That's A-Plenty [Original recording remastered]

Pointer Sisters | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1974
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Hip-O Select
• ASIN: B000BPL3ZA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,379 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Japanese exclusive digitally remastered reissue of 1974 album. 9 tracks total including 'Fairytale', 'Salt Peanuts' & 'Black Coffee'. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Jewel........, March 19, 2003

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Gonzalo Covarrubias (Valparaiso, Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That's a Plenty (Audio CD)

This is the best album of Pointer Sisters, my father bought this album (Vinyl)as a rarity in a shop in 1977. When I started to listen the tunes was amazing. The support of excellent musicians like Herbie Hancock, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Blood, Sweat & Tears bassist Ron McClure gave a special atmosphere to the album. For anyone I recommend this album of Jazz, Blues and beyond. Thanks to Japan for giving us a gift like this...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Their Best, November 10, 2002

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Herbert C. Hays "Old Music Lover" (Fort Worth, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's a Plenty (Audio CD)

Finally! Even though it had to come from Japan (excellent remastering) it was worth the wait. The CD shows the Pointers at their best: funk, nostagia, jazz and blues. For A CD you will never get bored with, buy this one!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLENTY OF FUN!!, March 17, 2007

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Alex Honda "onyx575" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's A-Plenty (Audio CD)

I agree with reviewer Roderick Keech that Hip-oselect has done a superb job remastering this vintage Pointer Sisters' album. It sounds clear and has plenty of bass, as though the album was recorded yesterday.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Pointer Sisters earlier work, when there was four of them, the work that pre-dates their big hits like HE'S SO SHY, FIRE, JUMP, and I'M SO EXCITED (among others)...you're in for a treat.

The Pointer Sisters blue thumb recordings almost defied categorization. Some of it was funky (LOVE IN THEM THERE HILLS), while others were jazzy-big band orchestrations (LITTLE PONY)... And yet still others, were soft-bluesy ballads (BLACK COFFEE)--including country (FAIRYTALE). You would think that an album with this much variation would fall apart. However, listening to the cd/album of THAT'S A PLENTY all these varied musical styles fuse perfectly together, and that's due to the Pointers' laser like harmonies and singing.

The songs on this album are very different from their big hits from the late 70s and earlier 80s (including the songs from their monster album BREAKOUT on Planet). Although the music is very different, it is somehow the same. Perhaps it's because every song has that Pointer Sister stamp on it...that signature sound that people can hear and go that must be so-and-so.

Anyway, whatever it is, this album is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. I love all the songs on this album but the one that really stands out for me is SALT PEANUTS. The song is sung very fast and is a classic jazz song written by Dizzy Gillespie. The Pointers sing, scat, and swing their way through that song with blistering speed! I don't know what they're singing about in SALT PEANUTS, but every time I hear it, I laugh and smile.