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Before 1979's We Are Family, Sister Sledge wasn't a huge name in the R&B/disco world. The group had enjoyed a small following and scored a few minor hits, including "Love, Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me" in 1974 and "Blockbuster Boy" in 1977. But it wasn't until We Are Family that the Philadelphia siblings finally exploded commercially, and the people they have to thank for their commercial success are Chic leaders Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. The Rodgers/Edwards team handles all of the writing, producing, and arranging on this album; so not surprisingly, almost everything on We Are Family is very Chic-sounding. That is true of the sexy "He's the Greatest Dancer" and the anthemic, uplifting title song (both of which soared to #1 on the R&B charts), as well as excellent album tracks like the lush "Easier to Love," the perky "One More Time," and the addictive "Thinking of You." The least Chic-sounding tune on the album is the ballad "Somebody Loves Me," which favors a classic sweet soul approach and is the type of song one would have expected from Thom Bell, Gamble & Huff, or Holland-Dozier-Holland rather than Rodgers/Edwards. Meanwhile, the intoxicating "Lost in Music" (a #35 R&B hit) is about as Chic-sounding as it gets. When Rhino reissued We Are Family on CD in 1995, it added four bonus tracks, all of which are remixes of either the title song or "Lost in Music." These remixes are intriguing; it's interesting to hear late '70s classics turned into high-tech 1990s dance-pop. But they are less than essential, and the original versions are by far the best -- how can you improve on perfection? Both creatively and commercially, We Are Family is Sister Sledge's crowning achievement.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Composer, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Composer, Conductor, Producer, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Jean Fineberg, Saxophone - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Alex Foster, Flute, Saxophone - Barry Rogers, Trombone - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Meco Monardo, Tenor Saxophone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luci Martin, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Michelle Cobbs, Backing Vocals - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Meco Monardo, Tenor Saxophone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luci Martin, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Michelle Cobbs, Backing Vocals - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Meco Monardo, Tenor Saxophone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luci Martin, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Michelle Cobbs, Backing Vocals - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Meco Monardo, Tenor Saxophone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luci Martin, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Michelle Cobbs, Backing Vocals - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Jean Fineberg, Saxophone - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Alex Foster, Flute, Saxophone - Barry Rogers, Trombone - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Meco Monardo, Tenor Saxophone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luci Martin, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Michelle Cobbs, Backing Vocals - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Meco Monardo, Tenor Saxophone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luci Martin, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Michelle Cobbs, Backing Vocals - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Meco Monardo, Tenor Saxophone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luci Martin, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Michelle Cobbs, Backing Vocals - Kelvin Andrews, Remixer - Danny Spencer, Remixer - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Sure Is Pure, Remixer - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luci Martin, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Michelle Cobbs, Backing Vocals - Steve Anderson, Remixer - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luci Martin, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Michelle Cobbs, Backing Vocals - Kelvin Andrews, Remixer - Danny Spencer, Remixer - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Meco Monardo, Tenor Saxophone - Sure Is Pure, Remixer - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Lasley, Backing Vocals - Gene Orloff, Concertmaster - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Norma Jean Wright, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Garry Rindfuss, AssistantEngineer - JEFF HENDRICKSON, AssistantEngineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - NILE RODGERS, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Remixer, Writer - BERNARD EDWARDS, Conductor, Producer, Remixer, Writer, Bass - Diva Gray, Backing Vocals - Eddie Daniels, Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Alfa Anderson, Backing Vocals - Cheryl Hong, Strings - Ellen Seeling, Trumpet - Jean Fineberg, Saxophone - Karen Milne, Strings - Marianne Carroll, Strings - Raymond Jones, Electric Piano - Robert Sabino, Piano, Clavinet - Debbie Sledge, Vocals - Joni Sledge, Vocals - Kathy Sledge, Vocals - Kim Sledge, Vocals - Alex Foster, Flute, Saxophone - Barry Rogers, Trombone - Tony Thompson, Drums - Sister Sledge, MainArtist - Andy Schwartz, Piano - The Chic Strings, Violin - Bill Scheniman, Engineer - Larry Alexander, Engineer - Bob Milliken, Trombone - Meco Monardo, Tenor Saxophone - Peter Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Ray Willard, AssistantEngineer
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Before 1979's We Are Family, Sister Sledge wasn't a huge name in the R&B/disco world. The group had enjoyed a small following and scored a few minor hits, including "Love, Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me" in 1974 and "Blockbuster Boy" in 1977. But it wasn't until We Are Family that the Philadelphia siblings finally exploded commercially, and the people they have to thank for their commercial success are Chic leaders Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. The Rodgers/Edwards team handles all of the writing, producing, and arranging on this album; so not surprisingly, almost everything on We Are Family is very Chic-sounding. That is true of the sexy "He's the Greatest Dancer" and the anthemic, uplifting title song (both of which soared to #1 on the R&B charts), as well as excellent album tracks like the lush "Easier to Love," the perky "One More Time," and the addictive "Thinking of You." The least Chic-sounding tune on the album is the ballad "Somebody Loves Me," which favors a classic sweet soul approach and is the type of song one would have expected from Thom Bell, Gamble & Huff, or Holland-Dozier-Holland rather than Rodgers/Edwards. Meanwhile, the intoxicating "Lost in Music" (a #35 R&B hit) is about as Chic-sounding as it gets. When Rhino reissued We Are Family on CD in 1995, it added four bonus tracks, all of which are remixes of either the title song or "Lost in Music." These remixes are intriguing; it's interesting to hear late '70s classics turned into high-tech 1990s dance-pop. But they are less than essential, and the original versions are by far the best -- how can you improve on perfection? Both creatively and commercially, We Are Family is Sister Sledge's crowning achievement.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:21
- Main artists: Sister Sledge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Disco
© 1995 Rhino Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Atlantic Recording Corporation and Brookhill Records Corporation for the United States and WEA Int. for the world outside of the United States.
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