Automatic: The Best of Pointer Sisters

~ Release by The Pointer Sisters (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

"All tracks ℗1978–1988 Sony Music Entertainment." (retroactively, that is; original ℗ holders might be named in the respective original releases)

Annotation last modified on 2024-02-25 07:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Fire
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1996)
cover recording of:
Fire
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977-05)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
4.353:29
2Nothin’ but a Heartache
cover recording of:
Nothin’ but a Heartache
writer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
3:19
3Lay It on the Line
assistant engineer:
Gabe Veltri
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
David Hungate
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and Waddy Wachtel
membranophone:
Jeff Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
David Paich
remixer:
Bill Schnee
recording of:
Lay It on the Line
writer:
Rev. Patrick Henderson and Wornell Jones
3:16
4Come and Get Your Love
assistant engineer:
Gabe Veltri
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
David Hungate
electric piano:
David Paich
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and Waddy Wachtel
membranophone:
Jeff Porcaro
slide guitar:
Davey Johnstone
tambourine:
Anita Pointer
remixer:
Bill Schnee
cover recording of:
(Come and) Get Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
3:41
5Happiness
cover recording of:
Happiness
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
4:00
6Where Did the Time Go
recording engineer:
Gabe Veltri
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
James Guthrie
bass guitar:
James Jamerson, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
guitar:
Marlo Henderson and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
keyboard:
Burt Bacharach and Greg Phillinganes
lead vocals:
June Pointer
brass [horns] arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
strings arranger:
Burt Bacharach
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Where Did the Time Go
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:06
7Movin’ On
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
recording of:
Movin’ On
writer:
Marlo Henderson, Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.), Anita Pointer, June Pointer and Ruth Pointer
publisher:
Anita Pointer Publishing, Braintree Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Leggs Four Publishing, Ruth Pointer Publishing and Tira Music
3:18
8He’s So Shy
recording engineer:
Gabe Veltri
synthesizer programming:
Michael Boddicker
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
James Guthrie
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
James Gadson (American drummer)
guitar:
Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
June Pointer
arranger:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1980) and Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
He’s So Shy
writer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Mann and Weil Songs, Inc., Snow Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
53:39
9Slow Hand
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
organ:
William Smith (organist/keyboardist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1981), Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1981) and Planet Records Inc. (in 1981)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Slow Hand
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Michael Clark (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Flying Dutchman Music Co., Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (US publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
53:53
10Someday We’ll Be Together (UK single edit)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
edit of:
Someday We’ll Be Together by The Pointer Sisters
recording of:
Someday We’ll Be Together
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Russell Ballard Ltd and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
3:42
11What a Surprise
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
What a Surprise by The Pointer Sisters
recording of:
What a Surprise
writer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.), Anita Pointer and June Pointer
publisher:
Anita Pointer Publishing, Braintree Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Leggs Four Publishing, Tira Music and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
3:49
12Should I Do It
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nate Watts
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Tim May (session/jazz guitarist)
organ:
Danny Faragher
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay)
solo tenor saxophone:
Cool T. (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
lead vocals:
June Pointer
vocals arranger:
The Pointer Sisters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Should I Do It
lyricist and composer:
Layng Martine, Jr. (Nashville songwriter)
publisher:
Layng Martine, Jr. Songs, Unichappell Music, Inc., Watch Hill Music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:52
13American Music
recording of:
American Music
lyricist and composer:
Parker McGee
publisher:
Ensign Music
4:00
14I’m So Excited
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
George Doering and Lee Ritenour
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
piano:
William D. “Smitty” Smith (organist/keyboardist)
background vocals:
June Pointer and Ruth Pointer
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1982)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 5) (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 258)
recording of:
I’m So Excited
writer:
Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
publisher:
’Til Dawn Music, Braintree Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd. and SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.83:55
15I Feel for You
cover recording of:
I Feel for You
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
4:00
16Heart to Heart
recording of:
Heart to Heart
writer:
Matthew Garey and Arnie Roman
3:32
17If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady
recording of:
If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady
writer:
John Lewis Parker and Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer)
6:08
18Nightline
cover recording of:
Nightline
writer:
Glen Ballard, Davey Faragher and Brie Howard
4:33
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1I Need You (single mix)
recording of:
I Need You
writer:
John Black (Soul keyboardist, songwriter, arranger John Alden Black Jr.), Richard Feldman and Nan O’Byrne (American songwriter and composer)
3:57
2Happy
cover recording of:
Happy
written in:
France
writer:
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
2:55
3Automatic
edit of:
Automatic by Pointer Sisters
recording of:
Automatic
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
44:01
4Jump (for My Love) (single remix)
engineer:
Gary Skardina
associate producer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) and Gary Skardina
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
mixer:
Michael Brooks (mixer) and James C. Tract
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1982)
recording of:
Jump (for My Love)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.), Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
publisher:
Anidraks Music (publisher), ATV Music, Braintree Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
43:59
5Neutron Dance
recording of:
Neutron Dance
writer:
Danny Sembello and Allee Willis
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
3:56
6Baby Come and Get It
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
drum machine programming:
James Ingram (R&B singer) and Barry Mann
electronic drum set programming:
Reek Havoc
associate producer:
Barry Mann
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
electronic drum set:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
guitar:
David Katay (in 1983)
synthesizer:
James Ingram (R&B singer) (in 1983) and Barry Mann (in 1983)
background vocals:
James Ingram (R&B singer) (in 1983), Anita Pointer (in 1983) and Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
lead vocals:
June Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
recording of:
Baby Come and Get It
writer:
James Ingram (R&B singer), Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
4:18
7Dare Me (hot new remix)
recording of:
Dare Me
writer:
David Innis and Sam Lorber
4:07
8Freedom
cover recording of:
Freedom
lyricist and composer:
David McHugh (Irish-American composer)
4:22
9Twist My Arm
recording of:
Twist My Arm
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
4:09
10Back in My Arms
recording of:
Back in My Arms
writer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages), Pat Mastelotto and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
4:40
11Goldmine
recording of:
Goldmine
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Reservoir Media Management, Inc. and Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
3:52
12All I Know Is the Way I Feel (single mix)
recording of:
All I Know Is the Way I Feel
writer:
Estelle Levitt and Jerry Ragovoy
4:08
13Mercury Rising (single mix)
recording of:
Mercury Rising
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
4:13
14He Turned Me Out (extended radio version)
cover recording of:
He Turned Me Out
writer:
LeMel Humes and Mary Lee Kortes
4:37
15I’m in Love (single edit)
recording of:
I’m in Love
writer:
Jonathan Butler (South African singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Simon May
3:56
16Power of Persuasion
recording of:
Power of Persuasion
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
3:40
17Jump (for My Love) (12″ long version)
recording of:
Jump (for My Love)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.), Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
publisher:
Anidraks Music (publisher), ATV Music, Braintree Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
6:26
18Automatic (12″ special remix)
engineer:
Michael Hutchinson (engineer)
remixer:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
remix of:
Automatic by Pointer Sisters
recording of:
Automatic
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
26:06

Credits

Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by:Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2017)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2017)
licensed from:Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10477325 [info]
ASIN:UK: B06Y313R1J [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004716124 [info]

Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 212)