Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by TenPoundHammer (talk | contribs) at 19:35, 14 August 2009 (fix). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Slow Hand" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

"Slow Hand" is a pop ballad by the Pointer Sisters, released in the spring of 1981 on the Planet Records label. It is the fourth track on their Black & White album, released that same year. The song gave the Pointers one of their biggest successful releases as the song hit number two on the pop singles chart and became a top ten hit in other countries. The song was ranked in the top 25 best singles of the year by the prestigious Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll, demonstrating music critics' appreciation of the track.

Credits

• Lead vocals by Anita Pointer
• Background vocals by Ruth Pointer and June Pointer
• Produced by Richard Perry
• Written by John Bettis & James Bruce Clark (ASCAP listing)

Conway Twitty version

The song was covered in 1982 by country singer Conway Twitty. His version, on Elektra Records, topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart for two weeks that June, and was his last multi-week number-one song.

Chart performance

• 1981 singles
• 1982 singles
• Pointer Sisters songs
• Conway Twitty songs
• Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles