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by American R&B vocal group

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, released in 1982 by

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. The album is the group's first self-produced album. It contains a remake of the

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hit "

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". ''The Sisters'' peaked at No. 14 on the

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chart as well as No. 69 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

Track listing

#"Super Bad Sisters" (Art Austin, Robert Allen, Debbie Sledge Young,

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, Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Kim Sledge) – 4:38 #"

" ( William "Smokey" Robinson Jr.) – 3:46 #"Lightfootin'" (Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Phillip Lightfoot) – 3:59 #"My Special Way" (Mark Moulin) – 5:03 #"Grandma" (Art Austin, Robert Allen) – 3:50 #"Get You in Our Love" (Michael Clark) – 3:53 #"Il Mácquillage Lady" (Joni Sledge) – 3:57 #"Everybody's Friend" (Kathy Sledge Lightfoot,

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) – 4:33 #" All the Man I Need" (

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) – 4:41 #"Jacki's Theme: There's No Stopping Us" (Carol Conners, William Goldstein) – 4:07 *Note: The song, "All the Man That I Need", would go on to be re-recorded (in a shortened, re-arranged version) by

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, and would become an across-the-board smash hit in America, reaching the top spot on the

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, the

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and the

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Hot 100. Houston's spin on the song nixes the guitar solo, opting instead for a cacophonous, screaming sax break by

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Personnel

;Sister Sledge * Kathy Sledge Lightfoot – lead vocals (2, 6), vocals (all) *

– lead vocals (4, 7), vocals (all) * Debbie Sledge Young – lead vocals (8), vocals (all) * Kim Sledge – vocals (all) with: * James Williams, Kenneth Williams –

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(1) * David Simmons – additional vocals (9) * Nick Mundy – rhythm guitar (1–9), lead guitar (2, 5, 7–9) * James "Herb" Smith – lead & rhythm guitar (10) * Steve Gold – keyboards, synthesizer (1, 5) * Jack Ebbert – keyboards (2, 4, 6, 9) *

– keyboards (8) * Nathaniel Wilkie – keyboards (10) * Robert (Bob) Allen – bass (1, 3, 5) * Jimmy Williams – bass (2, 4, 6–8) * Howard (CJ) Clark – bass (9) * Jimmy "Funky" Williams – bass (10) * Darryl Birgee – drums (1, 2–9) * Phillip Lightfoot – drums (3, 10), electronic drums (10) * Drew Henderson – percussion (1–8) * Larry Washington – percussion (10)

Production

* Arranged by Phillip Lightfoot (track 3), Sister Sledge (all) * Horns & strings arranged by Jack Faith (1, 5), Jack Ebbert (2, 6, 9), Roscoe Gill (4) * Recording engineers: Arthur Stoppe, Dirk Devlin, Jim Gallagher, Joe Tarcia, Peter Humpheys * Recording assistant engineers: Joe Bees, John Wisner, Michael Tarcia, Michael Spitz, Scott MacMin, Vince Warsavage * Mixing engineer @ Power Station (New York City): Scott Litt (2, 7, 8) * Mixing assistant engineer @ Power Station (New York City): Malcolm Pollack (2, 7, 8) * Mixing & remixing engineer @ Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia): Joe Tarcia (1–10) * Art direction by Bob Defrin * Photography by Harry Langdon

In popular culture

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used "Jacki's Theme: There's No Stopping Us" as the theme for its highlights of the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament following the championship game. In the final,

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defeated Georgetown 63–62, with the Tar Heels scoring the winning points on a jumper by freshman

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with 16 seconds remaining. The game featured several future

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stars and

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inductees, including Jordan,

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and

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of North Carolina, and

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of Georgetown, along with legendary coaches

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(North Carolina) and John Thompson (Georgetown).

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, CBS first used "

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" for tournament highlights, a tradition which continues to this day. The 1982 NCAA tournament was CBS' first after

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held the broadcast rights from 1969 to 1981.

References

External links

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