Serious Slammin' is the thirteenth studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1988 by RCA Records.
History
Serious Slammin is the Pointer Sisters' 14th album in 15 years; it is the last record, to date, that the group made with longtime producer Richard Perry. Its first single, "He Turned Me Out" (also featured in the 1988 film Action Jackson), reached the R&B top 40. A second single, the ballad "I'm in Love", also reached the R&B chart. Other songs of note include "Moonlight Dancing" (written by Diane Warren and later covered by Bette Midler), fan favorite "I Will Be There" and the title track, which was later covered by George Clinton. Serious Slammin' is the Pointers' last album to chart on the Billboard Top 200 albums tally; it failed to make an entry on Billboard's R&B albums chart.
Associate producers – James Reese (tracks 1–4); Norman Whitfield Jr. (tracks 1, 2); Glen Ballard (track 2); John Bokowski (track 3); Jeff Pescetto (track 5); David P. Bryant and Paul Fox (track 6); Jeff Lorber (track 7); Jim Lang and Matthew Wilder (track 8); Tony Coleman and Ricky Lawson (track 9); Ricky Timas (track 10).
Additional production on track 6 – Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson
Vocals recorded by Michael Brooks
Tracking engineers – Francis Buckley (tracks 1 & 2); Bob Mithoff (track 4).
Recording engineers – Glen Holguin (tracks 5 & 8); Francis Buckley (track 6); Jeff Lorber (track 7); Robert Brown (track 9); Ted Blaidsell (track 10).
Additional engineers – Michael Brooks, Robert Brown, Francis Buckley, Glen Holguin, Jeff Lorber, Ross Stein and Norman Whitfield, Jr.
Assistant engineers – Bryan Arnett, Ken Felton, Cliff Jones, Robin Laine, Kraig Miller, Richard Platt and Jay Willis.
Recorded at Studio 55, Studio Masters and Skip Saylor Recording (Los Angeles, CA); JHL Studios (Pacific Palisades, CA); Mithoff Studio; Rafelson Recording.
Mixing – Norman Whitfield, Jr. (tracks 3 & 4); John Potoker (tracks 5, 7, 9 & 10); Mick Guzauski (track 8).
Remixing on track 6 – Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson
