Bonnie Pointer

Bonnie Pointer (Purple Album) - Bonnie Pointer

Release Date: 1/01/1980

Recording Date: 1/1979

Tracks: 7

Label: Motown

Type: LP

Genre/Styles

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What the Critics Say

The second solo Motown LP from Bonnie, the cutest Pointer Sister, lacked imagination. Producer Jeffrey Bowen (her husband) only brought one original song "Deep Inside My Soul" to the session, while the rest are remakes of popular Motown recordings. Pointer's version of "I Can't Help Myself" features a clavinet, and a more complex rhythm arrangement than the Four Tops' version. Dressing classics like "Nowhere to Run," "Jimmy Mack," and "Come See About Me" with synthesizers and polyrhythms is okay for a couple of songs, but not an entire album. For a first effort it did well to nest at #63 on Billboard's Pop Album chart in 1979. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide

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