| Energy | ||||
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| Released | October 24, 1978 | |||
| Studio | Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | R&B, rock, soul | |||
| Label | Planet | |||
| Producer | Richard Perry | |||
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| Singles from Energy | ||||
Energy is the fifth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1978 on the Planet label.
After a brief split following sister Bonnie's departure from the group, a musically reinvented and recharged Pointer Sisters returned composed of Ruth, Anita and June. Their first album for Planet, this was also the first album produced by Richard Perry. The record spawned a number two pop smash (and gold-certified single) with a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Fire". "Happiness" also scored on the US pop Top 40.
Energy became the group's first gold-certified release since 1974's That's a Plenty . The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2009 by Wounded Bird Records.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
| Smash Hits | 6/10 [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide praised "Fire" as an "absolute killer single." [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lay It on the Line" | Patrick Henderson, Wornell Jones | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Dirty Work" | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Hypnotized" | Bob Welch | 5:02 |
| 4. | "As I Come of Age" | Stephen Stills | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Come and Get Your Love" | Russ Ballard | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Happiness" | Allen Toussaint | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Fire" | Bruce Springsteen | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Angry Eyes" | Ken Loggins, Jim Messina | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Echoes of Love" | Patrick Simmons, Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Everybody Is a Star" | Sylvester Stewart | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Love Is Like a Rolling Stone" | Jean Anne Chapman, Brian Cadd | 3:34 |
| 12. | "If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady" (Dance Mix) | John Lewis Parker, Brian Potter | 6:09 |
| 13. | "Happiness" (12" Version) | 5:47 |
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| Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada) [12] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) [13] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) [14] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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