached #30 on the pop charts but hit #9 when it was revived two years later after being added to the group’s 1983 album, Break Out. A third single, “See How the Love Goes”, was shelved due to its controversial (at the time) subject matter. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.
Tracks
1 I’m So Excited (Anita Pointer; June Pointer; Ruth Pointer; Trevor Lawrence) 3:50
2 See How The Love Goes (Terry Britten; Sue Shifrin) 4:04
3 All Of You (Paul Gordon; Jay Gruska) 4:02
4 Heart Beat (Patrick Henderson; Laythan Carl Armor; Michael Bolton) 4:25
5 If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady (John Lewis Parker; Brian Potter) 6:08
6 I Feel For You (Prince) 4:01
7 Heart To Heart (Arnie Roman; Matthew Garey; Laythan Carl Armor) 3:31
8 American Music (Parker McGhee) 4:01
Biography
Musicians
1 I’m So Excited
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Organ | William Smith |
| Piano | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
2 See How The Love Goes
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar (solo) | Waddy Wachtel |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocoder | Robbie Buchanan |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
3 All Of You
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
4 Heart Beat
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar (solo) | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Ira Newborn |
| Keyboards | Randy Waldman |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Clavinet | John Parker |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | John Parker |
| Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
6 I Feel For You
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Piano | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
| Sax | Jim Horn |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
7 Heart To Heart
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
8 American Music
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Sax | Trevor Lawrence |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Richard Perry
Producer (Associate) – Trevor Lawrence
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Richard Perry, Trevor Lawrence
Arranged By (Vocals) – Pointer Sisters
Coordinator (Music) – Eddie Choran
Coordinator (Production) – Bradford Rosenberger, Susan Epstein
Engineer (Assistant) – Bobby Gerber, Michael Brooks, Stuart Furusho
Engineer (Recording) – Gabe Veltri
Engineer (Remix) – Bill Schnee
Mastered By – Larry Emerine, Stephen Marcussen
Design, Artwork – John Kosh
Photography – Norman Seeff
Recorded At Studio 55, LA, CA
Mixed At Studio 55, LA, CA
Mastered At Precision Mastering
Phonographic Copyright Planet Records
Copyright Planet Records