Priority (album)

Priority
Studio album by Pointer Sisters
Released	September 1979
Recorded	Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B, rock, soul
Label	Planet
Producer	Richard Perry
Pointer Sisters chronology
Energy (1978) Priority (1979) Special Things (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	mixed[2]

Priority is the sixth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1979 on the Planet label.

History

Their second venture with producer Richard Perry, it was also their second venture into rock. The album peaked at number 72 on the Billboard 200 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. The album was remastered and issued on CD with a bonus track, "Nothin' But a Heartache", in 2009 by Wounded Bird Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Who Do You Love"	Ian Hunter	4:29
2.	"All Your Love"	Bob Seger	4:09
3.	"Dreaming as One"	David Palmer, William D. Smith	4:20
4.	"Turned Up Too Late"	Graham Parker	3:37
5.	"Happy"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	2:59

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Blind Faith"	Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan	3:51
7.	"Don't Let a Thief Steal into Your Heart"	Richard Thompson	4:17
8.	"(She Got) The Fever"	Bruce Springsteen	6:15
9.	"The Shape I'm In"	Robbie Robertson	3:22

2009 remastered bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Nothin' But a Heartache"	Michael McDonald	3:19

Personnel

• Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, June Pointer – vocals
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
• David Spinozza – guitar, slide guitar
• Dan Dugmore – guitar, pedal steel guitar, ebow
• Scott Chambers – bass
• Nicky Hopkins, Bill Payne – piano
• William D. "Smitty" Smith – electric piano, organ
• Rick Marotta – drums
• Bobby Guidotti – tambourine, percussion

Production

• Richard Perry – producer, mix-down engineer
• Dennis Kirk – engineer

Chart positions

Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	72
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	44

References

1. Hanson, Amy. Priority review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
2. Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (October 4–17, 1979): 29.

External links

• Priority at Discogs