''That's a Plenty'' is the second studio album by the American female

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. It was released in 1974 on

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. The album peaked at No. 82 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

History

Mixing the Pointers' brand of soul with rollicking blues numbers and jazz covers, the album also included the country-flavored "

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", their second

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hit. The song crossed over to the country charts, enabling the group to become the first

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vocal group to perform at the

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. The group won the

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for "Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group". It wouldn't be until Beyonce, 50 years later, in 2025 that another black woman would win in The Country Category. The album was the second by the group to be certified

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. The album was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by

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Track listing

Personnel

Anita Pointer Anita Marie Pointer (January 23, 1948December 31, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. She co-wrote and was the lead singer on their hit song " Fairytale", which ga ...

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– vocals Musicians * Tom Salisbury – keyboards, Silverton accordion (1), brass and string arrangements *

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of ...

– acoustic piano (2, 6); electric piano,

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and

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(9) * David Briggs – acoustic piano (7) *

David Grisman David Jay Grisman (born March 23, 1945) is an American mandolinist. His music combines bluegrass, folk, and jazz in a genre he calls "Dawg music". He founded the record label Acoustic Disc, which issues his recordings and those of other acousti ...

–

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(1) *

Jesse Ed Davis Jesse Edwin Davis III (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist and solo performer, was a member of Taj Mahal's backing band and played with musicians such as Bob Dylan, Eri ...

– electric guitar (3) * Jack Viertell – electric guitar (3) *

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In 1971, Raitt released her Bonnie Raitt (album), self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed Americana (mu ...

– slide guitar (3) * John Shine – guitar (4) * Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar (7) *

Weldon Myrick Weldon Myrick (born Weldon Merle Myrick; April 10, 1938 – June 2, 2014) was an American steel guitar player.pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a console steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings, enabling more varied and complex music to be played than with other steel guitar designs. Like all steel guitars, it can play ...

(7) * John Neumann – bass (1, 5, 8) *

Ron McClure Ron McClure (born November 22, 1941) is an American jazz bassist. Early life McClure was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass. McClure studied privately with Joseph I ...

– bass (2, 4, 6) * Paul Jackson – bass (3, 9) *

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– bass (7) *

Gaylord Birch Gaylord G. Birch (March 10, 1946 – April 14, 1996) was an American drummer for the bands Santana, Graham Central Station, Cold Blood, Pointer Sisters and Herbie Hancock. History Birch was the drummer for the Pointer Sisters during 1974 and ...

– drums (1−6, 8, 9) *

Ken Buttrey Aaron Kenneth Buttrey (April 1, 1945 – September 12, 2004) was an American drummer and arranger. According to CMT, he was "one of the most influential session musicians in Nashville history." Buttrey was born in Nashville, Tennessee, became a ...

– drums (7) *

Bill Summers Bill Summers may refer to: * Bill Summers (car builder) (1935–2011), American car builder and longtime speed record holder *Bill Summers (musician) (born 1948), American jazz percussionist *Bill Summers (umpire) William Reed Summers (November 1 ...

– African talking drum, shekere and congas (9) *

Britt Woodman Britt Woodman (June 4, 1920 – October 13, 2000) was an American jazz trombonist. Career Woodman was a childhood friend of Charles Mingus, but first worked with Phil Moore and Les Hite. After service in World War II he played with Boyd Rae ...

– trombone solo (4) * Gordon Messick – trombone (5) *

Harry "Sweets" Edison Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard backi ...

– trumpet solo (4) * James Goodwin – trumpet (5) * Jim Rothermel – clarinet (5) * Floyd Cooley – tuba (5) *

Buddy Spicher Buddy Spicher (born Norman Keith Spicher; July 28, 1938 in DuBois, Pennsylvania; pronounced “Spiker”) is an American country music fiddle player. He is a member of The Nashville A-Team of session musicians, and is Grammy-nominated. He was ...

– fiddle (7)

Production

* David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. – producer * Tom Salisbury, Jeffrey Cohen, Bruce Good – associate producers * Jeremy Zatkin, Fred Catero, David Rubinson – recording engineers * George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering engineers * David Rubinson – arrangements on "Grinning in Your Face" and "Black Coffee" * Norman Landsberg, Jeffrey Cohen, Bruce Good – vocal arrangement on "Salt Peanuts" * Randy Tuten – cover art * Herb Greene – art direction, photography

Chart positions

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1974 albums The Pointer Sisters albums Albums produced by Dave Rubinson Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios Blue Thumb Records albums