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The Very Best Of Sister Sledge 1973–93
''The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973–93'' is a greatest hits album by American vocal group Sister Sledge, released in 1993. Featuring the biggest hit singles of Sister Sledge, the album also includes two new Sure Is Pure remixes of " We Are Family" and "Lost in Music", both released as singles in 1993 and reaching number 5 and 14 in the UK Singles Chart respectively. Track listing #" We Are Family" (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers) – from '' We Are Family'' #"He's the Greatest Dancer" (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers) – from ''We Are Family'' #"All American Girls" (Allee Willis, Joni Sledge, Lisa Walden, Narada Michael Walden) – from ''All American Girls'' #"Smile" (Kathy Sledge, Phil Lightfoot) – from ''Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls'' #"Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me" (Gwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant) – from '' Circle of Love'' #"Pretty Baby" (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers) – from ''Love Somebody Today'' #"Got to Love Somebody" (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be created by record companies without express approval from the original artist as a means to generate sales. They are typically regarded as a good starting point for new fans of an artist, but are sometimes criticized by longtime fans as not inclusive enough or necessary at all. It is also common for greatest hits albums to include new recordings, remixes or unreleased alternate takes of the hit songs, plus other new material as bonus tracks to increase appeal for longtime fans (who might otherwise already own the recordings included). At times, a greatest hits compilation marks the first album appearance of a successful single that was never attached to a previous studio album. History The first greatest hits album was Johnny Mathis's ''J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Are Family (album)
''We Are Family'' is the third studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on January 22, 1979, in the United States and on April 30, 1979, in the United Kingdom by Cotillion Records. The album was written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, and includes four hit singles: the title track, " He's the Greatest Dancer", "Lost in Music" and " Thinking of You", all of which have been sampled, remixed, and reissued in the decades after the album's release. The album reached number one on the Top R&B Albums chart and peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the band's most commercially successful album. Background Chic worked with Sister Sledge, who had signed to Atlantic in 1973, at the inspiration of Atlantic president Jerry L. Greenberg. Nile Rodgers remembered later; " That's why we came up with ''We Are Family''. €“Everything he said about them gave us a picture of them. You've got to remember, we never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie (Sister Sledge Song)
"Frankie" is a song by American vocal group Sister Sledge, released as a single in 1985. It is taken from their eighth studio album, ''When the Boys Meet the Girls'' (1985). Overview The song was written by Denise Rich (under the pseudonym "Joy Denny") after dreaming while on a flight from the United States to Switzerland. According to the '' Now 5'' album (on which the song appears) the song was written about Frank Sinatra. The song was produced by Chic's Nile Rodgers, who had co-produced the sisters' earlier hits such as "He's the Greatest Dancer" and " We Are Family". The sisters suggested the song to him, but he hated it on first hearing. A week later, he went back to them saying he could not stop singing it and so he insisted that the band recorded it. A marked contrast to the disco cuts which had made them internationally famous in the late 1970s, this girl-pop number became a hit in the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Boys Meet The Girls (album)
''When the Boys Meet the Girls'' is the eighth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on June 7, 1985, by Atlantic Records. It was the group's first release on the Atlantic label. Background Prior to this album, the group's releases had been released under the Cotillion label, a subsidiary of Atlantic which became defunct in 1985. Produced by Nile Rodgers, this album reached number nineteen in the UK charts. The two singles released from this album charted in the UK, "Frankie", released in June 1985 peaked at number one; spending seventeen weeks on the charts. The single was later certified gold by the BPI in July 1985. The other single, "Dancing on the Jagged Edge",Released in August 1985 peaked at number 50 on the charts in the UK. Track listing #"When the Boys Meet the Girls" (Mary Unobsky, Danny Irinstone) – 5:26 #"Dancing on the Jagged Edge" (David Bryant, Dennis Herring, Lorelei McBroom) – 5:44 #"Frankie" ( Joy Denny) – 4:17 #"You're Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Herring
Dennis Herring is an American record producer, engineer, mixer, and musician. Herring has produced for The Hives, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Modest Mouse, Camper Van Beethoven, and Jars of Clay. The producer owns a 24-track recording studio in Los Angeles named DTLA Recording. Herring has won two Grammy awards. Selected work * 1986 - ''American Girls'' by American Girls * 1988 - '' Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart'' by Camper Van Beethoven * 1989 - ''Key Lime Pie'' by Camper Van Beethoven * 1991 - ''The Real Ramona'' by Throwing Muses * 1995 - '' Glow'' by The Innocence Mission * 1996 - ''See the Ocean Blue'' by The Ocean Blue * 1999 - '' This Desert Life'' by Counting Crows * 1999 - ''If I Left the Zoo'' by Jars of Clay (Note: Won Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album) * 2001 - '' Sweet Tea'' by Buddy Guy * 2003 - '' Blues Singer'' by Buddy Guy * 2004 - ''Good News for People Who Love Bad News'' by Modest Mouse * 2004 - ''The Delivery Man'' by E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Somebody Today
''Love Somebody Today'' is the fourth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on March 16, 1980 by Cotillion Records. The album includes three singles: "Got to Love Somebody", "Reach Your Peak", and "Let's Go on Vacation", which all charted on the US Pop and R&B/Soul charts from late 1979 until 1980. Background Like their highly successful '' We Are Family'' released the previous year, this album was both written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the band Chic. There were three singles released from this album. The first was "Got to Love Somebody" released in December 1979, which peaked at number sixty-four on the US Pop charts and number six on the R&B/Soul charts. In March 1980, the second single "Reach Your Peak" was released; peaking at #101 on the US Pop charts and #21 on the R&B/Soul charts. "Let's Go on Vacation", the last single released from this album failed to reach the US Pop chart but reached number sixty-three on the R& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle Of Love (Sister Sledge Album)
''Circle of Love'' is the debut studio album by the American vocal group Sister Sledge, released in 1975 by Atco Records. Featuring Kathy Sledge on vocals, the album includes the songs "Circle of Love (Caught in the Middle)" and "Love Don't Go Through No Changes on Me". The album was described as a mix of pop and soul in a 1975 ''Billboard Magazine'' review. Background At the time of this release, all members of the group were still teenagers; the oldest member Debbie Sledge was nineteen years old, studying at Tyler College of Art, Joni Sledge was an eighteen-year-old college freshman at Temple University, Kim Sledge was in her senior year of high school at Olney High School in their hometown of Philadelphia; and the youngest, Kathy, was a 15-year-old 10th–grader. This album gained moderate commercial success, Their single "Love Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me", reached number thirty–one on the Hot R&B/Soul Singles charts by mid 1975. The song was performed along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Guthrie
Gwendolyn Guthrie (July 9, 1950 – February 3, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter and pianist who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Angela Bofill and Roberta Flack. Guthrie is well known for her 1986 anthem "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent," and for her 1986 cover of the song " (They Long to Be) Close to You." Life and career Guthrie was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. In school, she studied classical music, and her father began teaching her piano when she was eight years old. By the early 1970s, she had joined vocal groups such as the Ebonettes and the Matchmakers, while working as an elementary school teacher. She was a backup singer on Aretha Franklin's 1974 single " I'm in Love". Guthrie soon began moonlighting as a singer of commercial jingles, sometimes with her friend Valerie Simpson of Ashford & Simpson fame. A song-writing part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bet Cha Say That To All The Girls
''Bet Cha Say That to All The Girls'' is the seventh studio album by American R&B and pop girl group Sister Sledge. It was released in 1983 on the Cotillion Records label. Singles from the album included "B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Baby)", "Gotta Get Back to Love", "Thank You for the Party". The album peaked at number 169 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 35 on the Top R&B Albums chart in 1983. Track listing Charts Personnel Personnel adapted from liner notes. ;Sister Sledge * Kathy Sledge Lightfoot – Lead vocals * Joni Sledge – Lead vocals * Debbie Sledge Young – Lead vocals * Kim Sledge – Lead vocals with: * Al Jarreau – rap (track 8) * Jeffrey Osborne – backing vocals (track 10) * George Duke – keyboards, Linn drum machine * Charles Fearing – guitar (track 2) * Peter Rafelson – guitar (track 4) * Mike Sembello – guitar * Louis Johnson – bass * Freddie Washington – bass (tracks 1, 6) * Nathan Watts – bass (track 2) * David Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Sledge
Kathy Sledge (born January 6, 1959) is an American singer–songwriter and producer. Sledge is best known as the youngest and founding member of Sister Sledge, an American vocal group which is made up of her sisters that formed in 1971. After achieving success beginning the late–1970s thru the mid–1980s with Sister Sledge, Sledge embarked on her solo career in 1989. She has had several hits on the International Pop and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including " Take Me Back to Love Again", which hit #1 in 1992. Biography Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, Sledge was the youngest child born to Edwin (1922–1996), a former Broadway star of dance-tap duo 'Fred and Sledge' and Florez (née Williams; 1928–2007). Her siblings are Norma Carol Blackmon, Debra, Joan and Kim Sledge. Sledges' grandmother Viola Williams was a opera singer. For high school, Sledge attended Olney High School; graduating in 1977. After completing high school, Sledge continued her education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All American Girls
''All American Girls'' is the fifth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on February 2, 1981, by Cotillion Records. Unlike their previous albums, the group served as co–producers, with Kathy Sledge and Joni Sledge writing the songs. Background Released in February 1981, this album was a departure from the past band style and does not feature production by Nile Rodgers or Bernard Edwards. Instead, Narada Michael Walden was the main producer of the project. Four singles were released from this album. The first single and biggest hit from the album was "All American Girls (song), All American Girls", written by songwriter Allee Willis along with Joni Sledge and Narada Michael Walden's then–wife Lisa Walden. Released in January 1981, The song peaked at number three on the R&B/Soul charts and 79 on the Hot 100 charts in late–March 1981. It was also a Top 10 hit in the Low Countries, reaching number eight in The Netherlands and number six in Belgiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden ( ; Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy. He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz fusion realm, appearing with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Chick Corea, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter and Weather Report, and Allan Holdsworth. After being mentored by Quincy Jones, he transitioned into a role as a songwriter and producer, working in the 1980s and 1990s with numerous R & B acts such as Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, as well as other singers across a number of genres. In 2020, he became the drummer for Journey, replacing Steve Smith. In 2021, he became one of two drummers in the band alongside the returning Deen Castronovo prior to leaving in 2022. He appears on the band's album ''Freedom'' (2022), having co-produced and played on the album before his departure. Biography Walden was born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |