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"We Are Family" is a song recorded by American vocal group Sister Sledge. Composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, they both offered the song to Atlantic Records; although the record label initially declined, the track was released in April 1979 as a single from the album of the same name (1979) [1] and began to gain club and radio play, eventually becoming the group's signature song.
In 1979, the record's anthemic title track "We Are Family" followed and became a worldwide smash charting at number two pop and number one R&B. The song and group were nominated for a Grammy Award and "We Are Family" was adopted as the official anthem for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who went on to win the World Series that year. Sister Sledge was ...
The lead vocals to "We Are Family" were recorded in a single take by the then 19-year-old Kathy Sledge. [6] " He's the Greatest Dancer " was the first single from the album and became the group's first major hit, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the R&B chart.
The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge (1999, WEA Int'l) The Essentials (2002, Rhino) Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes (with Chic) (2005, WEA Int'l) The Definitive Groove Collection (2006, Rhino) Original Album Series (2011, Rhino) We Are Family: The Essential (2012, Music Club) An Introduction to Sister Sledge (2018, Rhino)
Joni Sledge, the second eldest sister in the hit pop group Sister Sledge, has died, a representative for the band says. Joni Sledge, member of 'We Are Family' hitmakers Sister Sledge, dies at 60 ...
On September 25, 2013, Sledge received an "Outstanding Contribution to Music" award at the 16th DJ Awards at Pacha, Ibiza. [8] and performed the new Aristofreeks remix of "We Are Family". The first release of the five remixes of "We Are Family" that she re-recorded with the Aristofreeks were released on November 11, 2013. Sledge also has a ...
The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973–93 is a greatest hits album by American vocal group Sister Sledge, released in 1993.Featuring the biggest hit singles of Sister Sledge, the album also includes two new Sure Is Pure remixes of "We Are Family" and "Lost in Music", both released as singles in 1993 and reaching number five and 14 in the UK Singles Chart respectively.
Joan Elise Sledge (September 13, 1956 – March 10, 2017) [4] was an American singer best known as a founding member of the family vocal group Sister Sledge. The group was known for their hits during the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s and 90s; most notably 1979's " We Are Family " and " He's the Greatest Dancer ".