June Pointer
Studio album by
June Pointer
ReleasedJune 29, 1989 (1989-06-29)[1]
Studio
GenreR&B[2]
Length58:54
LabelColumbia
Producer
June Pointer chronology
Baby Sister
(1983) 		June Pointer
(1989)

June Pointer is the final studio album by June Pointer, released in 1989 on the Columbia label.[3][1]

History

The album was Pointer's second studio album without the Pointer Sisters and her only album with Columbia Records, featuring contribution from producers Narada Michael Walden, David Foster, Dann Huff, Renee Geyer, Jason Scheff, and Randy Waldman. Carol Bayer Sager served as an executive producer on the album.[4] The album yielded a hit with "Tight on Time (I'll Fit U In)",[4] which peaked at No. 35 as a dance hit on the Dance Club Songs as a Top 40.[5] It also peaked at No. 70 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[5][6][7] The album also featured "Keeper of the Flame", featuring backing vocals by Irene Cara.[6] It also featured the Sager, Bruce Roberts and Burt Bacharach composition "Why Can't We Be Together".[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Justin Kantor of AllMusic gave it 2 out of 5 stars stating, "Weak material is the primary downfall of this disappointing sophomore solo effort by June Pointer.".[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tight on Time (I'll Fit U In)"Dean Pitchford, Rhett Lawrence4:00
2."Parlez Moi D'Amour (Let's Talk About Love)"Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass, Bobby Long4:38
3."Why Can't We Be Together"Bruce Roberts, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager4:34
4."How Long (Don't Make Me Wait)"Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tom Keane4:21
5."Put Your Dreams Where Your Heart Is"Dorothy Sea Gazeley, Gerry Stober4:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Keeper of the Flame"Gordon Grody, Marylee Kortes4:50
7."Love Calling"Richard Feldman, Stan Lynch3:36
8."Fool for Love"Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers4:35
9."Live with Me"Dwania Kyles, Kashif, Ralph Schuckett5:35
10."Love on the Line"Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers5:10

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[9]

Tight On Time (I'll Fit U In)

Parlez Moi D’amour (Let's Talk About Love)

Why Can't We Be Together

How Long (Don't Make Me Wait)

Put Your Dreams Where Your Heart Is

Keeper Of The Flame

Love Calling

Fool For Love

Live With Me

Love On The Line

References

  1. ^ a b @PointerOfficial (June 29, 2019). "30 YEARS AGO: June/1989 - June Pointer's second solo album was released on Columbia Records w/ Executive Producer @CaroleBSager. #JunePointer #ThePointerSisters" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c "June Pointer – June Pointer Review". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Pointer, Ruth (2016). Still So Excited!: My Life as a Pointer Sister. Triumph Books.
  4. ^ a b "June Pointer". The Independent. April 13, 2006.
  5. ^ a b "June Pointer Top Songs". Musicvf.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Remembering June". thepointersisters.com.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 752.
  8. ^ Dominic, Serene (December 2003). Burt Bacharach: Song By Song. Music Sales. ISBN 9780857122599. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  9. ^ June Pointer – June Pointer (liner notes): 1989.

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