Black & White is the eighth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1981 on the Planet label.
History Black & White was their fourth record with producer Richard Perry and yielded the No. 2 pop hit "Slow Hand". The fourth single release, "Should I Do It", reached No. 13 in the spring of 1982, making Black & White the first Pointer Sisters album to yield two Top Twenty hits. Black & White was certified Gold in September 1981. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2009 by Wounded Bird Records.
Critical reception
Record World said that the second single "What a Surprise" has "sing-song choruses and a simple yet effective melody line."
Track listing
Personnel
The Pointer Sisters Anita Pointer – lead vocals (2, 4–6), backing vocals, vocal arrangements June Pointer – lead vocals (1, 5, 7–9), backing vocals, vocal arrangements Ruth Pointer – lead vocals (3), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Musicians James Newton Howard – keyboards (1), synthesizers (1, 3, 8) John Barnes – keyboards (2, 3, 6–8), electric piano (4), acoustic piano (9) Ed Walsh – synthesizers (2, 6, 7) William Smith – organ (4) Mike Cotten – synthesizers (5), synthesizer programming (5) David Foster – keyboards (5), arrangements (5) Greg Phillinganes – electric piano (9) Danny Faragher – organ (9) Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1–4, 6–9), guitar solo (8) Tim May – guitars (1–4, 6–9) Nathan Watts – bass (1–4, 6–9) Mike Porcaro – bass (5) John Robinson – drums Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1–4, 6–9), congas (5) Trevor Lawrence – tenor sax solo (3, 6, 9)
Production Richard Perry – producer Trevor Lawrence – associate producer David Foster – production assistance (track 5) Gabe Veltri – recording Piers Plaskitt – additional recording Bill Schnee – remixing Tim Dennen – assistant engineer Stuart Furusho – assistant engineer Bobby Gerber – assistant engineer Larry Emerine – mastering Stephen Marcussen – mastering Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California) – mastering location Michael Barackman – music coordinator Susan Epstein – production coordinator Michael Solomon – production coordinator Kosh – art direction and design Aaron Rapoport – photography
Charts +Weekly chart performance for Black & WhiteChart (1981)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (Kent Music Report)15
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