1979 Sister Sledge – We Are Family
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.
Tracks
1 He’s The Greatest Dancer (Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards) 06:15
2 Lost In Music (Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards) 04:51
3 Somebody Loves Me (Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards) 04:57
4 Thinking Of You (Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards) 04:29
5 We Are Family (Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards) 08:21
6 Easier To Love (Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards) 05:04
7 You’re A Friend To Me (Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards) 05:30
8 One More Time (Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards) 03:13
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Bernard Edwards |
| Drums | Tony Thompson |
| Guitar | Nile Rodgers |
| Clavinet | Rob Sabino |
| Piano | Andy Schwartz |
| Piano | Rob Sabino |
| Flute | Alex Foster |
| Sax | Jean Fineberg |
| Sax | Alex Foster |
| Trombone | Barry Rogers |
| Trumpet | Ellen Seeling |
| Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
| Background Vocals | Alfa Anderson |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Background Vocals | Diva Gray |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Norma Jean Wright |
| Vocals | Kathy Sledge |
| Vocals | Debbie Sledge |
| Vocals | Joni Sledge |
| Vocals | Kim Sledge |
Other Musicians
Strings – Cheryl Hong, Karen Milne, Marianne Carroll
Liner Notes
Producer – Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
Arranged By – Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
Conductor – Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
Engineer – Bob Clearmountain, Burt Szerlip, Don Berman
Engineer (Assitant) – Jeff Hendrickson, Raymond Willard
Mastered By – Dennis King
Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Photography – Jim Houghton
Mixed At Power Station
Recorded At Power Station
Mixed At Power Station
Phonographic Copyright Cotillion Records
Copyright Cotillion Records