''When the Boys Meet the Girls'' is the eighth

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by the American R&B vocal group

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, released on June 7, 1985, by

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. 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

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label, a subsidiary of Atlantic which became defunct in 1985. Produced by

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, 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.Official Charts (UK) - Sister Sledge
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Track listing

#"When the Boys Meet the Girls" (Mary Unobsky, Danny Irinstone) – 5:26 #"Dancing on the Jagged Edge" (David Bryant,

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, Lorelei McBroom) – 5:44 #"

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" ( Joy Denny) – 4:17 #"You're Fine" ( Dave Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend) – 5:21 #"Hold Out Poppy" (

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, Charles Kelly) – 3:56 #"The Boy Most Likely" (

) – 4:12 #"You Need Me" (Kathy Sledge, Tony Maiden) – 4:47 #"Following the Leader" (Kathy Sledge, Philip Lightfoot) – 5:02 #"Peer Pressure" (Joni Sledge, Tony Maiden) – 3:19

Personnel

Musicians

;Sister Sledge * Kathy Sledge Lightfoot – vocals *

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– vocals * Debbie Sledge Young – vocals * Kim Sledge – vocals with: *

– guitar;

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(tracks 1, 2, 4, 6), vocals (track 4),

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synthesizer (tracks 6, 8), bass (tracks 6, 7) *

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– Yamaha DX7 (track 5) * Raymond Jones – piano (track 9),

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synthesizers (tracks 2, 3, 9) * Rob Sabino – Yamaha DX7 bass (tracks 1, 2, 4),

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synthesizer (tracks 3, 7), Prophet-7 synthesizer (track 1) * James Farber – Synclavier bass (track 8) * Tommy "Rock" Jymi (alias Nile Rodgers) – bass & Synclavier piano (track 8) * Jimmy Bralower – drums & percussion *

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– trumpet (tracks 2–4, 6 7) * The Borneo Horns: **

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– alto saxophone (track 7) **

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– flute, tenor saxophone solo (track 7) ** Steve Elson – flute, baritone saxophone (track 7) * Horns arranged and conducted by Nile Rodgers * Synclavier programming by Kevin Jones

Production

* Recorded and mixed by James Farber * Sound engineer – Eric Mohler * Additional engineering by Malcolm Pollack and Bobby Warner * Additional second engineers – Eddie Delena, Garry Rindfuss and Ira McLaughlin * Production managers – Budd Tunick & Kevin Jones * Art direction by Bob Defrin * Photography by Roy Volkmann * Recorded and mixed at Power Station, New York * Additional recording at

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, L.A., California and

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, N.Y.

References

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