Happiness (Pointer Sisters song)

"Happiness"
Single by The Pointer Sisters
B-side "Lay It on the Line"
Released March 1979
Format Single
Genre Pop
Label Planet
Songwriter(s) Allen Toussaint
Producer(s) Richard Perry
The Pointer Sisters singles chronology
"Fire"
(1978)		 "Happiness"
(1979)		 "He's So Shy"
(1980)

"Fire"
(1978)		 "Happiness"
(1979)		 "He's So Shy"
(1980)

"Happiness" is a song by The Pointer Sisters. It is a track from their 1978 LP, Energy. The song was released in early 1979, the second of two singles released from the album.

"Happiness" became a Top 40 hit in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand. It also charted in the Low Countries where it was a much bigger hit, reaching #11 in The Netherlands and #8 in Belgium.

Chart history

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Belgium 8
Canada RPM Top Singles 34
Netherlands 11
New Zealand 33
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 30
U.S. Billboard R&B 20
U.S. Billboard Dance/Disco 18
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [2] 28

References

  1. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 5, 1979
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