Platinum & Gold Collection

• Artist: The Pointer Sisters
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• Release Date: March 09, 2004
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Like Kool & the Gang and a handful of other contemporaries, the Pointer Sisters' career can be divided in half, with popular success in the late '70s and '80s preceded by a lengthy period grounded in less-commercial roots. Just the same, it's the Pointers' pop-oriented phase that has been compiled the most. Their entry in the Platinum & Gold Collection series recycles all the hits that you'd expect -- "Jump (For My Love)," "I'm So Excited," "Neutron Dance," "Slow Hand," "He's So Shy," "Automatic" -- and includes 12" mixes of "Gold Mine" and "I Need You." The group was hardly in need of another set like this one. But as far as cheap introductions are considered, this is one of the best options available. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Jump (For My Love) [Single Version]	Steve Mitchell, Marti Sharron, Gary Skardina	The Pointer Sisters	(3:59)
He's So Shy (Lyrics)	Tom Snow, Cynthia Weil	The Pointer Sisters	(3:37)
Fire	Bruce Springsteen	The Pointer Sisters	(3:27)
Automatic [Single Version]	Jane Wiedlin, Mark Goldenberg, Brock Walsh	The Pointer Sisters	(4:01)
Goldmine [Shep Pettibone Extended Remix]	Bruce Roberts, Andy Goldmark	The Pointer Sisters	(6:31)
I Need You [Special Remix]	Gerry Beckley, Richard Feldman, John Black	The Pointer Sisters	(5:25)
We've Got the Power	Bob Esty, Michael Brooks	The Pointer Sisters	(4:52)
Neutron Dance (Lyrics)	Danny Sembello, Allee Willis	The Pointer Sisters	(4:13)
I'm So Excited (Lyrics)	June Pointer, Anita Pointer, Trevor Lawrence, Ruth Pointer	The Pointer Sisters	(4:52)
Here Is Where Your Love Belongs	Bill Champlin	The Pointer Sisters	(4:51)
Slow Hand (Lyrics)	Michael Clark, John Bettis	The Pointer Sisters	(3:51)
Blind Faith	Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan	The Pointer Sisters	(3:45)

Credits

Jeremy Holiday (Project Director), Richard Perry (Producer), Howie Rice (Associate Producer), Steve Peck (Remixing), Michael Brooks (Remixing), Albert Cabrera (Editing), Gretchen Brennison (Compilation Producer), Trevor Lawrence (Associate Producer), Brock Walsh (Associate Producer), Andy Goldmark (Arranger), James C. Tract (Remixing), Mathieu Bitton (Art Direction), Brian Chin (Liner Notes), Elliott Federman (Mastering), Shep Pettibone (Producer), John Arrias (Remixing), Glen Ballard (Associate Producer), Shep Pettibone (Editing), Andy Goldmark (Associate Producer), Gabe Veltri (Remixing), Bruce Roberts (Associate Producer), John Hudson (Project Director), Stephen Michell (Associate Producer), Gary Skardina (Associate Producer), Mathieu Bitton (Design), Shep Pettibone (Remixing)