1974 live album by The Pointer Sisters
Live at the Opera House |
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Live album by The Pointer Sisters |
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Released | August 13, 1974 |
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Recorded | April 21, 1974 |
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Venue | San Francisco Opera House (San Francisco, California) |
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Label | Blue Thumb |
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Producer | David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. |
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The Pointer Sisters chronology |
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That's a Plenty (1974) | Live at the Opera House (1974) | Steppin' (1975) | |
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Live at the Opera House is the first live album released by the American vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released on the Blue Thumb label in 1974.
History
The album became a milestone for the group. They became the first contemporary pop group to perform at San Francisco's Opera House. The album peaked at number 96 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 29 on the R&B albums chart. The album was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by Hip-O Select.
Track listing
Side threeNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Hands Up" / "Wang Dang Doodle" (medley) | A. Pointer, B. Pointer, J. Pointer, R. Pointer / Willie Dixon | 5:16 |
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11. | "Old Songs" (medley) / "That's a Plenty" / "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" | John Shine, Bing Nathan, Good, Cohen / Ray Gilbert, Lew Pollack / Sammy Cahn, Jacob Jacobs, Saul Chaplin, Sholom Secunda | 8:25 |
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12. | "Steam Heat" | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross | 4:11 |
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Personnel
Production
- David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. – producer, mix-down engineer
- Fred Catero – associate producer, recording engineer, mix-down engineer
- David Coffin, Greg Odell, Valerie Clausen, Stephen Jarvis, Ken Hopkins – recording engineers
- George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering engineer
- Tom Salisbury – conductor, arrangements
- Tom Wilkes – graphics
- Ren Deaton – photography
Charts
Chart performance for Live at the Opera House Chart (1974) | Peak position |
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[2] | 96 |
US Billboard Top Soul LPs[3] | 29 |
References
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. Live at the Opera House review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
External links
- Live at the Opera House at Discogs (list of releases)
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