We Are Family

Discofabulous! Some moments made me wonder if Daft Punk was influenced by them or maybe sampled them. My favorites: Lost in the Music, Easier to Love (flutes are great), One More Time (especially dig the guitar solo).

Disco, soul, funk and Nile Rodgers all wrapped up in one sultry glitter ball of a cocaine party. If music is a time machine, then I’ve just been transported right into the center of a life-sized champagne glass on the dance floor of Studio 54. There’s such a deliciously rich texture to this album. The album cover sums it up nicely… I feel deep red velvet carpet, dark wood paneled walls, white silk sheets covering a large round bed, and the flicker of rich jewels in the light. Pure 1970’s opulence.

This is so deliciously disco-y. I danced and had a great time with it.

Greatest dancer track one is sublime. Lost in Music, track 2. Phenomenal. Very strong start. Track 4. Incredible. 4/5. full of classics. Though not a fan of them sticking 4 remixes of the same track at the back end of albums.

Silky Smooth and very Groovy

Banger of an album

A really solid disco album with upbeat vibes and positive (if not repetitve) lyrics. Tracks to Track: Lost in Music, We Are Family

It's just pretty much Chic, so it's pretty much perfect

First disco album on this list so far, and Nile Rodger’s production is always great to listen to.

Lots of good, funky tracks on here.

Groovy

I liked this a lot, but it's not a 5/5 unfortunately. 4/5 is pretty accurate. It was funky but a little repetitive

Such a solid album, Classic.

Fun, funky, soulful. That was a great listen.

This album is pretty great. It just grooves all of the way through and it has probably been sampled countless times. Obviously 'We Are Family' gets played endlessly but there are other great songs on here I have never heard that are just as good if not better.

Meni vrh album, nikad nisam poslušala u komadu, ali naravno znam sve stvari. Živio disco! 🪩❤️ 4/5, 7/10

This was a really good album.

7.5/10

Ok groove queens! I had a great time listening to this album. They rocked out the gate with He’s The Greatest Dancer, I can only imagine how fun it was to hear that at a disco club at the time. “One night in the disco on the outskirts of ‘Frisco, I was cruising with my favorite gang. The place was so boring…” Truly timeless storytelling for every gal who has ever hit a club. The rest of the album was fun: lyrics made me giggle, the beats didn’t feel boring, and above all I was walking around feeling like I had my own personal soundtrack going on. Also learned that We Are Family was recorded in one take by the youngest sister at the age of 19 🙂‍↕️ To have lived in the time of disco clubs!! and to make a hit album with your sisters! goals

super funky

A pretty good disco album is something I don’t really say often. Disco was a passing trend and it died pretty quickly. It was also pretty cliched and the culture really couldn’t fit the chaotic 80s. But honestly listening to this, I couldn’t really see too many flaws. Even removing a great song like We Are Family, I think it can still be good as a standalone album. The beats and groove are really amazing to listen to and of course the fact that Sister Sledge came from the iconic Chic. Yeah, this album was pretty good! Favorite Tracks: He’s the Greatest Dancer, Somebody Love Me, We Are Family, You’re a Friend to Me, One More Time Rating: 4.5/5

Damn good album

Some of the catchiest, funnest, and smoothest soul/disco around! This album a blast, nothing but gold throughout! 4/5

Not much for disco, but can't argue with disco soul too much.

banger after banger, shame they stole the riff from gettin jiggy with it

Hmmm

-good -chill

Fun, vibey! I loved it!!

First half is 5 star, peters off towards the end. Incredible bass

groovy, funky, made me wanna dance. everything i would hope the album that holds the legendary “We Are Family” would be.

I remember we are family, but never reay listened to Sister Sledge. Nice and Funky.

More absolute peak Disco music, up there with C'est Chic and MJ's 'Off the Wall' in my opinion. Squeaky clean production, melodic bass lines for days, scratchy guitar, and lush strings backdropping the whole thing - just everything you'd want out of a Disco album, pretty much. And when paired with the dense, yet undeniably smooth vocal harmonies all throughout this thing - especially on that grand opener 'He's the Greater Dancer', 'Easier to Love', and the forever iconic 'We Are Family', the album just further unveils itself to be this irresistible bundle of joy, that's honestly super intoxicating. Maybe if I had to pick one thing this album does exceptionally well, it's the bass, cause goddamn, I don't know what it is about the mixing here, but the bass's presence is just so confidently stated as the record's backbone. I can listen to the bass on the song 'Easier to Love' for, like, the rest of my life - such a slick song.

Suurin yllättäjä positiivisessa mielessä tähän mennessä. Voi jäädä soittoon pidemmäksikin aikaa. 4/5.

Produced and written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, "We Are Family" is particularly a Chic album by another name. At the height of their popularity, the two were cranking out hits, so why not lend some to some other vocalists? It obviously worked, as there are plenty of well-known and frequently sampled tracks here. Speaking of, you can immediately hear where the music that Will Smith used to get "jiggy with it". Remember when artists could "sample" someone by basically just singing over another artist's song? As usual, the original is far better. Anyway, Sister Sledge doesn't work quite as well for me as Chic, but they did managed some impressive songs that really passed the test of time.

Gros disco j’adore

Iconic, j’adore

No es solo We are a family, que también, sino He´s the greatest dancer y todo el entramado de Nile Rodgers y Bernard Edwards, guitarras, bajos y cuerdas marca de la casa. Un disco, fino y elegante con el que bailar todo el rato cualquier día a cualquier hora. Más cerca de Diana Ross que de las Supremes, pero sobre todo imponentes. Clásico sin duda alguna.

Gets a 4 because of the funky bass, but a little too disco-y

With the ubiquity and heavy plays of most of these songs, it is easy to forget how bloody good these songs are - production ,bass playing, vocals. Another album that’s almost a greatest hits collection but the non-hit songs are also great.

really lit up my tuesday morning in office

Outstanding Disco album. Will Smiths go to for creating his own music. Danced around with the Vacuum on a Sunday doing housework to this classic. I'm the greatest dancer. Good beats nice vibe good vocals loved it

Excellent

I love disco. This is good disco. Good disco gets 4 stars.

Amazing to see some boomers are still mad about disco. Grow up, nerds! These are well-written songs, sung by great vocalists.

BEST ONE YET

Hootie tootie disco cutey!

Pristine stuff! The singles from this, mainstays at high street nighclubs and student discos, are also clinics in how to put together/produce a song.

A disco classic. Like a greatest hits package almost squeezed into a single side of an album. I was less keen on the slow stuff but this is Nile Rodgers doing what he does best

such a fun record!!!!!!! :))))

We Are Family is a great song and it's not even the best on this album.

It’s fun and cute

"We Are Family" is the third studio album by American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge. Disco, R&B and soul are the Wiki-listed genres. The album was written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, members of the band Chic at the time. The Sledge sisters are Kathy, Debbie, Joni and Kim. The backing band included members of Chic: Nile Rodgers (guitar), Bernard Edwards (bass) and Tony Thompson (drums). Others instruments included piano, keyboards, percussion, trumpet, trombone and strings. Commercially, the album did very well reaching #3 on the US Billboard 200 and #7 in the UK. The album opens with the first-released single "He's the Greatest Dancer." A chunky bass, guitar slashes and a disco beat. Keyboards carrying the melody. Organ, trumpet. Nice sound and needless to say a great groove going. Kathy on lead vocals as she's going to the disco to see a hot guy dance. Nile Rodgers gets more of his traditional Chic guitar groove going in "Lost in Music." Percussion and organ in a smooth song. They slow it down a bit in "Thinking of You." Slower R&B. Strings are added a romantic song. And then comes the big one "We Are Family." Drums, the Chic guitar, a really funky bass and a piano carrying the melody. The sisters singing in unison. The disco ball is spinning right now. For some reason, I feel like watching Dave Parker and Willie Stargell highlights. Nile Rodgers said that this album was the best album he was involved in that later 70's time frame, even better than his Chic albums. There's great sound and production on this album....the select use of strings, horns, piano, keyboards and organ. The core Chic band is is tight and funky. There's lovely lead and backing vocals. The album hits all the styles Wiki mentioned...disco, R&B and soul. Yes, this was an album of its time but you hear its influences in bands such as Daft Punk. I give this a very strong recommendation especially if you want to revisit the late 70's and disco era. This is a solid album.

liked first few more than last few but enjoyed a lot, listened on walk

groooovy, i didn’t realize we are family was them

Not my usual genre, but this was a solid disco record. Great vocals, beats, and I really enjoyed the slower tracks as well.

every Nile Rodgers song sounds the same (they are all 10/10)

basically why Nile Rodgers has had something to do with all music in the 80s

A blissful release from Bob's harmonica

Fun songs, ultrafunky

You'd probably expect a one track album, the title track being such a smash hit. I realized listening to it that I knew a lot more of their songs than I thought, and the one I didn't are just as smooth and velvety. Truly, a blast full of sweetness, and very much hip danceable. You can play it front to back at every wedding, it's full of love and killer bass and full of hooks. I guess despite the fun I have two main critics, one that is quite surface level (it's a bit too kumbaya) and the other being that it sounds a bit too coherent for me. It's so well put together, and without any inclination towards experimentation sonically so it sounds a bit samy. I can't fault it too much, it wasn't the aim and they smashed what they set out to do : a very dancy fun album. However, my favorite records do either in a spectacular manner so it's not getting a five, but it is for sure a fun time and easy listening. Honestly, a good surprise, it really stands on its own.

3,75

Очень приятный альбом.

Huge songs, even bigger vocals

Good to dance to with kids.

Funky. Great upbeat songs and immaculate production.

Good disco music. "Lost in Music" is a bop "We Are Family" is an upbeat classic. Was produced by Nile Rodgers, very cool.

A lot of fun, the slow 70s disco ballads are less my thing but still a great time.

Worth it just for the dope remixes

Groovy baby

Did not finish however not particularly my style but it is catchy especially we are family

Some very iconic songs in this upbeat R&B album

They are such a vibe. Tre legends. This album puts you in a good mood, ready to dance as soon as it starts. We Are Family is definitely my least favorite, when I was little there was a commercial that had this as a background and it has just stuck with me, also my parents got divorced somewhere in the timeframe that commercial was popular, so it just might trigger me, other than that totally disco, would recommend! :)

rings of flowers round your eyes and ill love you

Great Family R&B band from the 70’s

Great analogue sound, and some hits, even if overall the songs have a tendency to sound samey.

Great record! Smooth r&b/disco! Really good!

HOLY FUCKING PEAK BRO this is so fire and fire like I loved it absolutely zero skips

Buen disco para escuchar por la mañana y comenzar el día con energía

Laadukasta tanssipoppia 70 luvulta

Songs were fun to listen to, but quality of the recording and instruments pushed it from 3 to 4 stars

-Funky Wunky and I love it -So groovy I feel like I could bust some fire moves out on my imaginary dance floor -Liked it much better my second time listening for some reason -Love the mix of slower songs and more upbeat drummy ones

I remember this album from when it came out back in the day. I never realized that it was basically a Chic album (with different vocalists) - although that is completely obvious now.lots of good grooves and the songs are pretty good as well.

Absolute scenes.

Quite a fun funky album, interestingly the title track is the weakest of the album.

I liked this album a lot more than I was expecting to. The influence on artists that followed is obvious. The overall album was a funky fresh listen.

3.75 / 5 This album bring the funk! A really fun album!

It made me want to dance.

Not usually a disco fan, but this one hits just right. Nile Rodgers is a legend.

Everything Nile Rodger’s touches is gold. Thinking of You is the track I enjoyed most. But if I never hear We Are Family again it will be too soon.

Funky as hell!

Okay, confession time: I was the disco skeptic in the corner, arms crossed, silently judging those mirror balls. Then Sister Sledge’s We Are Family was allocated and wow, suddenly I’m twirling around the lounge in fuzzy socks. It’s like getting unexpectedly invited into the warmest, coziest doona fort you never knew you needed. “We Are Family” feels like a cheeky pep talk from your besties, “Lost in Music” is the perfect soundtrack for living room boogie, and “He’s the Greatest Dancer”… well, let’s just say I’m still trying to perfect those shimmy moves. I never thought disco could give me the same comfort as a hot chocolate and a marshmallow barrage, but here we are. Sister Sledge has made me a convert, if you’re ready to swap your snarky side-eye for some glittering joy, this album is your ticket. Trust me, once you dive in, you’ll be snuggled in that sonic doona all night long.

Between getting this in my daily review rotation and listening to Rappers delight the other day, I’m starting to think these Chic guys are following me from track to track like a vengeful spirit. Given I gave them a fairly mediocre score last time I heard them. Perhaps I treated them too harshly, the instrumentals on this album were awesome and definitely saves this album from feeling like it is occasionally going through the motions

Giving my sisters eating disorders by singing to them "we are family, even though you're fatter than me"

disko lady disko lady disko lady disko lady disko lady disko lady!! erinomaista 70-luvun diskojytää paitsi sitten hidastetaan ja jotain paskaballadeja heitetään kekoon no jah vähän vaihtelua ei nyt nii haittaa mutta huohhoijjakkarallattaass.. nykynuorison lempitanssia ovat diskojytä ja beat-tanssi jotka tuottavat erityisesti vaikeuksia aikuisille, johtuen tästä liikkeestä -> (panoliike). hei hei hei... mitä sinulla on sanottavaa? sano, hei hei hei... mitä sinulla on sanottavaa? hollywood. hollywood keinuilu. hollywood. hollywood keinuilu. muistan, ei kauaa sitten, menin teatteriin, ja näin kool sekä jengi esityksen. lost in music

Got this the Monday after they performed at Pride!!

This was a good throwback to the last days of disco

Sisters can sing! Yeah I like disco.

Eslo IS the greatest dancer. Lots of fun here!

mmmm, tastes like the 70s. We're past the point that we all have to pretend that disco is bad. Disco is good. (Well, good disco is good, but, like, duh. There *is* good disco, is the point.) Even so, the entire album at once feels like a lot, somehow. It's obviously quite good. Also just...a lot.

Obviously I knew from the title that We Are Family was on here but didn't realize the same record also gives us Lost in Music, He's the Greatest Dancer and Thinking of You. Thats almost too stacked. Four stars.

Great album! So dancy! Feel good music.

Nights at the clubs.....yes!!!!

After only ever hearing a good portion of these songs on the radio at work in the background almost daily has caused them to become irritating and overplayed. Then I get home, this site suggested the album, so I get comfortable, with it playing through my earphones. The songs suddenly get a whole new lease of life, with the clear basslines and the fully realised vocals shimmering through. I'm listening to them for the first time as many would have back in '79. It's almost ashame that time can taint your perception of some music.

Coming in what would wound up being the tail-end of the disco craze, Sister Sledge is as good as advertised with the epochal anthem for such times. Anchored by the in-demand and aptly named Chic, We Are Family is largely all killer and no filler, boistered by enthusiastic and emphatic performances from the sisters Sledge who compliment the instrumentation sprinkled throughout the record well. There are good enough reasons why We Are Family remains an enduring listen almost fifty years on and the album that contains it has plenty of gems worthy of unearthing. Favorites: He's the Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, Thinking of You, We Are Family, Easier to Love, One More Time.

This slaps. Rogers & Edwards (RIP) killed it. So smooth, so groovy. Not all disco is created equal. This is some top-tier stuff with two of the genre's best at the helm. There's sonic, dynamic and rhythmic variation (not every song is a 140bpm four-on-the-floor dance floor number), pitch perfect vocals and an immaculate vibe throughout. 4/5

Gøy! Bra stemmer og gøy musikk og i det hele tatt, positivt innstilt.

up beat and classic for sure

No complaints. Good stuff.

Fun and familiar 4.5

Fire.

WE ARE FAMILY 🗣️🗣️

amazing album but i got bored by the remixes at the end

Toimii kuin kone. Hieno laulu. Disco, hyvä.

Pretty groovy damn

Wonderful! Fun record that obviously influenced a ton of later music. 4/5

If you're like me and your disco education is lacking, but you know your Will Smith, He's the Greatest Dancer will sound very familiar. Lost in Music is as good if not better with keys and another addictive riff. Thinking of You brings another massive bassline and groove. The backing orchestra and singing are on point too, but we're all about that bass today. The anthemic title track slots in nicely, but I'm disappointed this version is the 3 and a half minute edit instead of the full 8 minute original. I feel a little momentum is lost after, but One More Time is a solid closer and another toe tapper. Dance the night away.

Enjoy!

Good vocals, good instrumental, good album. Happy to finally listen to more than “we are family” from this album. 4.4/5

Ooooohh I like this Nile Roger’s is a great guitarist Funky af This is like super good 😭 I’ve heard we are family a lot Not my favourite song on the album I like the first two songs alot Solid album, really funky and nice to listen too, killer guitar work Great intro to that funky sorta music

Eigenlijk best wel goede dancemuziek. Niet iets dat ik dagelijks zou willen luisteren, maar ook zeker niet erg om vaker te horen

Wall-to-wall funk/soul bangers with incredible bass parts. Less of a fan of the ballads though (Somebody Loves Me, You're a Friend to Me). Favourite tracks: He's the Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, Thinking of You, We Are Family, Easier to Love, One More Time.

Ouuuf! Ekte kul plate. Sterke låter, nydelig produksjon (hvert fall remaster fra '95 som jeg hørte). Må bare løpe på BigDipper for å finne denne på vinyl. Nydelig.

Nice. I'm excited. This should be good. Wow - there are 4 or 5 huge hits on here. This was so good. It hit just right today and the quality is so high. I think I'm going to listen to this regularly

4.5/5

I didn't think I was a fan of Disco music but this album could change my mind. The songs are incredibly catchy, with sounds that dont sound too dated (I thought it would be bad). The album is well worth a listen.

We as a society never should've let disco die

Groovy, loved it

Excellent listen. Really fun, start to finish. Loved the remixes especially

Get a bit same-y as you go through, but the funk and the vibes can't be denied.

Not quite perfect, a bit too one-note, but still fun and pleasant.

Solid funk. Powerful female voices. A solid album and a fun listen.

Funky as hell off the bat. Highlights: we are family, he's the greatest dancer

Brings back sweet memories for me. Never been a fan of disco but Bernard Edward’s bass playing is sublime. Definitely a worthy 4 if just for the bass.

I've heard some songs from this and they're fine I guess. Though I have to admit I've never paid too much attention to them. Late 1970's seem to be a good period for interesting music, so I'm quite curious to find out what this is. Don't know what to expect, but the Wikipedia article paints a flattering picture. He's The Greatest Dancer Pretty famous song. Still gets some spotlight to this day. Sampled in an even more famous song (Gettin' Jiggy With It), which is perhaps where most people would recognize the instrumental from. Classic disco track. I've got a soft spot for those backing vocals. That guitar riff is iconic. Really fun and danceable. Great. 4.5/5 Lost In The Music Great simple bassline. Sets the mood perfectly. Carefree and cute. Catchy and inoffensive. Pretty solid vocal performance. It does a lot of work to keep the track dynamic and varied despite the repetitive concept. Decent. 3.5/5 Somebody Loves Me Bog standard rnb track. Has very glitzy and overexaggerated production. While a bit dated, and perhaps even cheesy, it works pretty well with the singer's voice. Don't mind the backing vocals. Dull lyrics. Fine. 3/5 Thinking Of You Great opening guitar. Pairs well with the percussive elements. Solid string break. The chorus is pretty strong on this one, has an infectious nature with its simple and singable melody. Impressive vocal performance. Good. 4/5 We Are Family Another ubiquitous song of the genre. Feels like a bit of a cornerstone of dance music. Inescapable and catchy. Great bassline. Wholesome and positive with a lot of charm. A bit meaningless, but has good energy and a cute message. Good. 4/5 Easier to Love Interesting instrumental. Really like the subtle chaos in there. The flute is a very pleasant addition. Lovely vocals. Has a very pretty atmosphere to it. Good. 4/5 You're A Friend To Me Decent strings, solid bass. Really cheesy. The slow tempo kinda kills any momemtum it would've had. Inoffensive to the point of being boring. The alright vocals don't really save it. Average. 2.5/5 One More Time Groovy instrumental. Interesting guitar solo. Danceable chorus. A bit basic, but gets the job done. Fine. 3/5 Find some fresh, funky folks and boogie on down to these groovy disco tunes. Featuring masterful guitar riffs, bouncy basslines and a whole sea of catchy hooks. You'll never be bored when this album leads the line to a good ol' time. It's mostly just that: dumb, condensed fun, made to spread cheer and joy. And that's also where it finds its success. You won't find much meaningful or emotionally resonant content here, but that is not the point. The point is to get lost in a groove. To find beauty in a great vocal performance. And to relish the soul and spirit that it took to create something so joyous and positive. Is it the greatest thing ever? No, but it sure is accesible and easy to put on no matter what you're going to be doing. 3.5/5 rounded up to a 4/5.

Geeeez. How are the so many bangers on one album?! Nile Rogers is a genius and this album a huge testament to that. Very impressed. Less well known songs, didn’t hit as hard, but to have half the album and bona fide classics is some achievement and the others do bring a nice change of pace.

An astonishing collection of timeless pop songs. There’s a sort of paradox going on here: while it’d be wonderful to be hearing the songs on this record for the first time as a whole right now … it’d be a shame to have never before heard them (and “used” them – a song like “We Are Family” works as hard semiotically as it does sonically; it is essential cultural shorthand). Fabulous, and an immediate hit in my family too.

This is a really great album. Not actually really my type of music but it's so clean and really good and cohesive. 4*

8.5 /10 - A Classic & genre-defining album

short zero skips better as samples tho

A very familiar album of tuuuunes! Fun to have the remixes too but maybe needed to listen on shuffle so they weren't so repetitive

Great album. Vocals are crazy tight and the beat is funky. It doesn't really transcend the genre but a hell of a soul record.

Ken 'm. Heb 'm. Fantastische Chic-productie en de beste Sister Sledge-plaat.

Makes me want to get up and dance. A good example of what a great producer Niles Rodgers is. And even though I've heard "We Are Family" a million times, it is still a banger. Favorites: He's the Greatest Dancer, We Are Family Would I listen to it again: Yes

In dem genre bin ich nicht so sehr zu Hause, es dürfte aber sicherlich eins der prägenden Alben der Disco-Bewegung sein. Jede Menge Hits, gefällt, wenn auch manchmal etwas glatt. 4/5

What a great album! I grew up in the disco sucks era and basically swallowed that dumb sentiment without question. I eventually gave my sad little head a wobble and now have paved a rhinestone highway through my heart. On that highway runs.....disco. There is a lot of vapid and derivative shit out there (as with any genre), but this is not that. Sister Sledge is in fact an apex offering for the era. There are some obvious bangers on here that will live for ever. No need to talk about those. A nice surprise for me though was the slower, "Easier to Love". I have repeated this one about a dozen times since yesterday. This track is gold and I am really looking forward to to throwing it into my sampler to see what I can cook up with those flutes, smooth vocals, and that unique marching/staccato/sidechain compression vibe (hate on that if you must).

Have heard We Are Family so often I assumed I knew this group. One of the first times I was really glad to listen with headphones, very intricate songs. Songs: He's the Greatest Dancer, We are Family

Really enjoyed this album. Most tracks had a great funk to them. He's the greatest dancer and we are family are my favourite tracks.

Classic Disco album with soulful vocals. These songs are pretty much timeless. The album gets a bit weaker over the second half but overall still very good.

Could hear Nile Rodgers within 3 seconds of the album opening and I'm a sucker for it. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.

Nile Rodgers (Himself) said that "pound for pound, I think We Are Family is our best album hands down". And you would be a fool to argue otherwise. Four hit songs came from this, and though they came from the late 70s disco era, they still have the power to make you get up and move. Excellent all the way through, with the following proviso: (There are extra mixes of We are Family and Lost in Music (two each) on the version on Spotify, the 1995 remaster, which detract a little from the experience for me, so it's going to have to be a 4.)

The first track and the title track are classics 4/5

Eigentlech no zemlech cool, jedoch ned Grad 5-Stärne-Cool

Funky stuff. Still sound fresh! Some definite highs, others not quite so, but all in all a record to keep in mind for all time!

The musice We Are Family is good :)

Finally some good music after days of draught. More funky disco music pls!

Solid album I have to say. Several songs are well known all around.

bop

Favorite Songs: Lost in Music / We Are Family

Ah , a bit of disco courtesy of Niles Rodgers. Some cracking tunes , heavily sampled over the years. We are Family has been spoiled by adverts unfortunately. Great

A lot of fun. I bet this was a total blast to dance to when it came out.

J - 4/5 Best Track - "We Are Family" F - 5/5 Best Track - "We Are Family"

This is a great album, stated the challenge with a fantastic seventies classic, I really am surprised I don't already own this but I will soon now, such an easy album to listen to from start to finish

First rate soul and disco.

As soon as i put this on and heard the first few notes of "He's the Greatest Dancer" I thought 5. That distinctive Chic style twin rhythm guitar and bass. What an opener. I think having this album pop up on a Friday did it a big favour. I'm an aging rocker but never been one to shy away from a dancefloor. With headphones on it was difficult to keep still. It's amazing to think all of the Sister Sledge bangers are on the one album. A couple of the slower tracks brought it down to earth a little bit, but it's still a brilliant disco album.

Pure disco classics

Did Sister Sledge ever bother releasing a “best of” compilation or did they realise people could just buy this?

Extremely funky

Funktastic

Funky fun

Nile Rodgers' production & writing discography is more extensive and impressive than most people realize. IMO he is to credit for the nu-disco revival due to his work with Daft Punk on Random Access Memories. But I digress, this album itself is quite jiggy.

At least 3 disco bangers, but really works as a whole album - stick it on at a party in the past 46 years and you’ll have a good time.

💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 What a party!!

Gf

Funky

First Album I got that I actually knew beforehand! My favorite track is He's the Greatest Dancer, We Are Family is my least favorite, but only because it's so overplayed. I don't care for the remixes much either, but other than that this album is great!

Sehr angenehme, ruhige RnB Musik. 4/5

Really enjoyed this one, even though I generally dislike disco. There's enough funk, soul, and R&B mixed in to keep me from turning against it, and the vocals are terrific.

Good old soul!

1. He´s the greatest dancer / 10 All time great! Funky! Great base. 2. Lost in music / 8 Funky, but too repetitive. Great base again. 3. Somebody loves me / 9 Beatifull ballad, nice n' slow. Vocals on point. Strings are nice. Nice use of background vocals. 4. Thinking of you / 10 So funky again. Love it. Might be the best on the album. Base is so so good. No definitely the best song on the album. 5. We are family / 9 Classic, little overplayed. 6. Easier to love / 8,5 Real mellow. easy to love and easy to hear. guitarwork is nice 7. You're a friend to me / 5 This would be a skip for me. It's missing the sauce/flow. Feels like the song is hiccing up 8. One more time / 6 Another skip. repetitive. piano sounds anoying. guitarwork is kinda nice. nothing special

Your reaction to this album will likely be along the lines of your reaction to the viral "Gen Z boss and a mini" video. If you enjoy the idea of people dancing, cutting up, having a good time, and celebrating themselves -- you've got a quality collection of tunes here. However, if the thought of those ladies sends you into paroxysms of incel-laced rage, then you're best not to push play here. Instead, go touch grass and get yourself some therapy before you hurt someone for real.

pedrada master disco é bão demais pqp

disco é delicinha d+ nao tem jeito!

I'm a closet disco fan. He's the Greatest Dancer was one of the big songs off this album. It's good. Listening to this you realize that disco is like the flamboyant cousin of funk. Some disco any way. Somebody Loves Me is the album playing in the background of a love scene in a bad blaxploitation film. Thinking of You is a good song, better than the hits on the album, a little repetitive maybe. We Are Family! 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates fans go nuts! It's a good song though. This album was better than I thought it would be. One More Time is good too. I definitely like the album cuts better than the singles.

A vibe

Just very pleasant and enjoyable.

I can understand why people love them

Boogie jazz baby

It's so funny I legit just last week had rented from the library the Chic collection which included this cd and I declined to burn it....like an idiot. Nile Rodgers is a genius. The ladies of Sister Sledge can really sing and I hope you can dance.... (Also I LOVE the extended cut of "We Are Family" it's so good, a lot of the improvisation is incredible)

Way better than it had any right to be. I really, really don't like the title track due to how overplayed and cheezy and just repetitive it is, but the rest of this album is really good! Best Song: He's the Greatest Dancer Rating: 7/10 (Solid) Stars: 4/5

Groovy baby, groovy!

Not very into disco or upbeat music in general but already had some favorite songs out of this album before I listened to it in its entirety. He's the Greatest Dancer is definitely the highlight of this album. Lost in Music is another great one. Giving it a 4 because as I said upbeat music is not exactly my jam. On a side note, absolutely mind blowing coincidence that when I learnt about this site and created a project, He's the Greatest Dancer was playing in my mind and the first album that came up was We are Family.

Of course the title track was a huge success, but the rest of the album is actually very good, very funky and entertaining.

Classic

Pretty legendary dance record. Sampled across so many songs. Classics throughout.

This album is full of a positivity that beings me up. The lyrics upon my first listen don't seem deep but I don't think they need to be as the purpose is to uplift.

Super fun and groovy album. I especially liked the guitar parts. Favorite Song: "Lost in Music"

Great funk, lots of good music, way better than the song they are known for -He's The Greatest Dancer (sampled in Gettin' Jiggy Wit It) -Lost in Music -Thinking of You -You're a Friend

Hørt noe før, nice å digge musikken mens man progger:) Kom i bedre humør. Ikke helt det jeg hører på til vanlig.

Oh damn these ladies are super famous. A lot of these tracks are used as samples. Some really good disco.

Great album with some classic hits!

Groovy, classic We are Family song. Good disco music

Favorite Track: He's The Greatest Dancer

It was a fun album, added a few songs to my summer skate album

Funky goodness! Completely under appreciated the other songs on this album.

Rich, luscious, and sensual vocal and instrumental mix. Incredible use of vocal harmonies, wonderful tight and squeaky clean grooves. Just reminds me that disco was never bad, it was just a cheesy blip on our cultural radar. This album is a stand out combo of upbeat dance tracks, empowering and unifying songs, and heart wrenching ballads. Sister sledge is a standout act for sure and this album is great, but We Are Family is all anyone ever knows about it so its not a tastemakers choice. For that seek Chic.

Can't believe I'd never heard the rest of this before album before. Hearing a big influence on particularly 2010s funk guitar, think Cory Wong or RAM. Thinking Of You is good as FUCK. The flute sample in Easier to Love is killer.

I was Lost in Music while listening to this. This album is Easier to Love.

So disco. But so often used for sampling, it's worth an extra star

This was a pleasant surprise. While this wasn’t something I’d say is worth giving a 5 to. I still find myself feeling positive about this all around. I’d be into seeing more disco on this list, and less white men with a guitar.

The Good: We’re keeping it in the family! The Bad: Shouldn’t it be Sisters Sledge? The Ugly: Well… it’s disco music! Holy shit! Though I dreaded having to listen to it, as the wikipage reminded me that this is just a clone of Chic, I was really happy with the experience as these ladies do a much better job than Chic ever did—this is my opinion, for what it's worth. Album just flew by, not really a single song that I did not like… and boy oh boy the amount of hits is impressive. So, here’s to the sisters and their short-lived success 4 1/2*

I love the disco era. A lot of great R&B / Soul music from this timeframe that I think is slept on, because of the bad rap disco gets.

I’m going 4.4 on this one! Solid ass album.

HES THE GREATEST DANCER, WE ARE FAMILY, WE'RE LOST IN MUSIC, ICONIC LOVED ALL OF IT STRAIGHT UP VIBES

Solid disco!

I don’t like R&B but I liked this

Disco really isn't my thing, and a lot of these tracks are overplayed, but it's impossible to deny the quality here so have to give it a 4

Some absolute monsters on this 🕺🏻 🪩

Pure feel good even with the heartbreaker “Somebody Loves Me” Torn between 4 and 5 here

Solid party album. A little slow at parts but still fun

Starting off with a band I was already familiar with, not my usual genre but a great listen anyway. Really enjoyed "Somebody Loves Me", I hadn't heard that one before but it was really beautiful! Kathy did an incredible job but all the sisters have such impressive voices. Not five stars because some songs do get very repetitive but still a good album.

Some of the greatest pop. Thinking of you is an absolute classic. But my oh my those boys couldn't write lyrics could they?

# Album Name: We are family # Artist: Sister Sledge # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Some great tunes on this album. Half of the tracks are absolute gems. The slower tracks are pretty standard fillers and bring the level down. Overall a good album. I enjoyed it. # Top Tunes: Greatest dancer / lost in music / thinking of you / we are family # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Didn’t love the slower songs but the upbeat ones were so fun yay disco!

I forget about Sister Sledge until something drags them back into headphones once every few years. 100 percent a vibe.

The best Chic album that Chic did not made, or had their name on the sleeve. One thing that made me put it as a 4 star instead of 5 was the running time and Somebody Loves Me, but its a great album nonetheless.

kathy, debbie, joni, kim. a long time ago the 4 sledges lived in harmony. then, the kim nation attacked.

We Are Family by Sister Sledge is a huge vibe from start to finish. This album is packed with infectious disco grooves and feel-good energy that can instantly lift your spirits, but it’s not without its flaws. First off, the production is spot on – crisp, vibrant, and infectious. Every beat is laid down with precision, creating a rhythmic pulse that makes you want to get up and dance. The instrumentation is top-notch, with funky basslines, shimmering keyboards, and tight percussion that work together to capture the true essence of the disco era. The vocals are another highlight. The harmonies are lush and add a rich, soulful layer to the tracks, giving them an irresistible, celebratory feel. Songs like the title track “We Are Family” really nail that sense of unity and joy, making it clear why this album became such a classic. There’s a raw, infectious positivity that runs through the entire record, making it an easy listen when you’re in the mood for something uplifting. That said, not every track hits the same high note. While the vibe is undeniably huge, some songs come off a bit formulaic and, frankly, a tad dated. The album occasionally lacks variety, and a few tracks don’t quite stand out—they simply blend into the background compared to the standout moments. It feels like there could have been a bit more innovation to break up the disco monotony, leaving me wishing for a few more surprises along the way. In my perspective, We Are Family is a well-loved classic that delivers an undeniable, feel-good vibe throughout. The album’s infectious grooves, stellar harmonies, and energetic production create an atmosphere that's both nostalgic and uplifting. Even though some tracks feel a bit predictable and dated, the overall experience is still a joy to listen to. It’s a record that brings people together and makes you want to dance, even on your dreariest days. For me, it's a solid 3.9/5 stars—a timeless slice of disco that’s worth a proper spin when you need a burst of positivity.

vibes+, but too short

8/10 Great to hear very solid and consistent Disco music considering its legacy has been buried by the discourse regarding its controversy. It’s slick, its elegant, groovy, soulful, everything from the grand instrumental performances and the Sister’s wonderful voices make it just a really fun listen. Shoutout women without Wikipedia pages, we still love you

Groovy. Listened to it 3 times, enjoyed it greatly. Strong 8.

funky, gold, classy

Ah DISCO! We are famil, isch leider verbrucht. Lost in Music - ich liebs. Hinenuse isch eher nichts-sagend. Drum häts wahrschindli die ville Remixes😂 ( wo aber na überraschend underschiedlich sind).

Weiss nöd öbs vo de songs her e vieri isch aber vom bass her ischs e füfi

es isch afoch chic mit andere name. he's the greatest dancer isch de shit. genau so mues disco töne d drums sind so tight de gitarrepart slappt de bass isch soo coool. strings sind super igsetzt. rhodes part au geil. lost in music hani glaub nonie ghört? cooli chords. UH UND S BASS FILL. es baut mega uuf. de nile so viel hall uf de gitarre. somebody loves me halt lamsam ballade time aber cute? we are family isch unglaublich. de BASS. ich chönt glaub e halbstund nur s intro lose ohni problem. SO. GEIL. s klavier isch au seeehr geil. de break nur bass schlagzüg AAAAAAH. bruuuudi. OOOH D GITARRE BACK. jaaaa sie seit come on bernard. uiii. alte ich ha gad e uuuuuhuere gueti zit. easier to love isch cool, nüt crazy bsunders. das album cha unmöglich under es vieri gheie ussert sie rüefed etz fr fr irgendwie nazi scheis. du bisch en fründ vo mir (of frank fame) sehr cool. ihri balladene sind halt weniger cool. sie singed alli super. juan more time geeeeil geeeeils solo ohaaa?

Never would have known it from the name, but I recognized several of these. Some good songs here, I like this one.

Some great grooves as evidenced by the constant sampling, and good voices as well.

Favourite track: Lost In Music

This is solid all the way through, which surprised me for a "disco" album. Many bangers on this one. Four stars!

Bring back disco for the bass players

YESSS I just listened to this full album for the first time last week, and have had Thinking of You on repeat for a good month or so now. Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards are such a good combo i never get tired of. Love almost every song here. 4 stars

yayyy disco

This slapped what else is there to say Rating: 4.0

Groovy classic. Holds up great in my opinion. Why did they steal all those daft punk samples tho? 🤔

impossible not to move 🪩🕺weee🕺aaare🪩 faaaa🕺🪩miiiilyy🕺🪩

One of the greatest disco voices of the 70’s. Tracks 9-12 great for exercising.

Fun disco sound. Grandma Mary would like.

Kedvenc/Favourite: We Are Family Jó kis groovy számok, de szerintem semmi igazán kiemelkedő az egy nagy slágert leszámítva. Néhány szám szerintem kicsit hosszabb volt a kelleténél, ezért kicsit vontatottnak érződött néha az egész album. Azért disconak nagyon jó, könnyen elkapja az embert, ilyen táncikálós énekelgetős. Nice little groovy tracks, but I don’t think there’s anything truly outstanding on the album, except for one big hit. I felt like some of the songs were a little longer than they needed to be, which is why the whole album felt a bit drawn out at times. Still, it’s great disco, it really gets you going, with that danceable, sing-along vibe.

Cute!!! Long live disco!

Disco! Big hits on this one: “He’s the Greatest Dancer” and, of course, the ubiquitous “We Are Family.” You can’t go wrong with Nile Rodgers/Chic production. Nile Rodgers’ clean, plinky guitar is a great complement to the dance floor beats. I’m not as taken with the slower songs but it’s still a solid, enjoyable album.

solid and enjoyable disco music, well crafted and pretty gorgeous. 3.5 or 7/10

Funk yes

Black is good

A good mix between dancefloor fillers and album fillers.

fun and danceable

An album that it would never occur to me to listen to, but it’s so perfectly of its time and so perfectly itself. I can’t remember this ever not being part of the soundtrack of growing up.

nice and funky, gotta love it

I grew up despising disco - but let's face it, this album really grooves. Impeccable vocals and overall musicianship, plus solid production really lifts this album above others. Really surprised myself I got into this album so much.

4.5 stars! JUST GOOD STUFF!

Good, representative disco album. Love the title track, justifiable classic. Ultimately not my preferred style for repeated listening.

Este si me gusta.

One good song.

A Chic record in disguise, the title track really doesn’t prepare you for what this record actually is: soft disco, slow dance music, and sample/break fodder. Is it bad? No! It’s very good, because Chic is a great band, even as a backing band, and Sister Sledge are a great vocal group. But its peaks are the side openers, with great side closers plus the pretty good, oft-sampled “Easier to Love.” The remaining three tracks are decent, although they’re all ballads with much lower energy than anyone normally wants out of their disco, including me. Mathematically, when there’s 8 tracks total and you have 5 great songs and 3 decent ones, that’s still a damn high hit rate, especially if you just generally love disco like I do, so that’s still a good ROI. That said, while Sister Sledge are great, and We Are Family is great, and I would buy and vibe out to this record in a heartbeat, it’s far from representative of disco overall. It’s actually kind of niche, showcasing the quieter moments of the genre that remind you that this was courting music for Boomers, and like all falling-in-love music you only hear at places you go on a date– roller rinks, bowling alleys, discotheques, etc. – disco obviously had and needed these intimate moments. We Are Family is the best of that niche, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best overall. Still good, though!

4.0

Very fun but very beautiful sounding album. The sort of album I would think of when asked to think of disco as a general concept. Not that it's a bad thing; far from it. Some very endearing and earnest tracks as well as the fun, dancable tracks add for a nice balance of stuff. Combine that with the lead singers gorgeous voice and the catching and captivating instrumentals, it's a good album overall, even if disco really isn't my genre

Enjoyed the album. Some funky and soulful songs

funky grooves. i wasnt expecting to like this due to my familiarity with the title track but it wasn't as bad as expected

Post disco greatness.

Great album especially because the members of Chic are the backing musicians. A master class in disco/funk

Growing up in Pittsburgh in the 70s, We Are Family was ubiquitous. It was the theme song for the (then champion) Pirates and the chorus was played dozens of times a day on every tv and radio station during the spring and summer. Even though I don’t like baseball, and despite the awfulness of the Pirates now, that song is deeply seated in the nostalgia center of my brain. That aside, this album as a whole is pretty solid disco/soul/R&B. My disdain for all things disco must have softened over the decades, because I didn’t mind this too much. In fact, I kind of enjoyed it mostly.

DISCO 🪩💃

Saw this and was like 'oh no I'm really not a disco fan' - I still don't think I am but 3 songs from this album made it to my liked songs so ? I really detest the title track whoops it's soo overplayed He's the greatest dancer, thinking of you and easier to love are bangers (although the first goes on a little long) Struggling to rate this as the ones I didn't like were hard skips but the ones I liked I loved, overall probably wouldn't listen in full again. It's categorically a good album and opened my mind to a genre I thought wasn't for me - would be 3 but I'm kicking it up to 4

3.5 stars

Disco at its best. What a fantastic album.

One thing I've come to learn now 920+ albums deep is that this list doesn't have nearly enough disco as it should have. Less bullshit like Captain Beefheart and more this. 8/10

This is a special type of music, a mix of rock and latin, but I could be wrong. However songs are very pleasant to listen during an activity or just enjoy your Friday morning.

Lost in music remixes hit differently

Few good tunes, knew most of them

Shame about the slower numbers because the disco classic hits on this album are genuinely brilliant. Just put out an album of those! We don't need the slow numbers, just give me 9 floor filling bangers please. However those hits here are masterpieces.

Classic disco- good for a background party ambience

Like it

Why did the disco genre continue at all after this? This is the pinnacle. Everything after this stands in its shadow. Surely nothing could possibly be anywhere near as groovy as He’s the Greatest Dancer. As for the other tracks, there’s a surprising album-worthy flow even amongst titanic tracks Lost in Music and We Are Family, so you’re not stuck waiting for the next recognisable track (apart from track 3, the only real weak point here). So, your album cannot possibly be anything below ‘great’, if it has He’s the Greatest Dancer. It’s the greatest disco.

Not everything can be a single, easy to listen to overall though I wasn’t as huge a fan of slower tracks

Really liked - We are Family. Understand why this was a dance hit. Disco was where it was at.

This is fun! I wouldn’t say it’s perfect or anything like that, but it’s a solid enjoyable dance album.

First listen. Pretty good.

A good album, I liked Lost In Music, We Are Family and One More Time the most.

Any album with Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers is going to contain classics.

Yet one big name from American r'n'b/soul scene of yesteryear. Can't say I've delved into this groups discography, I just know several of the hit songs, probably from going through Motown/Stax stuff. However, just starting the album I realize how much this has been sampled and remixed. Also how huge influence the disco movement had to the sound of whole genres of music.

Nile Rodgers probably has the most out of whack ratio of "importance to music history" to "recognizability" of anyone. Everything about his musical style is instantly recognizable, even to the average person - whether it's Chic or Daft Punk or here with Sister Sledge - and yet most people couldn't name him if you showed them a photo, couldn't tell you his name if you played his songs. Truly incredible. The Sledge girls, pretty incredible too, by the by.

If you were born between 1975-1980, there’s a 50% chance you were conceived to this album

Disco is just very pleasant isn't it

I could have done without all the remixes at the end, but overall this album slaps

Disco fever!

finest disco sound ever

The vocals on this were decent, but I was more focused on how insanely good the bass and guitar work were. Some disco type music can be repetitive, soulless and over-produced but this had me hooked. I would be dancing to this after a few on a Friday night Title track was by far the best song on the album. Went slightly downhill after that but still a great album

Nule rodgers my goat

Great pop record

This album was a true surprise! This feels like a true farewell to disco music with songs like Lost in Music and He's the Greatest Dancer. Best Songs: He's the Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, We Are Family, One More Time, Worst Songs: Somebody Loves Me Worst Songs:

Good listen.

Great stuff, this album was like a greatest hits album, one classic disco track after another. I was supposed to see them live in July but the concert was postponed until next August so I look forward to that. Anyone that has ever been to a wedding or large birthday gathering will know these songs. Dancefloor fillers