The Pointer Sisters – I’m So Excited

Planet 1982, Perry production, Break Out second life

In September 1982, Planet Records released I’m So Excited by The Pointer Sisters. Anita, June, and Ruth Pointer wrote it with saxophonist and arranger Trevor Lawrence; Richard Perry produced. The track appeared on the album So Excited!. The first US chart run peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. The sisters were already veterans: Oakland roots, early jazz-and-R&B experiments, then a sharper pop-and-dance focus under Perry at Planet / RCA.

What you hear is built for the floor: a firm dance pulse, stacked sister vocals, and a chorus that states its case without mystery. Perry’s production keeps the arrangement bright and clear. The 1982 single also reached the US Dance and R&B charts, but its bigger life came later. In July 1984 a remixed version was reissued and added to a revised edition of the album Break Out. That campaign took the song to No. 9 on the Hot 100, No. 11 in the UK, and strong marks across Europe.

The official video, all sequins and stage energy, locked the song into mid-80s MTV rotation. Billboard later ranked it among the great girl-group tracks. For The Pointer Sisters, it sat beside other Perry-era hits such as Jump (For My Love) and Neutron Dance as proof that the trio’s voice blend could carry mainstream dance-pop without losing their identity.