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

So Excited!
Studio album by The Pointer Sisters
Released	June 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!
"American Music" Released: 1982 "I'm So Excited" Released: September 1982 "If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady" Released: 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

History

So Excited! spawned a hit with "American Music" and included a cover of a Prince tune, "I Feel for You," which was again covered by Chaka Khan two years later. The title track reached #30 on the pop charts but hit #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 (at the time) subject matter. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.

The album also featured an early mix of "I'm So Excited." This version would only go to number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song would be remixed and included on So Excited's follow-up, Break Out, and it would reach number 9.

Track listing

Personnel

The Pointer Sisters

• Anita Pointer – lead vocals (1, 2, 6, 8), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
• June Pointer – lead vocals (3, 5-7), backing vocals, vocal arrangements
• Ruth Pointer – lead vocals (4, 6), backing vocals, vocal arrangements

Musicians

• John Barnes – acoustic piano (1, 8), keyboards (2, 3, 7), Fender Rhodes (6)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming (1, 4-7)
• Greg Phillinganes – synthesizers (1, 4, 6), synthesizer arrangements (4), synth solo (5-7)
• William "Smitty" Smith – organ (1)
• Robbie Buchanan – vocoder (2), synthesizers (2, 6-8)
• Ed Walsh – synthesizers (2, 3, 5)
• Randy Waldman – keyboards (4)
• Johnny Parker – synthesizers (5), clavinet (5)
• George Doering – guitar (1, 8)
• Lee Ritenour – guitar (1, 2, 8)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (2-4, 6, 7), guitar solo (4)
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar solo (2)
• Tim May – guitar (3, 6, 7)
• Ira Newborn – guitar (4)
• Nathan Watts – bass (1, 6, 7)
• Nathan East – bass (2-5, 8)
• John Robinson – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-4, 6-8)
• Gary Herbig – saxophone (6)
• Jim Horn – saxophone (6)
• Trevor Lawrence – rhythm track arrangements, horn arrangements (3, 6), tenor sax solo (8)
• Dick Hyde – trombone (3, 6)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (3, 6)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (3, 6)
• Richard Perry – rhythm track arrangements

Production

• Producer – Richard Perry
• Associate Producer – Trevor Lawrence
• Production Coordination – Susan Epstein and Bradford Rosenberg
• Recording Engineer, Editing and Remixing Assistance – Gabe Veltri
• Remix Engineer – Bill Schnee
• Assistant Engineers – Michael Brooks, Stuart Furusho and Bobby Gerber.
• Mastering – Larry Emerine and Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Music Coordinator – Eddie Choran
• Music Preparation – Peggy Sandvig
• Design and Artwork – Kosh
• Cover Photography – Norman Seeff
• Fashion Coordination – Susan Epstein
• Make-up – Lewis Rabkin

Chart positions

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	59
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums	24

References

External links

• So Excited! at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Pointer Sisters - So Excited! (1982, Expanded Edition 2010) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

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