We Are Family Sister Sledge

• 1He's The Greatest Dancer06:15
• 2Lost In Music04:51
• 3Somebody Loves Me04:58
• 4Thinking Of You04:32
• 5We Are Family08:22
• 6Easier To Love05:05
• 7You're A Friend To Me05:30
• 8One More Time03:13
• Total Runtime42:46

Info for We Are Family

„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, AMG)

Kathy Sledge, lead Vocals (on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5)
Debbie Sledge, lead Vocals "You're a Friend to Me"
Joni Sledge, lead Vocals "Lost in Music", "Easier to Love"
Kim Sledge, lead Vocals "One More Time"
Nile Rodgers, guitar
Bernard Edwards, bass
Tony Thompson, drums
Robert Sabino, piano, clavinet
Raymond Jones, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
Andy Schwartz, piano
Sammy Figueroa, percussion
Jon Faddis, trumpet
Ellen Seeling, trumpet
Barry Rogers, trombone
Jean Fineberg, saxophone
Alex Foster, saxophone, Flute
Gene Orloff, Concert Master
Cheryl Hong, (The Chic Strings), Strings
Marianne Carroll, (The Chic Strings), Strings
Karen Milne (The Chic Strings), Strings
Luther Vandross, backing vocals
Norma Jean Wright, backing vocals
David Lasley, backing vocals
Alfa Anderson, backing vocals
Diva Gray, backing vocals

Recorded from 1978-1979 at The Power Station, New York City, New York
Produced by Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards

Digitally remastered

Sister Sledge
The talented Sledge sisters formed Sister Sledge in 1972, and by 1979, they would be recognized for some of the decade's most recognizable hits, including the long-lasting "We Are Family."

Their 1979 album, We Are Family, included not only the title track hit, but also "He's the Greatest Dancer." A year later, Sister Sledge released Love Somebody Today, and the singles "Pretty Baby" and "Got to Love Somebody" both found a home on the charts.

In 1981, Sister Sledge hired Narada Michael Walden as their producer and released All-American Girls. The title track and "Next Time You'll Know" were both hits, and Sister Sledge continued to perform throughout the 1980's and 1990's with new material and additional hits. In 1998, Sister Sledge released African Eyes.

"He's the Greatest Dancer" was brought into the new millennium thanks to a Dannii Minogue cover in 2007 and its sampled use as featured on Will Smith's "Getting' Jiggy Wit It." Other Sister Sledge songs have been remixed and re-released by other bands, both in the United States and in the UK.

Sister Sledge continues to perform regularly, and they were even reunited in 2011 on Oprah Winfrey, for her "Women Who Rock" episode. "We Are Family" was highlighted as one of the most requested songs of all time.

This album contains no booklet.