EW's GRADE
B

Details Lead Performance: The Pointer Sisters; Genres: R&B, Reissues

This double-disc anthology documents the Pointers' early peak, from the Bayou funk of ''Yes We Can Can'' to the slow boil of Bruce Springsteen's ''Fire.'' Sure, comic undercurrents and slightly off-key harmonies make some tunes on The Very Best of the Pointer Sisters: Fire sound like karaoke kitsch. But while the bulk of today's female groups approach music as lung-busting drudgery, the Pointers always seem to be having a ball. B

Originally posted Jun 28, 1996 Published in issue #333-334 Jun 28, 1996 Order article reprints

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