Baby Sister (album)

Baby Sister is the first studio album by June Pointer, released in 1983 on the Planet label.

History

The album was the debut solo album by June Pointer, as still a member of the Pointer Sisters, and the album featured contribution from her sisters Anita and Ruth. The Norman Whitfield–composed "Ready for Some Action" reached No. 28 on the R&B singles chart. It was quoted by author Steven Vass, that, "It was a middling connection of pop songs, ballads, and 1960s retro, and business was disappointingly slow".

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.

• June Pointer – lead vocals (1–7, 9), backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 9), vocals (8)
• John Barnes – Fender Rhodes (1), synthesizers (1, 2), keyboards (2–6, 8, 9), arrangements (2), Prophet-5 (5)
• Michael Nash – synthesizers (1)
• Derek Nakamoto – synthesizers (2)
• Greg Phillinganes – synth solo (3, 4), synthesizers (7)
• Ian Underwood – synthesizers (3)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming (3, 4, 7), synthesizers (5, 6)
• Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (4)
• Ed Walsh – synthesizers (4, 5, 8)
• Randy Waldman – keyboards (7)
• William "Smitty" Smith – organ (9)
• Howie Rice – lead guitar (1)
• George Doering – guitars (1, 2, 5)
• Tim May – guitars (1–4, 6, 8, 9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 4, 6–9)
• Lee Ritenour – guitars (5), guitar solo (8)
• Ira Newborn – guitars (7)
• Nathan East – bass
• John Robinson – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6–9)
• Norman Whitfield – finger snaps (1)
• Dan Marfisi – percussion (2)
• Victor Feldman – vibraphone (9)
• Gene Page – string arrangements (1, 5)
• Trevor Lawrence – horn arrangements (3, 6, 8, 9), woodwind arrangements (3), tenor sax solo (5, 6)
• Gary Herbig – reeds (6, 8, 9)
• Jim Horn – reeds (6, 8, 9)
• Dick Hyde – trombone (6, 8, 9)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (6, 8, 9)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (6, 8, o)
• Merry Clayton – backing vocals (1)
• Clydie King – backing vocals (1)
• Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (1, 4, 9)
• Marva Holcolm – backing vocals (2)
• James Ingram – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Phil Perry – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Clydene Jackson – backing vocals (4, 9)
• Anita Pointer – backing vocals (4, 5, 9)
• Ruth Pointer – backing vocals (4, 5, 7, 9)
• Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (4, 9)
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (5, 6)
• Lisa Roberts – backing vocals (5, 6)
• Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (5, 6)

Production

• Richard Perry – producer
• Norman Whitfield – co-producer (1)
• Gabe Veltri – recording, remix assistant
• Humberto Gatica – remixing (1, 2, 5)
• Bill Schnee – remixing (3, 4, 6–9)
• Bobby Gerber – second engineer
• Michael Brooks – assistant engineer
• David Dubow – assistant engineer
• Stuart Furusho – assistant engineer
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California)
• Susan Epstein – production coordinator
• Bradford Rosenberger – production coordinator
• Eddie Choran – music coordinator
• Peggy Sandvig – music preparation
• John Kosh – art direction, design
• Dick Zimmerman – photography

References

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