''So Excited!'' is the ninth studio album by
the Pointer Sisters
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, released in 1982 on the
Planet
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label.
History
''So Excited!'' spawned a hit with "American Music" and included a cover of a
Prince
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tune, "
I Feel for You," which was covered by
Chaka Khan
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two years later. The title track reached No. 30 on the pop charts but hit No. 9 when it was revived two years later after being added to the group's 1983 album, ''
Break Out''. A third single, "See How the Love Goes", was shelved due to its controversial subject matter. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
Personnel
The Pointer Sisters
* Anita Pointer – lead vocals (1, 2, 6, 8), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
* June Pointer – lead vocals (3, 5-7), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
* Ruth Pointer – lead vocals (4, 6), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Musicians
* John Barnes – acoustic piano (1, 8), keyboards (2, 3, 7),
Fender Rhodes
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(6)
*
Michael Boddicker
Michael Lehmann Boddicker (born January 19, 1953) is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. He is a three times National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (N.A.R.A.S.) Most Valuable Player "Synthesi ...
– synthesizer programming (1, 4-7)
*
Greg Phillinganes
Gregory Arthur Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California. A prolific session musician, Phillinganes has contributed the role of keyboards to numerous alb ...
– synthesizers (1, 4, 6), synthesizer arrangements (4), synth solo (5-7)
*
William "Smitty" Smith
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He had been playing together with Steve Kennedy, Eric Mercury, Eric "Mouse" Johnson, Terry Logan and Diane Brooks ...
–
organ
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Musical instruments
* Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
** Hammond ...
(1)
*
Robbie Buchanan
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People Given name Robbie
*Robbie Amell (born 1 ...
–
vocoder
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(2), synthesizers (2, 6-8)
* Ed Walsh – synthesizers (2, 3, 5)
*
Randy Waldman
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– keyboards (4)
* Johnny Parker – synthesizers (5),
clavinet
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(5)
* George Doering – guitar (1, 8)
*
Lee Ritenour
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Biography
Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...
– guitar (1, 2, 8)
*
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (2-4, 6, 7), guitar solo (4)
*
Waddy Wachtel
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– guitar solo (2)
* Tim May – guitar (3, 6, 7)
*
Ira Newborn
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Life and career
Newborn was born in New York City. References to him as James I ...
– guitar (4)
*
Nathan Watts
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– bass (1, 6, 7)
*
Nathan East
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– bass (2-5, 8)
*
John Robinson – drums
*
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-4, 6-8)
* Gary Herbig – saxophone (6)
*
Jim Horn
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Biography
Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for f ...
– saxophone (6)
*
Trevor Lawrence
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– rhythm track arrangements, horn arrangements (3, 6), tenor sax solo (8)
*
Dick Hyde – trombone (3, 6)
*
Chuck Findley
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– trumpet (3, 6)
*
Gary Grant – trumpet (3, 6)
*
Richard Perry
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– rhythm track arrangements
Production
* Producer – Richard Perry
* Associate producer –
Trevor Lawrence
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* Production coordination – Susan Epstein and Bradford Rosenberg
* Recording engineer, Editing and Remixing Assistance – Gabe Veltri
* Remix engineer –
Bill Schnee
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* Assistant engineers – Michael Brooks, Stuart Furusho and Bobby Gerber.
* Mastering – Larry Emerine and
Stephen Marcussen
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Biography
Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at ...
at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
* Music coordinator – Eddie Choran
* Music preparation – Peggy Sandvig
* Design and artwork –
Kosh
* Cover photography –
Norman Seeff
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* Fashion coordination – Susan Epstein
* Make-up – Lewis Rabkin
Charts
References
External links
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1982 albums
The Pointer Sisters albums
Albums produced by Richard Perry
Planet Records albums
RCA Records albums