The Pointer Sisters won three Grammy Awards and had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985. They received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994. Spanning over three decades, their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, disco, jazz, electronic music, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country and rock.
Im So Excited, originally released in 1982 and then re-released in 1984 is considered to be the group’s signature song. It originally appeared on the Sisters’ 1982 album So Excited! and was subsequently released as a single. Two years later a slightly remixed and edited version appeared on the multi-platinum album Break Out.
In 2001, the song was included in the RIAA and National Endowment for the Arts project Songs of the Century, a list intended to “promote a better understanding of America’s musical and cultural heritage.” The song was ranked #264 out of 365 songs.
The song has been covered by many artists, too numerous to mention and most recently it was covered by the cast of Glee in the season 6 episode ‘A Wedding’.
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