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Welcome back to Hit Parade, a podcast of pop chart history from Slate magazine.

About the hits from Coast to Coast, I'm Chris Melanthe,

chart analyst, pop critic, and writer of Slate's Why is the Song No. 1 series on our last episode.

We chronicle the launch of the family vocal troupe, The Pointer Sisters, their years as a quartet,

trying everything from jazz and big band music to strutting funk, children's music,

and even twangy country. It's now the turn of the 80s. They are a trio of Ruth, Anita,

and June pointer, and their producer and label boss Richard Perry is about to guide the

sisters toward a new wave of synth pop hits. The Pointer Sisters' versatility meant that Richard

Perry could throw virtually anything at them. Their 1980 album, Special Things,

leads off with a post disco R&B track in high Quincy Jones style on Could I Be Dreaming,

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