Pointer Sisters' "How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side)" reaches #1 1975

My girls, the Pointer Sisters' first single from their album Steppin', Hold On (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side) reached #1 on the US Hot Soul Singles chart September 6, 1975.  Anita and Bonnie wrote the song, and the sisters' soulful harmonies made it a major hit early in their career.  It remained at the top for 2 weeks, their first and only number-one hit on the Hot Soul Singles. 

Happy birthday, Ruth Pointer!

Still beautiful and still so excited, Ruth Pointer, member of the awesome Pointer Sisters, was born March 19, 1946 in Oakland, California.  She joined her younger sisters, Anita, June and Bonnie in 1972, making the group a quartet.  They released their first album The Pointer Sisters in 1973.

Bonnie left the group after their third album, Steppin' and they continued as a trio. 

In 1990, Ruth married Michael Sayles (her final husband) and in 1993 gave birth to twins at age 47.  She continues to perform with her daughter Issa and her grandaughter Sadako. 

She sings lead on Neutron Dance and Back in My Arms. 

I read her autobiography Still So Excited back in January.  Such a great woman!

The Pointer Sisters release "Steppin'" 1975

The third studio album from the Pointer Sisters, Steppin', was released May 1975.  The first single, How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side), was their first #1 R&B hit from the album.  The second release, Going Down Slowly (my all-time favorite), made it to #16 on the R&B charts.

The album also included a tribute to Duke Ellington, I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues: