Black & White [Extra tracks]

Pointer Sisters (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 7, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 1981
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B002AZTWYS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,957 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sweet Lover Man (Now)

2. Someday We'll Be Together

3. Take My Heart, Take My Soul

4. Slow Hand

5. We're Gonna Make It

6. What a Surprise

7. Got to Find Love

8. Fall in Love Again

9. Should I Do It

10. Holdin' Out for Love [*]

11. What a Surprise [Original Edit][*]

Editorial Reviews

CD reissue of this 1981 album from the sisterly Soul/R&B outfit featuring one bonus track. The Pointer Sisters hit the R&B, Soul and Dance charts for two decades: the 1970s and 1980s.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS CD IS A MIXED BAG OF PERFECTION MUSIC STYLES, July 8, 2009

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Nat Tombrello "roxy" (ny) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & White (Audio CD)

although SLOW HAND was the big hit off BLACK AND WHITE that is just a start. this release shows the amazing styles and genre's of music the
POINTER SISTER'S CAN create. just listen to "take my heart take my soul"
one of my favorite songs ever. the vocals are powerhouse and the production is clear perfection. such a full, rich sound. and it that song can make anyone smile. amazing! all the songs are in top form. "should
i do it" has that 60's girl group sound. "someday we'll be together"
(not the supremes song) what beautiful melodies. the whole CD is
a fantastic trip into blues, soul, pop, ballads, and produced to '
perfection and the POINTER SISTERS did it all so easy. another
solid release

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pointers Sounding Great Here, January 11, 2008

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gassy goon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & White (Audio CD)

A rare reissue of the Pointer Sisters 1981 hit album, BLACK AND WHITE, re-released for a short while on CD in the early 90's , sounds great & contains some excellent songs. It reached #12 on Billboard , and is one of their biggest sellers, no doubt for it contains their classic , slow & sultry hit SLOW HAND. This CD does have great sound, reprints the inner sleeve, and is a great addition to the Pointers CD catalog.

There is more of a mix of stlyes on this CD than the previous SPECIAL THINGS album. I love the uptempo songs the best here, especially TAKE MY HEART TAKE MY SOUL, with a very fun upbeat Ruth lead vocal that is very catchy; WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT, another funky positive upbeat tune with a positive lyric written by the Pointers [ they opened with this song at a concert in 1982 that I saw ] , and it's kind of a precursor to I'M SO EXCITED. WHAT A SURPRISE is another original Pointer song, that is mid-tempo light funk, but they put on the 45 version instead of the full album version. It's missing a couple of lines. What a shame. Plus, this album has another hit single , SHOULD I DO IT, an oldies sounding song that is sung by June, and was also covered by Tanya Tucker.

The absolute killer cut here though has got to be : FALL IN LOVE AGAIN. This is an absolute essential Pointer Sisters track sung by June that she just owns. Few could sing like June when she really got into it, and she seriously gets down on this amazing track with a fiery mix of June's dynamic lead vocals, an electric guitar solo, and the build up with the backgound vocals , musicians & June's take-it-home ad-lib vocals at the end. A real Pointer deep cut, and undoubtedly one of the best tracks they ever cut! It's worth owning this CD to have this song, and it's one of June's best lead vocals that she ever did.

There's also a few other nice songs, more in the mid-tempo vein, including SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER [ not the Diana Ross & The Supremes song ], SWEET LOVER MAN [ originally cut by Formerly of The Harlettes ], and GOT TO FIND LOVE. If you can find this CD at a good price, get it, because it's one of their best albums, and the CD was only available in print for just a little while.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another great set from the amazing Pointers, November 3, 2009

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barry (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & White (Audio CD)

The Pointer Sisters had many incarnations throughout their career. Starting with 4 sisters they sang doo-woop, nostalgic r@b. Their style has always been hard to define for they can sing anything with a range that is limitless. Eventually Bonnie went solo and the sisters also went a little more mainstream. Each release along their journey was a classic and this release was no exception. It fell into the pop r@b genre before hitting rock and ultimately first class r@b dosco.

The single here is SLOW HAND and it is a sensuous playful r@b track. The harmonies these sisters provide are always amazing. The set starts off with SWEET LOVER MAN a sweet uptempo r@b gem led by June. The whole set varies from pure magical pop to 60s doowop group style byt all with a modern r@b flair. Even today none of these tracks are dated. WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT and WHAT A SURPRISE are harmonizing gems. SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER, TAKE MY HEART-TAKE MY SOUL and GOT TO FIND LOVE are vocal masterpieces. Bottom line this cd is a total must for any Pointer Sister collection or collection of quality music. This music will have you dancing and grooving to tunes of the highest quality.