The Pointer Sisters | Breakout (1983)

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[bat1990]

This album is 80s perfection!

It's packed full of jams start to finish - even "Nightline" which got taken off for the remix of "I'm So Excited."

We, as a forum, don't talk much about The Pointer Sisters but they were one of the acts on which I was raised and their music is, as one of their early hits states, FIRE

[gonecountry]

A fun album. I could never really get into I Need You, though its not bad. Automatic is awesome and Baby Come and Get It is the JAM!

Incredibly smart move to pull I'm So Excited from their prior album and add it to this album, once the hits started taking off.

[Private Dancer]

Dec 11, 2019 20:58:16 GMT -5 gonecountry said:

A fun album. I could never really get into I Need You, though its not bad. Automatic is awesome and Baby Come and Get It is the JAM!

Incredibly smart move to pull I'm So Excited from their prior album and add it to this album, once the hits started taking off.

I Need You is actually one of my favs from this album

[Private Dancer]

Oct 6, 2018 18:15:33 GMT -5 bat1990 said:

This album is 80s perfection!

It's packed full of jams start to finish - even "Nightline" which got taken off for the remix of "I'm So Excited."

We, as a forum, don't talk much about The Pointer Sisters but they were one of the acts on which I was raised and their music is, as one of their early hits states, FIRE

I agree, they need their props!

[Private Dancer]

This is one of my favorite albums of all time.

[bat1990]

Telegraph, of all songs, randomly gets stuck in my head sometimes without warning. Followed in second by Neutron Dance.

[Private Dancer]

Jan 24, 2022 12:53:52 GMT -5 bat1990 said:

Telegraph, of all songs, randomly gets stuck in my head sometimes without warning. Followed in second by Neutron Dance.

Telegraph Your Love is definitely one of the best songs on the album and it does get stuck in my head sometimes. Also, Easy Persuasion is good as well!

[Ling-Ling]

It's not my favorite Pointer Sisters album, but it's great. Unpopular opinion, I think Hot Together is their best front to back. The singles all have their place. "Automatic" and "Jump" especially. "I'm So Excited" is iconic, but I have to admit, I don't revisit it and "Neutron Dance" much. "I Need You" and "Baby Come And Get It" are underappreciated. And I love the album tracks "Telegraph Your Love," "Operator" and "Nightline" (still surprised this was dropped over "EP" or "Operator," especially since it was the template for the entire album). "Easy Persuasion" is the one song on the album that's just kinda there for me.

But yeah, I agree with the overall sentiment, The Pointer Sisters in general are super underappreciated. I love their voices, harmonies and vocal arrangements so much.