| Priority | ||||
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| Released | August 29, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Label | Planet | |||
| Producer | Richard Perry | |||
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Priority is the sixth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1979 on the Planet label.
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.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Smash Hits | mixed [2] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [3] |
The Green Bay Press-Gazette opined that "Ruth's range impresses," writing that "the instrumentation complements the Pointer Sisters' free-flying abilities." [4]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 10. | "Nothin' But a Heartache" | Michael McDonald | 3:19 |
The Pointer Sisters
Musicians
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [5] | 61 |
| US Billboard 200 [6] | 72 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] | 44 |
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