After a brief split following sister Bonnie's departure from the group, a musically reinvented and recharged Pointer Sisters returned composed of
Ruth,
Anita and
June. Their first album for
Planet, this was also the first album produced by
Richard Perry. The record spawned a number two pop smash (and gold-certified single) with a cover of
Bruce Springsteen's "
Fire". "
Happiness" also scored on the US pop Top 40.
Energy became the group's first
gold-certified release since 1974's That's a Plenty. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2009 by
Wounded Bird Records.
After a brief split following sister Bonnie's departure from the group, a musically reinvented and recharged Pointer Sisters returned composed of
Ruth,
Anita and
June. Their first album for
Planet, this was also the first album produced by
Richard Perry. The record spawned a number two pop smash (and gold-certified single) with a cover of
Bruce Springsteen's "
Fire". "
Happiness" also scored on the US pop Top 40.
Energy became the group's first
gold-certified release since 1974's That's a Plenty. The album was remastered and issued on CD with bonus tracks in 2009 by
Wounded Bird Records.