Priority is the sixth studio album by the Pointer Sisters

Pointer Sisters

The Pointer Sisters are an American pop/R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Spanning over three decades, their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, disco, jazz, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country and rock.The...

, released in 1979 on the Planet label.

History

Their second venture with producer Richard Perry

Richard Perry

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, it was also their second venture into rock

Rock music

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. The album peaked at number 72 on the Billboard 200

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 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

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. The album was remastered and issued on CD with a bonus track, "Nothin' But a Heartache", in 2009 by Wounded Bird Records

Wounded Bird Records

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Track listing

Personnel

• Anita Pointer
  Anita Pointer
  Anita Pointer is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and a member of The Pointer Sisters.-Biography:...
  
  , Ruth Pointer
  Ruth Pointer
  Ruth Pointer is an American R&B singer, best known for being the eldest member of The Pointer Sisters.-Early life:Pointer was born in Oakland, California. She began her vocal training as a director of a junior choir in her father's church.-The Pointer Sisters:Joining her sisters in 1972, the...
  
  , June Pointer
  June Pointer
  June Antoinette Pointer Whitmore was an American Pop/R&B singer and was a founding member/and lead vocalist of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters.-Early life and career:...
  
   – vocals
• Waddy Wachtel
  Waddy Wachtel
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   – guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
• David Spinozza
  David Spinozza
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   – guitar, slide guitar
• Dan Dugmore – guitar, pedal dteel guitar, ebow
• Scott Chambers – bass
• Nicky Hopkins
  Nicky Hopkins
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  , Bill Payne
  Bill Payne
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   – piano
• William D. "Smitty" Smith
  William "Smitty" Smith
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   – electric piano, organ
• Rick Marotta
  Rick Marotta
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   – drums
• Bobby Guidotti – tambourine, percussion

Chart positions

Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	72
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	44

External links

• Priority at Discogs
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