1988 Pointer Sisters – Serious Slammin
Serious Slammin’ is the thirteenth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1988 by RCA Records.
Serious Slammin is the Pointer Sisters’ 14th album in 15 years; it is the last record, to date, that the group made with longtime producer Richard Perry. Its first single, “He Turned Me Out” (also featured in the 1988 film Action Jackson), reached the R&B top 40. A second single, the ballad “I’m in Love”, also reached the R&B chart. Other songs of note include “Moonlight Dancing” (written by Diane Warren and later covered by Bette Midler), fan favorite “I Will Be There” and the title track, which was later covered by George Clinton. Serious Slammin’ is the Pointers’ last album to chart on the Billboard Top 200 albums tally to date; it failed to make an entry on Billboard’s R&B albums chart.
Tracks
1 Serious Slammin’ (Greg Crockett; Lelan Zales) 04:24
2 Shut Up And Dance (Glen Ballard; Siedah Garrett) 04:13
3 Moonlight Dancing (Diane Warren) 04:48
4 He Turned Me Out (LeMel Humes; Mary Lee Kortes) 04:06
5 Flirtatious (Jeff Pescetto; Tony Haynes) 04:18
6 My Life (Adele Bertei; David Paul Bryant; Sandra Bernhard) 04:46
7 I’m In Love (Jonathan Butler; Simon May) 04:12
8 Pride (Jim Lang; Matthew Wilder) 03:41
9 Uh-Uh (Jeanette Hawes; Ricky Lawson; Robert Barnes; Tony Coleman) 04:14
10 I Will Be There (Eddie Tyson; David Schwartz) 04:39
Biography
Musicians
1 Serious Slammin’
| Bass | Greg Crockett |
| Drums | Greg Crockett |
| Guitar | Greg Crockett |
| Piano | Isaias Gamboa |
| Synthesizer | Isaias Gamboa |
| Synthesizer | Greg Crockett |
| Synthesizer | John Bokowski |
| Synthesizer | Lelan Zales |
| Trombone | Isaias Gamboa |
2 Shut Up And Dance
| Bass (synthesizer) | Glen Ballard |
| Drums | John Bokowski |
| Guitar | Basil Fung |
| Clavinet | Glen Ballard |
| Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
| Synthesizer | John Bokowski |
3 Moonlight Dancing
| Bass (synthesizer) | Greg Crockett |
| Drums (programming) | Paul Fox |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Paul Fox |
| Synthesizer | Guy Roche |
| Synthesizer | John Bokowski |
| Percussion | John Bokowski |
4 He Turned Me Out
| Bass (synthesizer) | LeMel Humes |
| Drums (programming) | Bob Mithoff |
| Guitar | Greg Crockett |
| Keyboards | John Bokowski |
| Synthesizer | John Bokowski |
| Synthesizer | Bob Mithoff |
| Synthesizer | Isaias Gamboa |
| Horns | John Bokowski |
| Percussion | John Bokowski |
| Percussion | Peter Rafelson |
5 Flirtatious
| Drums | Jeff Pescetto |
| Keyboards | Gregg Karukas |
| Keyboards | Pat Caddick |
6 My Life
| Drums (synthesizer) | David Paul Bryant |
| Drums (synthesizer) | Paul Fox |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Synthesizer | David Paul Bryant |
| Synthesizer | Paul Fox |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
7 I’m In Love
| Bass (synthesizer) | Jeff Lorber |
| Drums (Linn) | Jeff Lorber |
| Guitar | Peter Rafelson |
| Fender Rhodes | Jeff Lorber |
| Sax | David Majal Li |
8 Pride
| Bass (synthesizer) | Jim Lang |
| Drums (Linn) | Jim Lang |
| Clavinet | Tony Coleman |
| Organ | Matthew Wilder |
| Synthesizer | Matthew Wilder |
9 Uh-Uh
| Bass | Tony Coleman |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Roland Bautista |
| Synthesizer | Tony Coleman |
10 I Will Be There
| Bass | Rick Timas |
| Drums | Rick Timas |
| Drums | Peter Rafelson |
| Guitar | Peter Rafelson |
| Fender Rhodes | Peter Rafelson |
| Keyboards | Rick Timas |
| Keyboards | Richie Pagliari |
| Synthesizer | Peter Rafelson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Richard Perry
Co-producer – James Reese (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Co-producer – Norman Whitfield Jr (Tracks 1, 2)
Co-producer – Glen Ballard (Track 2)
Co-producer – John Bokowski (Track 3)
Co-producer – Jeff Pescetto (Track 5)
Co-producer – David Bryant, Paul Fox (Track 6)
Co-producer – Jeff Lorber (Track 7)
Co-producer – Jim Lang, Matthew Wilder (Track 8)
Co-producer – Ricky Lawson, Tony Coleman (Track 9)
Co-producer – Rick Timas (Track 10)
Producer (Additional) – Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero (Track 6)
Coordinator – Cheryl Henning, Scott Maddox
Engineer (Additional) – Francis Buckley, Glen Holguin, Jeff Lorber, Michael Brooks, Norman Whitfield Jr, Robert Brown, Ross Stein
Engineer (Second) – Bryant Arnett, Cliff Jones, Jay Willis, Ken Felton, Kraig Miller, Richard Piatte, Robin Laine
Engineer (Recording) – Glen Holguin (Tracks 5, 8)
Engineer (Recording) – Francis Buckley (Track 6)
Engineer (Recording) – Jeff Lorber (Track 7)
Engineer (Recording) – Robert Brown (Track 9)
Engineer (Recording) – Ted Blaisdell (Track 10)
Engineer (Tracking) – Francis Buckley (Tracks 1, 2)
Engineer (Tracking) – Bob Mithoff (Track 4)
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Norman Whitfield Jr (Tracks 2, 3, 4)
Mixed By – John Potoker (Tracks 5, 7, 9, 10)
Recorded By (Vocals) – Michael Brooks
Remix – Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero (Track 6)
Art Direction, Design – John Kosh
Photography – Herb Ritts
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At Studio Masters
Recorded At Rafelson Recording
Recorded At Mithoff Studio
Recorded At JHL Studios
Recorded At Skip Saylor Recording
Remixed At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Remixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Remixed At Conway Studios
Remixed At Mediasound
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