The Sisters (Sister Sledge album)
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| Released | January 18, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Starship, Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Length | 42:27 | |||
| Label | Cotillion | |||
| Producer | Sister Sledge | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Smash Hits | 8½/10[1] |
The Sisters is the sixth studio album by American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released in 1982 by Cotillion Records. The album is the group's first self-production.[2] It contains a remake of the Mary Wells hit "My Guy".[2] The Sisters peaked at No. 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart[3] as well as No. 69 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Super Bad Sisters" (Art Austin, Robert Allen, Debbie Sledge Young, Joni Sledge, Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Kim Sledge) – 4:38
- "My Guy" (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, Timothy J. Tobias) – 4:33
- "All the Man I Need" (Dean Pitchford, Michael Gore) – 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 Whitney Houston, and would become an across-the-board smash hit in America, reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, the Adult Contemporary, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Cash Box Hot 100. Houston's spin on the song nixes the guitar solo, opting instead for a screaming sax break by Kenny G.
Personnel
[edit]- Sister Sledge
- Kathy Sledge Lightfoot – lead vocals (2, 3, 6, 9), vocals (all)
- Joni Sledge – lead vocals (4, 7), vocals (all)
- Debbie Sledge Young – lead vocals (8), vocals (all)
- Kim Sledge – vocals (all)
with:
- James Williams, Kenneth Williams – rap (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)
- Timothy J. Tobias – 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
[edit]- Arranged by Phillip Lightfoot (co-arrangement on track 3), Sister Sledge (all)
- Produced by Sister Sledge
- 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
- Assistant recording engineers: Joe Bees, John Wisner, Michael Tarcia, Michael Spitz, Scott MacMin, Vince Warsavage
- Tracks 2, 7 and 8 mixed by Power Station Studios (New York City) by Scott Litt; assisted by Malcolm Pollack
- All other tracks mixed at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia) by Joe Tarsia; Tarsia is also responsible for re-mixing all tracks
- Art direction by Bob Defrin
- Photography by Harry Langdon
In popular culture
[edit]CBS Sports 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, North Carolina defeated Georgetown 63–62, with the Tar Heels scoring the winning points on a jumper by freshman Michael Jordan with 16 seconds remaining. The game featured several future National Basketball Association stars and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductees, including Jordan, James Worthy and Sam Perkins of North Carolina, and Patrick Ewing of Georgetown, along with legendary coaches Dean Smith (North Carolina) and John Thompson (Georgetown). Five years later, CBS first used "One Shining Moment" for tournament highlights, a tradition which continues to this day. The 1982 NCAA tournament was CBS' first after NBC Sports held the broadcast rights from 1969 to 1981. Daft Punk sampled "Il Macquillage Lady" for one of their track for their Aerodynamic from the album Discovery.
References
[edit]- ^ Hillier, Beverly (4 February 1982). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 17.
- ^ a b Hanson, Amy. "Sister Sledge - The Sisters (1982) album review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Sister Sledge Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Sister Sledge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2018.