Energy is the fifth studio album by The Pointer Sisters, released in 1978 on the Planet label. This is the Expanded Edition with three extra songs.

After a brief split following sister Bonnie’s departure from the Pointer Sisters, 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 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.

Tracks
1 Lay It On The Line (Patrick Henderson, Wornell Jones) 3:14
2  Dirty Work (Walter Becker, Donald Fagen) 3:36
3  Hypnotized (Bob Welch) 4:49
4  As I Come Of Age (Stephen Stills) 2:42
5  Come And Get Your Love (Russ Ballard) 3:42
6  Happiness (Allen Toussaint) 3:58
7  Fire (Bruce Springsteen) 3:30
8  Angry Eyes (Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina ) 2:44
9  Echoes Of Love (Patrick Simmons, Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle ) 2:54
10  Everybody Is A Star (Sylvester Stewart) 3:18

Musicians

1 Lay It On The Line
Bass - David Hungate
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Waddy Wachtel
Guitar - Danny Kortchmar
Piano - David Paich
Percussion - Lenny Castro

2 Dirty Work
Bass - David Hungate
Drums - Rick Jaeger
Guitar - Waddy Wachtel
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett
Electric Piano - David Paich
Sax - Brian Cumming

3 Hypnotized
Bass - Eddie Watkins Jr
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Danny Kortchmar
Acoustic Guitar - Randy Bachman
Slide Guitar - Waddy Wachtel
Clavinet - James Newton Howard
Electric Piano - Steve Porcaro
Piano - David Paich
Synthesizer - James Newton Howard
Sax - Brian Cumming

4 As I Come Of Age
Bass - Mike Porcaro
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Waddy Wachtel
Guitar - Danny Kortchmar
Electric Piano - James Newton Howard
Piano - David Paich
Organ - Steve Porcaro
 
5 Come And Get Your Love
Bass - David Hungate
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Waddy Wachtel
Guitar - Danny Kortchmar
Slide Guitar - Davey Johnstone
Electric Piano - David Paich
Organ - Jimmy Phillips
Synthesizer - Jimmy Phillips
Tambourine - Anita Pointer

6 Happiness
Bass - David Hungate
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Waddy Wachtel
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Piano - David Paich
Synthesizer - James Newton Howard

7 Fire
Bass - Gerald Johnson
Drums - Rick Jaeger
Guitar - Davey Johnstone
Organ - David Paich
Piano - Jai Winding
Piano - David Paich
Tambourine - Lenny Castro

8 Angry Eyes
Bass - David Hungate
Drums - Mike Baird
Guitar - Danny Kortchmar
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Organ - Jimmy Phillips
Piano - Jimmy Phillips
Percussion - Richard Perry

9 Echoes Of Love
Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Davey Johnstone
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Synthesizer - James Newton Howard
Synthesizer - Steve Porcaro
Percussion - Lenny Castro

10 Everybody Is A Star
Bass - David Hungate
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Waddy Wachtel
Guitar - Danny Kortchmar
Piano - David Paich
Synthesizer - James Newton Howard

Liner Notes

Producer – Richard Perry
Coordinator – Robin Rinehart,  Kathleen Carey
Engineer (Recording) – Dennis Kirk
Engineer (Remix) – Bill Schnee
Engineer (Assistant) – Gabe Veltri
Mastered By – Doug SaxArt Direction, Design  – John Kosh
Photography – Jim Shea, Aaron Rapoport
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At Studio 55, LA
Remixed At Studio 55, LA
Phonographic Copyright Planet Records
Copyright Planet Records