1984 Sister Sledge – Thinking Of You (UK:#11)
“Thinking Of You” is a song released as a single by Sister Sledge in 1984 that became a hit in the UK. It was originally recorded for their album, We Are Family (1979), and was included as the B-side to their UK top 20 single “Lost In Music”. “Thinking of You” was written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, and, like many Sister Sledge hits, was built on the rhythmic foundations of their famous guitar and bass line arrangements.
By 1984, the group’s chart fortunes had almost completely died out, with their 1983 album Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls failing to chart in any of the major territories. The belated issue of “Thinking of You” peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 in Ireland, reviving interest in the group in both countries, paving the way for a re-issue of “Lost In Music” in September 1984, when it reached number four in the UK, and their only UK number one hit, “Frankie”, in June 1985.
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 […]
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 |
Produced By
Bernard Edwards
Nile Rodgers
Songwriters
Bernard Edwards
Nile Rodgers
Charts
US:# –
UK:#11