We Are Family (album)

We Are Family
Studio album by Sister Sledge
Released January 1979 (US)
30 April 1979 (UK)
Recorded 1978-1979 at The Power Station, New York City, New York
Genre Disco
Soul
Funk
Length 43:56
Label Cotillion Records
Producer Nile Rodgers
Bernard Edwards
Sister Sledge chronology
Together
(1977)		 We Are Family
(1979)		 Love Somebody Today
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

We Are Family is a 1979 album by Sister Sledge. The album which was both written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the band Chic and includes four hit singles: the anthemic title track, "He's the Greatest Dancer", "Lost in Music", and "Thinking of You", all four of which have been sampled, remixed, and reissued through the 80's, 90's and 2000's.

We Are Family is one of two albums produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1979, the other being Chic's second album C'est Chic including hit singles "Le Freak" and "I Want Your Love".

We Are Family was digitally remastered and reissued on CD by Rhino Records in 1993.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

Original LP

Side A
  1. "He's the Greatest Dancer" – 6:16
  2. "Lost In Music" – 4:52
  3. "Somebody Loves Me" – 4:59
  4. "Thinking of You" – 4:31
Side B
  1. "We Are Family" – 8:24
  2. "Easier to Love" – 5:05
  3. "You're a Friend to Me" – 5:31
  4. "One More Time" – 3:17

CD reissue

  1. "He's the Greatest Dancer" – 6:16
  2. "Lost in Music" – 4:52
  3. "Somebody Loves Me" – 4:59
  4. "Thinking of You" – 4:31
  5. "We Are Family"
  6. "Easier to Love" – 5:05
  7. "You're a Friend to Me" – 5:31
  8. "One More Time" – 3:17
  9. "We Are Family (Sure Is Pure Remix)" – 8:05 *
  10. "We Are Family (Steve Anderson DMC Remix)" – 8:13 *
  11. "Lost in Music (Sure Is Pure Remix)" – 8:38 *
  12. "Lost in Music (1984 Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers Remix)" – 6:37 *

Bonus Track *

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 3
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
Pop		 US
R&B		 US
Dance
1979 "We Are Family" 2 1 -
"He's The Greatest Dancer" 9 1 1
"Lost In Music" - 35 -

See also

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Sister Sledge: We Are Family > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Sister Sledge US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5442/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-10-13. 
  3. ^ "Sister Sledge US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5442/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-13. 

External links

Chic
Main albums
Chic (1977) · C'est Chic (1978) · Risqué (1979) · Les Plus Grands Succès De Chic: Chic's Greatest Hits (1979) · Real People (1980) · Take It Off (1981) · Soup For One (soundtrack) (1982) · Tongue in Chic (1982) · Believer (1983) · Chic-Ism (1992) · Chic Freak and More Treats (1996) · Live at the Budokan (1999) · A Night in Amsterdam (2006)
Produced by Chic
Norma Jean Wright: Norma Jean (1978) · Sister Sledge: We Are Family (1979) · Sheila and B. Devotion: King of the World (1980) · Sister Sledge: Love Somebody Today (1980) · Diana Ross: diana (1980) · Debbie Harry: Koo Koo (1981)
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