So Excited!

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So Excited!
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 1982
Studio
  • Studio 55 (Los Angeles)
  • Larrabee (Los Angeles)
  • Pasha Music House (Los Angeles)
Genre R&B, pop, soul
Label Planet
Producer Richard Perry
The Pointer Sisters chronology
Black & White
(1981)
So Excited!
(1982)
Break Out
(1983)
Singles from So Excited!
  1. "American Music"
    Released: 1982
  2. "I'm So Excited"
    Released: September 1982
  3. "If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Smash Hits 8/10 [2]

So Excited! is the ninth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1982 on the Planet label.

Contents

History

So Excited! spawned a hit with "American Music" and included a cover of a Prince tune, "I Feel for You," which was covered by Chaka Khan two years later. The title track reached No. 30 on the pop charts but hit No. 9 when it was revived two years later after being added to the group's 1983 album, Break Out . A third single, "See How the Love Goes", was shelved due to its controversial subject matter. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm So Excited" Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Trevor Lawrence 3:51
2."See How the Love Goes" Terry Britten, Sue Shifrin4:03
3."All of You" Paul Gordon, Jay Gruska4:00
4."Heart Beat" Patrick Henderson, Michael Bolotin, Laython Armour4:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady"John Lewis Parker, Brian Potter5:35
6."I Feel for You" Prince 3:58
7."Heart to Heart"Arnie Roman, Matthew Garey3:32
8."American Music"Parker McGee3:58
2010 remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."I'm So Excited" (12" Mix)5:41
10."If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady" (12" Mix)6:09

Personnel

The Pointer Sisters

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for So Excited!
Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 59
US Billboard Top R&B Albums [4] 24

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References

  1. Hanson, Amy. So Excited! review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  2. Steels, Mark (2–15 September 1982). "Albums: Pointer Sisters – So Excited (Planet)". Smash Hits . Vol. 4, no. 18. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 25. ISSN   0260-3004 . Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. "The Pointer Sisters Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Retrieved November 29, 2022.