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Priority
Studio album by Pointer Sisters
Released	August 29, 1979
Studio	Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B rock soul
Label	Planet
Producer	Richard Perry
Pointer Sisters chronology
Energy (1978) Priority (1979) Special Things (1980)
Singles from Priority
"Blind Faith" Released: 1979 "Who Do You Love" Released: 1979

Priority is the sixth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1979 on the Planet label.

History

Their second venture with producer Richard Perry, it was also their second venture into rock. The album peaked at number 72 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 44 on the R&B albums chart. Two singles were released, "Blind Faith" and "Who Do You Love". Both songs failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100. The album was remastered and issued on CD with a bonus track, "Nothin' But a Heartache", in 2009 by Wounded Bird Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Smash Hits	mixed
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul

The Green Bay Press-Gazette opined that "Ruth's range impresses," writing that "the instrumentation complements the Pointer Sisters' free-flying abilities."

Track listing

Personnel

The Pointer Sisters

• Anita Pointer – lead vocals (3, 7), backing vocals
• Ruth Pointer – lead vocals (2, 6, 8), backing vocals
• June Pointer – lead vocals (1, 4, 5, 9), backing vocals

Musicians

• Bill Payne – acoustic piano (1–4, 8, 9)
• Nicky Hopkins – acoustic piano (5, 6)
• William D. "Smitty" Smith – organ (1–4, 7, 8, 9), electric piano (7)
• Waddy Wachtel – lead guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), guitar (1–4, 7–9), acoustic guitar (4), rhythm guitar (5, 6), slide guitar (7, 9)
• Dan Dugmore – guitar (1, 2, 7–9), pedal steel guitar (3), lead guitar (6), EBow (6)
• David Spinozza – guitar (4), slide guitar (5)
• Scott Chambers – bass (1–9)
• Rick Marotta – drums (1–9)
• Bobby Guidotti – tambourine (5), percussion (7, 9)

Production

• Richard Perry – producer
• Dennis Kirk – recording engineer
• Gabe Veltri – assistant engineer
• Bill Schnee – remix engineer
• Doug Sax and Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
• Kathleen Nelson – production coordinator
• Michael Solomon – production coordinator
• Michael Barackman – song coordinator
• Kosh – art direction and design
• Mark Hanauer – photography

Chart positions

References

1. Hanson, Amy. Priority review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
2. Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits. No. October 4–17, 1979. p. 29.
3. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 264.
4. Gerds, Warren (21 Oct 1979). "Records in Review". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 14.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 235. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "The Pointer Sisters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
7. "The Pointer Sisters Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

External links

• Priority at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1979 albums
• The Pointer Sisters albums
• Albums produced by Richard Perry
• Planet Records albums