We Are Family

Hard to review. 4 absolute belter, 3 filler and one decent one at the end. I'll give it 3 stars, but the highs on the album are truly high.

3/5. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards are carrying the album. The sisters sound great of course, but I'm sure they would sound great anywhere. It's the combo of the two that really make them shine. Every track is not a banger for sure but the hits are classics, especially the title track. However, that first song really gets you groovin' the most. It's a solid disco album but don't think the whole album was a classic. The musicianship alone is worth it. Best Song: He's The Greatest Dancer, We Are Family, You're A Friend To Me

We are family is a massive song - and with the incomparable Bernard Edwards of Chic on bass how couldn't it be! - but I have forgotten the rest of the album

We Are Family is a banger. The rest... so so. But I'll give 'em the 3.

Good album. Groovy and great bass playing.

Good for what it is, but not exactly for me.

I really like sister sledge and knew most of the songs but the repeats began to be annoying.

The hits are good, the rest is pretty unremarkable.

Pretty groovy. 3/5

The atmosphere is nice and optimistic. Something to listen to on a weekend morning. Sounds quite repetitive and can be dull at times.

It’s a good fun listen.

I've never been a particular fan of Nile Rodgers' particular brand of disco - but it's deployed really effectively here. A really fun record with some very catchy, memorable tracks. There's a really infectious energy to the album and it just breezed by for me.

It was too happy lol. Like it was fiiiine just funk isn't massively my jam (if this is even funk, don't @ me)

It's chill

Enjoyable.

ahhh discoooo he's the greatest dancer kenni sogar! mich störed d drums schnell emal bi disco (ja es isch au chli s ding vo disco aber AH) we are family jsch huere churz?? ah nei het sich eifach so ahgfühlt ui isch das schnell verbiigange es isch iwie sehr ah mier verbii, sehr warm und schön aber für mich jz auchli langwilig ich los suscht gad nomal durre hahaha okay also somebody loves you kenntmer natürlich! sehr schön, wenn au gnueg langsam für min gschmack weiss aber nöd, öbis au vomene cover na kenn? guet han das eh bi jedem 2. album s gfühl hmm jaa es ischmer alles chli zu lieblich und ruhig, es isch schön, ja, aber schlussendlich au für mich langwilig. knapps 3

This is the least offensive form of disco for me - the songs are funky but boring, the voices are beautiful but the melodies are repetitive. Firmly middle of the road.

Solid album, with some absolute classics on there. Love Nile Rodger’s distinctive fingerprint.

I knew more of this album than I expected. Disco doesn't suck, it just is kinda okay.

70er Disco Klassiker „We are Family“ & „Lostcin Music“ machen das Hören zur Party, leider etwas zu eindimensional.

First time listening to the Sledge Sisters. "We Are Family" is one of those songs that's insanely popular yet I've never consciously listened to it. It's fine. I'll probably continue to tune it out whenever I hear it on the radio or in a movie. Favorite track: He's the Greatest Dancer

Easy listening. I'm not sure I would necessarily choose to put this on but who knows. It definitely a vibe. The version that’s on Spotify had like four or five versions of “We Are Family” so I was just tired of it. I can see why it was so popular at the time.

stg if this is that we are family song imma be pissed off. i lowkey hate that song pretty solid disco and soul, but nothing too interesting tbh. i still don't like we are family. never liked that song, i already think its repetitive and annoying, and then i find out that its 8 MINUTES. fuck that, overrated asl. everything else is good tho

Groovy

Nice and groovy enough!

my dad calls his sister "sister sledge" as a nickname. Maybe its from this hahah. sick vibes tho!

nile rogers is a king

Good

great production, great vocals all over, classic! 7/10

Makes me want to get up and move. Full of soul and rhythm. Those family harmonies are tight.

Fun familiar lighthearted bops. Don't know that I'd listen on my own like this again though..

I liked it more than I thought I would, but probably won't relisten

While this is nice sounding disco music, it repeated lyrics a lot.

It's ok! Not my thing though.

Love the girls and the era. Not sure the album in its entirety is that significant ot great as a whole.

Heard two songs from it before. What a nice album, equally chill but also making me want to dance. 3/5

Like a wedding dance floor soundtrack, but enjoyable.

The title track was great, however the rest of the songs were ok to slightly boring.

This is fun, just a bit sluggish towards the end. Got immediately jumpscared in the first track by the origin of the “Gettin Jiggy Wit It” sample.

This album was a lot of fun. The most interesting thing for me was that my tastes seem to line up exactly with the tastes of the crowd on this one. My favourite songs had the most listens, and my least favourite the least listens. I listened to it while doing the Friday evening cleaning, and just wanted to dance throughout.

There were songs on here that were incredible and just all time classics. He's the Greatest Dancer, We Are Family, I was even cool with Lost in Music, something I've never heard before. But then the "heartfelt" songs kind of brought me out of it. Somebody Loves Me for example just brought the overall "fun" vibe down. Still a fun listen

This is #day170 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to some funky disco shit with a touch of soul, right? Very much a signature album for the late '70s. I'd never heard of the band before... my exposure to '70s disco was mostly limited to Boney M. and ABBA (which I think go beyond just disco), so this is another fun discovery. I'm not sure I'm that much into this kind of music to return to it anytime soon, though. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #171.

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Disco

A few classics here!

3.5

Disco

Classic disco, as they used to say on American Bandstand, "It has a good beat and you can dance to it." Great production values, great electric rhythm guitar. While it is fun, I don't think I would listen to these songs outside of a wedding reception. I was a teenager in NYC when this came out, I was heading down the punk road.

Enjoyed it more than I expected. Some songs are a bit repetitive

3/5

3.5

Good R&B record, the singing is so beautiful, however, some tracks are unnecessarily long for a vocal-dominate genre. Still, so enjoyable. A 3-3.5/5.

Source of popular samples. Impressive amount of hits. Good example of the genre, but not something I would go back to.

Disco Funk. Bass lines are great and the songs are mostly fun. Overall a good album. 3.5/5 Might listen again

Pretty enjoyable and funky. Strong grooves.

i have heard these songs far too many times in my life

He's the Greatest Dancer is sampled in Will Smith's Get Jiggy With It. We Are Family is the big 1979 hit.

I did listen to this but it passed me by, other than "the song" it sounded samey but in a good disco way. Mid 3.

Pure disco goodness

Some great classic songs on here. I was wanting to hear other songs besides the classics that really grabbed me. Nothing grabbed me but it was a solid listen.

Some really solid tracks. I liked hearing the original "Miami 2017". "We Are Family" is such a banger. Like the reviewers said, a solid 3 or 4 songs, but the rest were filler. Nile Rogers is kind of a boss though.

It was alright. Not my style of music and there were too many re-records at the end. It has the song my grandpa always plays on it, so plus points for that. 6/10. Not horrible, but not my favorite.

suspiciously groovy…

High 3

Fun and groovy. 3.5

Funky

Difficult to rate. "We Are Family" is a timeless classic, an anthem particularly for those who are outcasts from their biological family and who found new brothers and sisters in whatever movement or culture they participate in. That said, other than "He's the Greatest Dancer", and I suppose "Lost in Music", the rest of the album is pretty thin. It's not bad, but I like disco, and I like this era, and I'd rather listen to a random Donna Summer album than this particular record.

Listening to this album, I am reminded that there is some truth in "Disco sucks". The big tracks on this album are obviously bangers and it's a good album, but somehow disco just seems to lack the purity and genuine emotion of funk or soul. Like house, disco can be great in the club when you are in the mood to dance and are willing to get lost in a groove, but there's something mechanical, manufactured and sterile about it.

a solid 3/5 i do enjoy discovering where those famous songs come from that i’ve heard throughout my life but never knew who sang them. this is the case with “thinking of you” and “we are family”, where the former is an absolute banger. i enjoyed two other songs from this album but the rest felt boring to me and i struggled to enjoy them properly.

Fun disco

Kind of funky, kind of jazzy.

Really enjoyable soul record. Stays consistent, but is lacking the extra oomph. Best Song: One More Time Worst Song: Somebody Loves Me

Funky fun classic

Good

Would have been 4 had it not been over 2 hours! Great tracks, proper disco

A few classics and some fun music to dance to, but overall to safe, a pop album really has to bang the entire way through to be amazing

Good

Sister Sledge didn't mean anything to me. It was only when I listened to the album that I recognized many of the songs. The music is actually not bad. I didn't know You're a friend to me and it's the track I like best. The vocals are really good. But overall the album is so disco and I don't like disco. 3/5

only knew we are family, great disco album with some good love songs on there but nothing crazy. 6/10

Solid 70s disco album

Bra disco men inte så kul

Det här är musik som har svårt att sticka ut och nå en känsla av "wow, vad bra". Det är lågmäld disko och inte ens hiten är "shit pommes frites". Man kan gunga lite till det, men det träffar inte hjärtat. Första låten lunkar på i 6 min utan utsmyckning.

Getting Jiggy with it!!

Ok

Pretty cool, but dragged a bit towards the end.

Some disco was ok in it’s day. That’s where this lands for me.

Okay. I can vibe with this. This is a nice album. It's definitely different than the past few albums I've gotten. I'm really liking the variety of the past few weeks. Keep it up website! Anyways, back to Sister Sledge. The style of this music is fun. It's got some strong disco elements mixed in with a bit of soul. The presence of Nile Rodgers alone is enough for me to call this album good. I love his basslines. The singing is pretty good too. The writing is a bit repetitive, but certainly isn't bad. The album is quite consistent, with one stand out song in the title track alongside 7 other songs that are also pretty good. I like this album. High 3/5.

Ja was vet, niet mijn genre maar wel leuk. Soms vond ik de nummers net wat aan de lange kant

Super clear mix. All instruments are clear and pop out with limited effects and not overly aggressive stereo separation. More hits than I would have anticipated or knew about before listening.

It's Chic being Chic except it isn't Chic except it secretly really is just Chic. Pretty funky.

Slay

A really enjoyable disco album - leaders in their genre

Great start to the album, but it starts to drag on about half way through.

Not bad 3 stars.

3.5

Big old bunch of occasionally catchy disco masterminded Nile Rodgers/Bernie Edwards of Chic. They strike gold on He’s The Greatest Dancer which electrifies on every level and has hooks for days. We Are Family the title song is not gold at all in fact is horrible and cheesy but is also about as famous and as catchy. Nothing else is really as spectacular or as memorable and these sisters are also not the greatest singers so it can get pretty dull beyond the hits.

It was alright. Perfectly produced and the rhythm section rules and the singing rocked but not too many memorable songs.

Fun! Great stuff by Chiiiiiiic.

***A fun, energetic album

Not my favorite. But still pretty good.

Disco's not my thing, but the first few songs on this album are solid stuff regardless.

This one unfortunately from the jump can't be 5/5 because of we are family. I can't listen to that song another time, I'll be forced to so many more times over my life because movies use it as an easy go to. It was a fine album, good overall.

It's difficult to find praise for disco, a genre with a badly damaged brand, due to its proximity to a seemingly vapid white cocaine culture of the 1970s. But a closer listen reflects that disco rests upon great rhythm sections, and Sister Sledge delivers fanatically tight drums and guitar throughout. Vocals are a challenge; either you like this style of singing or you don't. I personally do not. The big surprise for me, however, was how positive the lyrics are, with messages of inclusivity, unity, friendship, and love throughout the album. This is not my vapid conception of disco; if anything, these lyrics feel quite resonant to today and perhaps to all of time. I appreciate the craft, even if the aesthetic doesn;t reach me. 3/5 stars

"We Are Family" might just be the perfect disco song. If that monstrous piano line doesn't make you want to move, check your pulse, you may be dead. And for those of us of a certain age, it brings up a delightful melange of memories... those awful Pirates uniforms, Gene Hackman in a dress, and family friends and relatives trying their best to boogie on down. It's the sound of communal joy. I also really liked "Somebody Loves Me." I thought it was heartrendingly beautiful, a magnificent performance by Kathy Sledge which deserves to be known better. The rest of the album... it's pleasant. Nothing wrong with it. It's lush and supersaturated like an evening news piece about the disco craze that's sweeping the nation. It's smooth dance music that's going to make anyone look good. But I didn't hear another "get on the dance floor" or "take them in your arms" number, so as an album I have to call it a 3.

After album C'est Chic by Chic I thought this type of music can't go wrong. And although Sister Sledge had the same producers as the aforementioned band, the drop in quality is quite noticeable. Two nice hits and a very average rest of album is certainly a disappointment, when compared to excellent C'est Chic. At least I finally learned who was the original creator of We Are Family, will be useful at pub quizzes.

Perfectly Passable 6/10

Had some good vibes to it! 3/5

Some really fun songs. Good voices.

Though there wasn't a whole lot to revisit in this record, the fact that it has an all-time anthem in "We Are Family" instantly gives it credibility. Very talented group, but not a lot of substance to me past that one song. Notable Tracks: - Lost in Music - We Are Family - all-time iconic classic 6/10

Never heard this before. Good solid funk/disco album.

Some great funk mixed a with a lot of meh.

Maybe you had to be there. Certainly the best disco album I've listened to in ages. Wasn't terrible but a bit too poppy at times for my liking. I'll give it a three.

Some bangers.

3.5

Catchy & boring at the same time

Really good vibe but nothing special otherwise

Music of a time and place. Very well done but not my thing

I liked this better than the Chic albums. Very good vocals.

Had one hit wonder vibes and I am not much of a disco person

"He's the Greatest Dancer" – 3,6 "Lost in Music" – 3,5 "Somebody Loves Me" – 2,2 "Thinking of You" – 3,4 "We Are Family" – 3,6 "Easier to Love" – 3,3 "You're a Friend to Me" – 3,2 "One More Time" – 3,2 Average 3,3

I've got alley sisters and me

It's good for 2 songs... Then its just rambling

I can understand the appeal, but it’s not for me. Like the rhythm, lyrics are plain Jane and repetitive

Upbeat Disco tunes with the very distinctive Nile Rodgers sound were a highlight. Some obvious highlights in the fact that all the proper Sister Sledge had are on this album. Groovy vibe. I like it - but the genre isn’t quite my cup of tea.

Again, I can appreciate the music for what it is and the massive Nile Rodgers influence, but I’m just not a huge fan of disco.

Pas mon style

Had some high points, but was a little past prime R&B

I was ready to dismiss this as schlock-y dance music for wedding receptions, but was pleasantly surprised. Once the horribly dated string parts are ignored, some serious funk appears. The all-star producers and musicians lay down tracks that would be used decades later to give Daft Punk something to work with.

A funky good time.

Good music, not my style, but could definitely groove to it.

"We Are Family" is obviously a classic, but the rest of the album was boring and full of love ballads. 3.5 for the disco parts, 2 for the ballads.

every song is a bit too long for listening at home as an album, but no skips

This was enjoyable, and I feel really sure it's important in music history, but for me today it is a "yeah I liked that"

Not my cup of tea

Pleasant. Nearly but not quite 4.

I did not really like it. Didn’t finish the album.

Iconic disco, and a lovely collection of voices. They feel like a predecessor to Destiny's Child. I put it on while cleaning the pedicab this morning before work, and I was getting smiles from the neighbors!

I feel like this album is carried solely by Nile Rodgers' funky guitar playing. Don't get me wrong—the singers are competent, the harmonies phenomenal, but the songs themselves aren't anything special. They drag on way too long, especially the boring and generic ballads. The tracks with the disco vibe are much, much better, but I don't think anything lives up to their biggest hit 'We are family'. 3 stars

This one was real fun. My fav part is listening to these jams and trying to pick out parts that have been sampled by hip hop artists. De la soul, will smith, pac, Kanye etc have all sampled joints off of this album. Good shit. Not something I’m going to go back to much, but the impact this has had on music and culture alone gets this a 3

Pretty great. 3.5 I think. I actually don't mind disco influences anymore now maybe?

4 All time classics, Chic at the top of their game as band and producers, hard to dislike this one. Again, Disco wasn't really an album scene, 12" remixes were the thing. The other tracks on this are more downbeat and reflective but show off the sisters high quality vocals and personality nicely. Ideal record form the disco era.

I feel removed/ignorant from the importance this album likely had when released. A good groovy album with some pretty recognizable tracks. I don't listen to much disco so it otherwise felt pretty par for the course

Sounds nice. Honestly couldnt get through it all. Every song goes on too long. I think the title track has been played to death but the whole album is definitely a vibe. Not something I want all the time, but possibly a cool album to put on for the right crowd.

Getting jiggy with it I only listened to about 1/3 of each remix.

The amount of samples out of this album powered the diddy crime syndicate for decades. It’s fun listening to these older disco and r&b classics and trying to place what rap song I heard the two bar guitar lick in. Other than the entertaining sample game this is a straightforward disco album. It’s a good one, and a lot of it is catchy. It kinda fell off after the first four tracks (I skipped the title track because if I never heard it again it would be too soon). Great dancing music, well executed, not really my jam but you simply have to respect it.

Typical pop album.

So, this is the home to the classic "We Are Family" song featured in so many feel-good and ending sequences of family movies. It's got some great moments and pockets. Especially with Nile Rodgers' instantly recognisable guitar playing, it was adding a lot of flavour and groove to tracks. This is particularly true for the opener, "He's The Greatest Dancer". I can spin that tune for ages. With a 42-minute runtime and only 8 songs, this album felt a tad bit tedious to listen through when it reached the middle of the tracklist. That was its lull. I never felt the quintet's chemistry very strongly. The frontwoman took much of the spotlight and her vocals were at times, strongly resembled a young Michael Jackson's. I felt that most of the time it was those strong instrumental pockets of grooves that helped carry me through the lengthy songs. I wasn't very moved by the vocals, harmonies or the energy from these songs. It didn't help that "We Are Family" was 8-minutes long. 8 minutes! Overall, a pleasant and easy listen. It got me reflecting on how my appreciation towards Soul started as early as I was a kid watching movies with a song from Sister Sledge. And the cover just captures the warmth from the tracks, very pretty!

Super soft, silky smooth, R&B with that signature rhythm guitar ever present. Very good but very much not my style.

Just ok...

Fun lil disco album here. A few hits on here but can't say it makes me want to dive further into their other albums. It was a nice surprise to start off with the song that was sampled in Will Smith's "Gettin Jiggy Wit It".

To me, this is the definition of disco. Disco isn't my favorite.

Neat little Disco album. 3.5/5

It was not really my style but nice either way

I can't stand the title track having had to hear it so many times, and the ballads & slower tracks (Somebody Loves Me, Easier to Love, You're a Friend) are pretty dire schmaltz, but the uptempo disco tracks (Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, One More Time) are perfect: wild funky bass grooves, that drum beat, Nile Rodgers going nuts on guitar, a bit of surplus percussion, some delightfully cheesy production touches, the alto vocals and tight harmonies floating gently over the track, just taking it easy. Pure fun. The recording is so crisp and there's so much space in the mix which makes it really warm and inviting. That bass tho *Homer Simpson drool*

High 3 stars.

Brilliant album!

Soul, Disco, Funk, 1979 -> 3

Lidt frontloaded men generelt virkelig catchy! Titelnummeret lyder meget federe end jeg huskede det. Er der en eneste disco-plade fra 70erne hvor Nile Rodgers ikke spiller guitar?

Three feels harsh, but four seems generous. This album is a solid 3.5.

It's alright

Good vibes, albeit a bit cheesy now. Hard to ignore the uses and remixes of those hits. A "great at the time" album.

Funky disco, I like it. 3.375

aceptables, eran buenos en esa época

hitjes na hitjes, prima lekker Maar niet heelveelzeggend Lijkt wel alsof ik op een toko dixo sta

I hope the sledge family made a fortune off of “Big Willie Style”

3.2 Probably a top-end disco album. Some of the songs were repetitive. Some pretty funky basslines throughout, but they were hidden in the mix a bit.

6.5/10

I'm not fun & it's a bit too smooth for me. Curiously seems to be right on the line where if you left it more sparse, ditching the synth & making the piano part more minimal I would like it a lot, and if you went the other way & smoothed it over more I would hate it a lot. I don't know if the title track has been ruined by overuse in advertising, or if it always sounded like a song destined for ads, an unpleasant earworm. Worst song on the album, only one I disliked listening to.

I appreciated listening to this having learned the Nile Rodgers context of it after having Chic come up a couple months ago. It’s not as good, but it’s still good. Remarkable how many one star reviews are like “Ugh! Disco SUCKS!” People probably born in the 80s, like me, still totally affected by butt-rock radio campaigns from the mid-70s lol

It was different

Enjoyed this album

First two songs were pretty generic disco grooves. Too long but I could see the clubbing appeal. Can see a lot of disco influence on daft punk for example, songs just fade out instead of ending sometimes. It didn't make me listen to the lyrics really.

This was not what I expected from a band called Sister Sledge. I didn't dislike the music, but wanted something way heavier.

I know the title track off of this album, but I think that's the only Sister Sledge song I'm familiar with. However, earlier this year, I read Nile Rodgers's memoir, so I know a fair amount about the background and composition of this album. I loved Chic's C'est Chic, and I love Nile Rodgers' work as a producer and musician, so I have high hopes for this album. This album fell a little flat of my expectations. Overall, it has what I would expect from a disco album: funky bass lines, glamorous string arrangements, and airy vocals. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards's fingerprints are all over this album, both in the songwriting, and in the musicianship. Nile's guitar playing is really great, and Bernard's signature bass lines are infectious and dance-inducing. The Sledge sisters sing well, and their vocals are a good match for this Chic-adjacent sound. The highs on this album are really high, with songs that are catchy and infectious, but the lows are dull and tedious, without adding a lot to add to the genre. "He's The Greatest Dancer" was a great leadoff track for the album, with a great bass line, dreamy vocals, and some great string arrangements to round out the sound. The lyrics ooze with late seventies disco aesthetic, and this was one of the most fun songs on the album. The title track was great too (the 1995 remaster on Spotify doesn't have the full version of this song, which was frustrating), and was really engaging for a longer disco song. "Thinking of You" featured my favorite piece of Nile's guitar playing on the album, the soft vocals were excellent, and I loved the drum solo towards the end. The rest of the album was a bit of a snooze though, with some sappy love songs that didn't land with me. These songs tended to rely more heavily on piano melodies, but they just weren't as fun and infectious as the songs that relied more on guitar playing. Still, this album was pretty good, but I had higher hopes for Nile and Bernard.

Enjoyable disco album

If I have learned anything through this project, I have learned that I really like the way Bernard Edwards play bass guitar. I, of course, knew "We are Family" and knew the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates adopted that song and cocaine on their way to winning the World Series. I have a feeling that combination also pushed this album all the way to the top of the charts. I knew three songs on this album, which is two more than I thought I would know. This is a first cousin to the two Chic albums on this list. I enjoyed those two albums and I enjoyed this one in the same way. Perhaps I should not lump all three in together but it is easy to do considering the writing/production thread. I am not sure I would even consider some of these songs to be disco, especially the slower songs. I did learn that "He's the World's Greatest Dancer" is the sample used in "Getting Jiggy wit It," which was new, fun knowledge. Would I listen to this album again, I am not sure I would, but I also would potentially recommend it to someone if the occasion arose.

I don't really like this type of music but it was still good, especially lost in music

Love the disco staple sister sledge!

Standard disco, nothing impressive but still enjoyable.

Track 1 basis of will Smith song :)

great album. plenty of hits. high 3* 72/100

Música disco sin mayor interés, eso sí con un pelotazo.

I just knew that was Nile Rodgers the moment I heard the guitar. These ladies can sing and harmonize like crazy. While I think Chic came out with more bangers, this album follows the same enjoyable template that laid the ground for house music with its grip Iness and repetitive nature

That's definitely disco.

R&B disco and soul funk, so many samples from this album alone!

Fav: Easier To Love Least Fav: Lost In Music

Entertaining but not quite great 3.33

Couple of decent songs, an alright album as a whole but not my kind of music.

Some bangers but not enough between them.

Would probably give it 2.5. A couple well known songs that I like but I don’t love it

Oh the disco that discos, this is that

Very good

It’s a good bit of disco and more songs on here than I knew I’d know but it’s not for me. Disco just isn’t

Disco - long but good

"He's the Greatest Dancer," and "We are Family" are the bangers on this Chic produced disco album. 3.3 stars rounded down.

cool pero llegó un punto que no aguantaba lo repetitivo que era. 5/10

A disco album that doesn’t really sound as fun as I thought I would. Maybe it just hasn’t aged all that well.

On the one hand, seminal pieces of music. On the other hand, I never want to hear them unless I’m very drunk on a dancefloor.

Some great disco pop music. First track had me confused, never knew that's where that beat came from

Some good songs on here. The song We are family has hit a point where I can't see it as a song and more just a piece for movies or commercials. Will I listen to again: 10%

STANDOUTS: He's the Greatest Dancer We Are Family OVERALL: 2.75/5

frankly repetitive

Great

Some fun disco songs, but also some slower ones that don't do it for me

liked it

Fun, funky, soulful. Sister Sledge encapsulates what makes soul…soul. Great vocals and melodies over vibrant and upbeat rhythms. This music always brings a smile to my face and gets me moving before I even realize my body is just naturally grooving to these tunes.

solid but not my bag

Decent album, a bit like chic but a touch more commercial

The hits hit for sure. "Somebody Loves Me" is such a snooze fest, jeez.

This is absolutely a pleasant listen, with many hits on one album (including the really famous 'We Are Family'). This does feel very outdated and not more special than music from ABBA or Donna Summer, contemporaries who do the job better in my opinion. 3 stars.

Some fun, soulful tracks. Opener is comfortably my favorite.

Will Smith covered this I had no idea

I was excited for this album because “We Are Family” always makes me think of “The Birdcage”. The rest of the songs aren’t bad but they are not quite on the same level.

Disco music no está mal tiene el tema we are family hiper bailado

The hits are fine, but the deep cuts are bland.

Decent disco de disco TF: You are a friend to me o we are family

Almost a smooth jazz album, even with the disco beat. I don't recall hearing these songs, aside from the famous one, back in the day. It's pleasant, and very highly produced. A solid effort. I'm really tired of "We Are Family" as it's become a prime wedding song. Even though it's great it's lost its luster from overplaying. Still, solid 3 stars.

Good ol disco! I can enjoy disco because I think it's just good to have music that's fun instead of just trying to have such serious music all the time. I also appreciate disco because of how it might have created the punk scene. Not a bad record at all but I would probably only listen to it under certain circumstances.

It's interesting to me that disco never really fused into anything else. Maybe because it's already watered down funk, R&B and soul so it didn't really have anywhere to go? I'm not really sure, but this record was super fun. It's groovy, poppy, kind of silly, but overall just really fun. I totally get why this was the music of 70s and 80s gay clubs. Its awesome. If I could bring this album into one word, it would celebration. This record is just a celebration of life, music, party, family, friendship. Nothing overly deep in terms of music or themes, but it isn't striving for that. And I think the world needs music like this. One note about musical evolution: I do like how disco is kind of building progression music. It actually reminds me of EDM. So maybe that's it, maybe EDM was the evolution of disco.

A true standout piece of the 70s, We Are Family has stood the test of time, paving the way for the R&B genre as a whole.

We are Family is a 5 star song. Some cool grooves but didn’t love any of the songs.

This is fun to listen to but u don’t need to hear it agsub

Although not what I would choose to listen to it is extremely fun and catchy all the way through. High 3.

Lost in Music is one of my fave songs of the Disco/70s era. We Are Family and He's the Greatest Dancer are also noteworthy songs from then. Very listenable album.

This was a fun listen. It makes you want to dance and I found myself bobbing my head in time with the beat through most of it. That said it's probably not one I see myself returning to for the whole album often. There are a few stand out tracks, a few I passively enjoyed, and a couple I was very "eh" about. Some of the tracks seemed to go on a little long to me, but maybe that is the norm for disco (which make sense for dancing out on the floor)? I don't have an overly developed ear for disco as it wasn't one I listened to growing up, or one I have explored a lot independently. That makes me wonder what I might think of the album after I have some more under my belt from this list. For now though, it falls solidly to a 3 star.

Nunca me ha emocionado la canción We are family. Pero bueno, cantan muy bien.

Monica Bullman’s favourite album- nearly a 4 but realistically only one track comes to mind

Not much to say. Important highly influential post-Motown pop soul with great production. I’d never play it at home

Heel nice wel. Eerste nummer echt god den natuurlijk we are family. Verder zakt ie echt wel erg in helaas

Pretty good. No fat on the album, so many strong basslines, good vocals. I can dig it. 3.5.

Bouncy fun with a bunch of hits

I love hearing originals from more famous songs that have sampled from it. Opening track hits you with 90s nostalgia for Gettin Jiggy with it by Will Smith. We're lost in music is another familiar tune and a strong follow up to the opener. The disco groove made me bop while holding my sleeping baby. Thereafter aside from the title track which is good but so cheesy, the sounds seem to blend. Not a fan of the overbearing romantic lyrics

3.4 great, but nothing special faves: hes the greatest dancer, lost in music

I mean "We Are Family" is a culturally important song -- people play it at so many events. And it was interesting to recognize other tracks that were sampled, e.g. Will Smith used the music from He's the Greatest Dancer in Gettin' Jiggy With It. That said, it's not the kind of album I would go back to often.

Like some of the other disco era albums we've listened to, this loses a bit one the slower ballads, but I love it when it's upbeat amd danceable.

We Are Family was a mainstay in my house growing up, despite the fact that my parents hated disco. I’ve long known Sledge, though I hadn’t listened to the rest of the album. Key tracks were aside from the Title track, are He’s a Great Dancer and Thinking of You, boosted because of the stellar bass work of aficionado Bernard Edwards (Boomers know him from Chic; Xers know him from Rappers Delight, and Meillenials don’t think music existed before them so they don’t know shit).

Getting jiggy with it! I recognized that sample right from the moment I turned this one on. This is a pretty good disco album. I could see throwing this into the mix when I'm in an ABBA kind of mood. We are Family is an all time classic and should be played at every wedding reception.

Nile Rodgers always brings the fun 🕺🏽

Over powered by the over played We Are Family single. 70s RnB/Disco

I like the funky beats here, but won't go out of my way to listen to this again. 3/5

Pretty "meh" disco album. We Are Family is a standout but not a particularly interesting album.

nä men ändå gött. en stark trea. otroligt gött sound på basen alltså

Galet ojämnt. Varannan låt svänger sen kommer ett sömnpiller efter.

The Greatest Dancer Lost In Music We Are Family Very funky and good to dance too. Beautiful voice and great instruments. I would like it more if there were more verses to the songs.

fun!!

Disco.

3/5. 'Twas fine

I have no idea why, but this album makes me think of watching cable tv as a kid in the ‘80s.

I wanted to like this more than I did. I find that lots of dance music, be it disco or electronica would benefit from editing. Some of these songs are real catchy and fun and then they just keep going and going and going and going and going and going and it’s like okay. Now I don’t like it anymore. Maybe if it went even longer then it would go back to the point that I like it again. But probably not.

I'm not big on disco, but there are certain tracks that knock it out of the park. And, to only call this album disco would be a disservice (discovice?) because there's several great funk beats in here. I really liked tracks 1, 4, and 6. The titular track 5 is perhaps a song that will stand the test of time because of how much it is still referenced and used in pop culture. The rest of the album was okay, but not terribly memorable to me. I would give this a two since I'm not likely to return to the album, but 50% of the album being noteworthy kind of warrants a boost of some kind, so I'm rating this at a solid 3.

Average

Mark Ronson owes royalties to Sister Sledge. Daft Punk too probably. Honestly a lot of musicians. First song was great. Rest of the album didn't capture me as well but it wasn't bad. Pretty fun stuff though.

A cold, rainy afternoon and Sister Sledge warmed it up. Great listening and it brings back memories of younger days roaming clubs with my friends.

Classic disco music. Did not listen to the four remixes at the end of the album, I had gotten the picture. But, the experience was good. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It’s a bit repetitive, go figure. Standouts: He’s the Greatest Dancer, Thinking of You, You’re a Friend to Me, and One More Time.

I've never been big on the song "We Are Family," so I entered into this listen with some trepidation. "We Are Family" holds up much better in the context of the album, in my opinion. I'd only ever heard it pumped through speakers at some school event or other mandatory celebration. I'm relieved that the original seems to be a huge hit for a good reason. Overall, I enjoyed this album just fine and am glad to have a disco classic under my belt, but I can't say that I'll revisit. Highlights: Lost in Music, We Are Family, One More Time

I remember “We Are Family” well, I was a Pittsburgh Pirates fan when they adopted the song during their 1979 World Series winning run. It’s a fun song, a real stand-out, and was very popular at the time. I also recognize “Greatest Dancer”. It’s all somewhat generic disco, but very well put together, it all sounds great. This is a Niles Rodgers / Bernard Edwards project, they wrote all the songs, and produced the album, and played. These co-founders of Chic have left their marks across countless songs / artists. That said, there’s not a lot of variation in the vibe. A couple slow dace songs, but it’s all danceable. After all, this is primarily dance music. Don’t expect a lot of deep social commentary. Don’t look for mind blowing musical virtuosity. Nothing groundbreaking. But that’s just fine. This album delivers exactly what it promises, and that’s ok. 3/5

Pretty enjoyable.

Is exactly what it is. Every now and then you can hear the disco funk that Dave Grohl was so inspired by. I like the other stuff better than the famous family one.

awwww freak out.

It's a fun album

Was a good get ready on a Friday night with the gals type of album

If you liked dancing and cocaine in 1979 something tells me this was a big one

Iconic, but only pretty good. I find the songs overly repetitive. This is a true edge case; I wish I could rate it 3.5 stars, but I think I’ll give it 3. Maybe 4, we’ll see how I feel tomorrow.

I was in HS when this came out. I wasn’t all that impressed with Disco generally our this group in particular and wrote it off as one hit wonders. But now 40 years on, and especially after listening to so much other bad music on this list, you realize how good this is. True harmony in the vocals, and good range, snappy update music….yeah this is definitely far better than probably 3/4s of this 1001 albums. The 70s - even our bad music was better than today’s.

Nunca me ha emocionado la canción We are family. Pero bueno, cantan muy bien.

Groovy and great, but I'd have to be in a really specific mood to listen to anything but the title track.

Tasteful disco with rock solid performances and engaging songs.

That unmistakable Nile Rodger’s sound is what makes this album great. Solid 3. Disco!!!

We Are Family still slaps but the rest of the album was meh for me.

This was in surround sound, which was done pretty well. Enjoy the duo of Edward’s and Rogers, but outside of the hits this was just OK. Loved “We are Family” in its 8+ minute version. In 1979 I started my first actuarial job in June, and then in the fall, this was the team song for the Pittsburgh Pirates when they played the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. Somehow I won our office pool on the series, picking the underdog Pirates.

Can't relate!

The three hits are super dope, Thinking of You, too - the rest I've already forgotten.

Blind album, know the hit. Hit was a hit for a reason and the album less so

Classic 70s disco sound. The songwriting is fairly basic, but the lyrics and vocals performance stand out as being catchy and approachable. Very much a product of the time and I don't know that I see this as an all-time classic sort of album. Still a fun listen though.

good record! a 3.5 fosure. I was already familiar with the song we are family and the rest of the album was surprisingly also almost as good! Sum good funky momens on this record.

We Are Family is the breakthrough album from Sister Sledge. Written and produced by the very Chic Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, the album features strong songs, great musicianship, wonderful harmonies, and clean production. Edwards and Rodgers also provide fine guitar and bass, respectively, throughout. Back in the day, I was petty much anti-disco, but now with a few more years on me, I'm overall, more open to it and enjoy several of the songs.

Another one that was better than I thought it would be. Like many disco albums by the 3rd or 4th song it all kind of runs together but the first half of the album was solid.

It's disco. That's about as much of a reaction that any disco album will get out of me. Still some decent/fun songs. Top tracks: He's the Greatest Dancer, We Are Family

Energizing

funky

This is much better than I expected. Basically every song was too long though. Still a strong 3.

There are some absolute bangers in this album (“We Are Family” and “He’s The Greatest Dancer” to name a couple)! Although it didn’t wow me I’ll probably keep it on rotation and dig more into their discography. Disco doesn’t get much love these days but the genre has some forgotten gems worth exploring.

Pittsburgh Pirates 1970’s theme.

Good album. Nothing mind-blowing for me.

Was not made for me but I still had a fun time. Disco ain't normally my thing but this was enjoyable, albeit repetitive towards the end. Fav songs - He's the greatest dancer - We are family

Cat: great grooves, pretty classic! Some is meh and something seems off. But all in all they’re pioneers

Not sure how to rate a disco album

It's not for me, and several of the songs stretch way too long, most notably the title track (which is quite possibly the worst on the album). But I can see the appeal.

Upbeat album. Can tell the disco influence

Yeah it was fine. Just not exactly my cup of tea.

2 hita i njihovi mixovi su nice, ostalo meh

Fino funky, al opet nis memorable osim 2 pjesme.

They sing "oh what wow" 23 times, which does make the case that "he is the greatest dancer more convincing", and I would now like to see him dance myself. I didn't quite feel the passion come through in "lost in music" - the words say that they've never felt so alive and are ready to quit the 9 to 5, but the voice says it's just a song. I had some fun listening to this, even danced a little to a few tracks in the middle of work, but I'll probably never listen to it again.

Eh, it was okay. Very much of the era, and at this point I've heard these songs so much they're basically Muzak. Still, contains a few good bops.

We Are Family is probably the worst song on this album. Solid album otherwise.

Not bad but just kinda fizzled for me after the first half. Would revisit later though.

3.49 stars, so it rounds down. I liked it! It did kind of taper off at the end in my opinion but the beginning was dope.

Solid Friday vibes, even for a girl who usually isn’t a huge fan of disco.

love the groovy basslines, to me they were probably the most interesting thing. i found myself concentrating on them and the smooth vocals the most while listening. i got a bit bored with the remixes but all in all a nice soft album! fave songs: lost in music, thinking of you & one more time