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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.
We Are Family is one of two albums produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1979, the other being Chic's third album Risqué including hit singles "Good Times" and "My Forbidden Lover". Edwards and Rodgers would only show the songs to Sister Sledge once the sisters were in front of the studio microphones. [4]
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 ...
Rodgers said he wrote 1979 hit to be ‘the ultimate song about inclusion and diversity’ Nile Rodgers condemns right-wing Swiss party for using ‘We Are Family’ ‘soundalike’ Skip to main ...
Rodgers was born on September 19, 1952, in the Lower East Side, New York City, to Beverly Goodman.She gave birth to Rodgers when she was 14. His biological father, Nile Rodgers Sr., was a travelling percussionist who specialized in Afro-Cuban beats and was rarely present as Rodgers grew up; although influential in his life, Rodgers saw his father only a "handful" of times prior to his death in ...
All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers unless otherwise noted. "We Are Family" (7" Edit) - 3:21 Performed by: Sister Sledge. Original version appears on 1979 album We Are Family "Good Times" (7" Edit) - 3:38 Performed by: Chic. Original version appears on 1979 album Risqué "Lost in Music" (7" Edit) - 3:21 Performed by: Sister ...
On X (formerly Twitter), Rodgers said: “I wrote ‘We Are Family’ to be the ultimate song about inclusion and diversity at all levels, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion or ...
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