We Are Family

Tranquilo, pero animado, me pone de buen humor. Sería perfecto para poner de fondo para una cena o aperitivo. Mis favoritas: Thinking of you, You're a Friend to me.

i really like the album, most of these songs are classics

Everything good about disco music.

Good funky dance music.

There are certain things engrained in popular American culture that it hard to remember that there are so many different shades of grey in the world. one of these things is disco sucking. for some much time it seems that disco has been seen as universally terrible, corny, cheesy, cringe, or whatever negative synonym for a bad fad your generation prefers. see, to me i always liked disco before i was taught it was bad. i went through that phase in teenage years when it's far easier to be a hater and go along with the crowd than stand by something like enjoying disco. now that i've aged and learned more about the history of disco i can see the beauty and awesome nature of the genre. a group of persecuted people living in a horrific economic time and amidst the 60's hangover banding together and making a place of joy and happiness. to overcome the hurtles it can take to enjoy things when the world seems to be on fire. i see the similarities in modern times. politics and climate look bleak. heavy effort is needed to help shape the world, but you can't always be doing political work. some times you gotta enjoy life, and in the face of rising fascist tides, to stay alive and enjoy your time on earth is radical.

I loved hearing this album through. It really captured the Disco Era and hold up with its funky jams.

Classic disco/ dance tracks. We are family, lost in music , thinking of you. If you like disco then this is for you.

Really great album the harmony is so beautiful

4.1 - When its good its great, but there is some good old sandwich filler there

So many hits! Really surprised at how much I enjoyed this. Fave Tracks: He's The Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, Thinking of You 4.2/5

Going in, this felt like another album where the reason it made the list was because of its title track - a massive hit of its era that has persisted in the cultural consciousness to this day. But after listening I don’t think that’s true or fair to say. The group themselves is described as an R&B group on Wikipedia, but this album feels all disco. Makes sense given the era. I admit that I have always had a weird soft spot for disco, despite not knowing much about the genre as a whole. The orchestral element of it is what really gets me though. It’s just such a fun and bouncy sound, one that gets its depth from its funk-inspired grooves and those orchestral arrangements that just fill out the sound. Sister Sledge does all of this here in these songs. The grooves are fun, and the vocals are pristine. All in all, this is one of the better collection of disco tunes I’ve heard and I was pleasantly surprised by it all. Four stars. Standout Tracks: He’s the Greatest Dancer, Somebody Loves Me, We Are Family, Easier to Love, You’re a Friend to Me

Don't consider myself a disco fan but this absolutely rips. The chic sound is tight as ever, the musicianship on vocals is equally superb.

挺带感的

Better than I anticipated.

Very nice!

Fantastic. "We Are Family" is one of those songs that I sang along to as a kid practically before I even consciously thought about music. It's one of those classic songs. Listening to it today in the context of this album, I appreciated just how good it is. All the layers -- the slick guitar riff, the funky bass, the syncopated drum beat, the piano melody and strings -- combine beautifully into a groove I could listen to for an hour straight. The same goes for album opener "He's the Greatest Dancer." What an amazing funky riff! I know it from Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" -- I had no idea that riff was lifted entirely from this song. And the vocals are stunning throughout. Great, belting, soulful, show-stopping singing. I really enjoyed the album by Chic on this list and this album is just as fun, probably better overall. Niles Rodgers and Bernard Edwards are the masterminds behind both albums. They lock in together perfectly -- guitar and bass -- for some insanely catchy music. And the production is top notch all around.

Awesome funk soul album with plenty of style and flair. This album has amazing production, incredibly impressive vocal performances, and the band is so impressively tight (no surprise with Nile Rodgers involved). My mom likes Sister Sledge and it's funny because growing up I heard her talk about them before hearing their music and for a while I thought it was an 80's hair metal band- like a group of sledgehammer wielding, guitar shredding women. There's still some times where I hear this band or even just hear their name and I think back to being a little kid with a wild imagination. The one downside of this record for me is that it's a little short at around 43 minutes of music. It's remedied a bit by the remaster which gives us 4 additional versions of tracks that add around an extra 30 minutes of music. It's a 4.3/5 for me. Not enough for it to be a 5. "We Are Family" is an amazing song and will forever be played at family gatherings, weddings, really any joyous event that you can think of. If this record had another one that was high up like that then I would easily give it a 5.

BEST SONGS: - Lost in Music

84% Best: He's the Greatest Dancer; Thinking of You; We Are Family Must-Hear? Sure

This was a fun disco time! The song "We Are Family" brings back good memories for me because it was one of my grandmother's favorite songs, but the rest of the songs on this album were also just as fun!

Clean. 6/10

"We Are Family" is just one of those disco songs that everyone knows -- in fact, I would go as far as to say that it is one of THE most well-known and regarded disco songs of all time. And as good as that song is, Sister Sledge shows on this album that they are so much more than just that one song. The album is full of sweet, soulful vocals and harmonies and the funkiest disco beats. There are parallels that can be drawn between this album and CHIC's "C'est Chic", not the least of which is the fact that Nile Rodgers is at the helm of both albums. That album also contains one of the most well-known disco songs, and certainly CHIC's most famous song ("Le Freak"), but truly the entire album is elevated by Rodgers' work. So much like on "C'est Chic", his writing, production, and playing on this album takes things to the next level and really just further cements him as a disco god.

Some catchy songs, hence a good album.

No private spotify session used. I like funk and groove, so disco shouldn't be a stretch. I did like this album, put images of me in my head wearing a really tight shirt, unbuttoned to expose my gold chain medallion and pathetic excuse for chest hair. Then I think it's fortunate I was to young to go to disco clubs in the late 70's/early 80's.

Fun mix of 70's R&B and Disco. Vocals are fantastic, recommend listening with speakers that allow the bass to shine through. I enjoyed this album quite a bit, added most of the songs to my iTunes library. 3.5/5

Un rollo Funk que en un par de canciones es bastante chulo y tiene un ritmo que te lleva a bailar. En general no son malas canciones, pero quitando estas dos más destacables, el resto no me parece tan destacable.

Great disco.

Sister Sledge is, in fact, made up of "family". The group consists of four sisters. Immediately upon hearing the tune to the first song on the album, He's The Greatest Dancer, I heard Will Smith's song Gettin' Jiggy Wit It. Turns out Will sampled the song. We Are Family is an absolute disco staple! So iconic of the era. I learned that they worked with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards from CHIC on the song. This album gets a 4 simply because of how important it was to the genre. Favourite songs: We Are Family, He's the Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music Least favourite songs: You're a Friend to Me 4/5

I really liked the album - so soft and gentle

Fun mix of R&B and soul

Some stone cold classics plus others you likely remember to bring you back to an era of pure fun and excitement.

overraskende mange berømte numre på, jeg havde aldrig hørt om dem før. Getting Jiggy Wit It sample alert Nile Rodgers er en virkelig god sangskriver

Basgangene i disco rammer bare anderledes! Jeg er ikke så vild med deres ballader.

Nice album, beautiful vocals. Maybe a bit repetitive at times but maybe that's part of the charm.

While the title track has reached a certain status that welcomes the likes of pharmaceutical commercials and ironic daytime show tangents, it is impossible to ignore the cohesion of this album. It is funky, it is soulful, and it is well composed. While not a constant rotation due to the genre not being my favorite, it is something I would ask sometime to turn up in practically any setting so as to have the good times roll.

Great production, and full of classics, only 1 or 2 not so memorial tracks on here

Great album, very engaging begining to the end. Kinda hate Will Smith hearing the original sample.

Groovy and dynamic

solid four, good fun but probably wouldn't listen to it as an entire album again

fun

Sturdy bass beats, fluid grooves, sweet strings adding depth – who knew this would remain so listenable and pleasurable? It's straightforwardly happy and elevating music inclined to make people move and non-dancers smile. This will lift a mood, so it has to be Nile Rodgers, right? Should obviously be labeled as Chic + (or featuring) Sister Sledge. It's easy to forget just how and musical – sweet, fluid, groovy, elevating – disco could be. And how well-made too. This level of organic musicmaking puts so much of "modern" dance music – say last 30 years – to shame, synthetic shame. "Thinking of You" and "Lost in Music" and "Easier to Love" are delightful, hidden treasures relative to the two big cuts, which are mighty and distinctly worthy. Deserves every last bit of platinum it got. A pinnacle of disco, indeed, and just about as good as that much maligned genre could do.

Really nice and chill album. Like the melodies and the voices a lot. Favourite song: thinking of you.

Some fire disco music what more can one say. Groovy, catchy, and feel-good. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards both elevate this album to its highest potential. Best - He's The Greatest Dancer, Lost In Music, Thinking Of You, We Are Family, and Easier To Love Worst - No bad songs 4.00/5

Nile Rogers guitar greatness. Super smooth and funky

3.5 not 4

#59 - Very good vibes! Chill disco, quite enjoyed it. And of course the couple bangers we all know.

Poh lekker disco

Y'know, disco's one of those genres where I know when an album's good or isn't, but I wouldn't really be able tell you exactly why either way. Maybe I'm just not gay enough—I'unno. So, like, this is obviously a really good disco album, thanks largely to Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards's writing and production. I just can't tell you why I think it's a better CHIC album than the last one I heard, RISQUÉ. Hell, I couldn't even articulate why I was so in-the-middle on **that** album. To me, disco's just disco—if there's there, it's there, and if it ain't, well, white people who ain't the Bee Gees probably made it. I will make one specific remark: past the title track, I feel like the album starts to drag a little. I don't think anything really changes past then, and my drifint attention around then might hafta do with how much sleep I'd gotten that morning, but I'unno. It just feels like a small step down from "He's The Greatest Dancer" and the frequent film needle drop title track. I mean, that first one didn't get sampled into "Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It" for nuthin'. Anyway, I feel like I'm ramblin', so lemme jus' cap it here. The album's a 4, it's solidly in the "good disco" camp, and... I'unno. I keep thinking their name's Sledge Sisters, like the Scissor Sisters.

I’m at a really good 4. The biggest misstep on this album is the endlessly droning “Somebody Loves Me,” but besides that, what a great CHIC album. Yes, I know; it’s a Sister Sledge album, but this may as well be CHIC ft. Sister Sledge. That’s not to be taken as a complaint at all; I’m sure they had some level of say in the instrumentation and lyricism to make the songs feel more like their own, but this is a Nile Rodgers-led production if I’ve ever heard one. Some of the lingering issues from Risque are here, but they come up far less often; a few songs hit on a little too much repetition, or a melody that lingers a bit too long, or a soundscape that just loses its luster after 4 minutes without really changing stuff up. Those issues are here, but I can usually look past them because of the excellent vocals of Sister Sledge. I really don’t have any complaints; it’s a damn good album that gets dragged down to a 4 because of “Somebody Loves Me,” but without that track, I’d probably be at a 5. Honestly, I’ll probably just listen to it that way. It’s a very good listen, it’s catchy as hell, and it’s just some of the best disco of the era. Easily deserving to be on the list.

Groovy 70's disco album. The bass lines are solid in this one. Understandable why We Are Family was such a hit because the other songs are all solid bangers as well.

Influential tracks Nile Rogers slaughters again. Got Lost in Music. Another gem I was only aware of the major singles. Thanks for the deeper dive. Catchy numbers, upbeat, danceable. The ballads are also soothing.

What a bop. I think you can put anything Nile Rodgers worked on in front of me and I'd like it. 4/5

LEKKER

A really great album that is like sultry disco.

He's the Greatest Dancer is a banger! The rest chills out, disappointingly. Still good, just wish the party vibe continued!

3.9

From front to back this album is filled with some really good classic soul music.

Funky and fun. A pristine example of good 70's disco production with great vocals on top.

This is basically a Chic album under a different name, which is no bad thing. Amazing bass from Bernard Edwards, especially on Thinking of You and We Are Family. The funkier songs work better than the slower tempo ones, but overall this is a highly enjoyable listen.

So I drop the needle on this album and the first thing I hear is the main sample from Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It. Good start. Of course, the song, We Are Family is a titanic hit. It's all kinda one groove until the last couple of tracks. But it's a good groove.

I was surprised just how many songs I knew from this already, and blown away by how much fun it was. My expectations weren't high because I'd always considered Sister Sledge 'old people music' but this was a great record

toller sound, viele hits wie We Are Family und Lost In Music. schwer einen favoriten für die playlist zu wählen. die remixes am ende des albums hätte es nicht gebraucht, die originale sind perfekt!

This was a great disco album. The bass was addicting and the vocals were beautiful and powerful. There were just a few songs that didn't grab much attention. Otherwise extremely solid. 4/5.

He’s the Greatest Dancer and We Are Family are good, the rest are ok.

nice solid disco album

Enjoyable listen

This album is funky, it swings. It makes me want to sing and dance. The vocals are incredible and the instruments are clear and good. This is music.

Это немного странное сравнение, но альбом слушается и чувствуется как что-нибудь из DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ, что вообще-то идеально для вот этих жарких безоблачных дней. Есть ощущение, что альбомом сильно вдохновлялись Daft Punk для своего RAM (либо вдохновлялись тем, чем вдохновлялись авторы этого альбома, возможно). Ожиданий у меня не было. Мне понравилось. Лучшая песня - We Are Family.

I wasn't a massive fan of disco at the time, but listening back now I find myself with a smile on my face Greatest Dancer 4/5 😎 Lost in Music 4/5 👍 We are family 4/5 🙂 Easier to love - 5/5 🌞 Overall, quite enjoyable

High 3

this had some great hits i enjoyed it a lot, i didn’t know these guys made some of the songs on this

I don't think this is a true 4 to me. Looking on my past ratings, you know? Like, this ranks higher than Revolver for me, but lower than Highway 61 Revisited. It's like a 3.5. It's def a bit repetitive and not something I'm going to be pulling to the front of my queue, but I would actively put it on again. Lemme listen again actually and get back to you.

Good slick R&B

why is this actually making me wanna disco dance

Pretty good for a disco album. I recognize some of the songs remixed in more modern pop songs e.g. he's the greatest dancer in Will Smith's "gettin jiggy with it", plus the influence on Daft Punk is unmistakeable. An album to get up and boogie to, not to listen while lounging in your favorite chair.

Great, but not GOAT, for slower 70s jams. Would listen again!

This was actually my very first time listening to an entire Sister Sledge album from beginning to end. So first off, if the actual song “We Are Family” just popped out of existence forever, I definitely wouldn’t miss it. Other than that, this album had some really good tracks that were very influential for modern-day dance and house music. Also, when it comes to Nile Rodgers, his name speaks for itself, and you can always count on getting something of good quality. I’m not going to pretend to be an expert or huge fan of disco, but overall, I enjoyed this album simply for what it is.

Fire disco, def need to revisit. Very fun and joyous. Pride month 🌈 :)

the highlight of this album is the production - nile rogers and bernard edwards knock it out of the park, as they often did with this era of disco. the title track is iconic, catchy, and still holds up incredibly well. i also enjoy the hit 'he's the greatest dancer' which holds up nearly as well. the album cuts here are not as strong, with the exception of the production (at least they all sound good), but the songs can be a bit repetitive or uninteresting at points (although it IS disco, i would imagine they would play very well in a dance club). overall, a pretty good, not great album.

Best Song: Lost in Music. The whole song is a beautiful vibe, down to the fact that they're singing "Lost in music". I feel like a lot of artists would've been compelled to write it as "lost in the music", but that seemingly subtle matters a lot, to me at least. Worst Song: Somebody Loves Me. What a waste of the energy from the previous song, that it just has to spill into this overwrought ballad. Overall: The best disco - which this inarguably is - has an undeniable element of joy to it. There's just a beautiful brightness to the whole album that makes it so enjoyable to listen to. Music for when you're feeling alive.

First, I can only think of the '79 Pirates before I listen to this. That was a fun time in my childhood and memories are vivid. As I listen, I swear I'm listening to every 90's Hip-Hop album ever made. Looking up Sister Sledge though, they aren't nearly as sampled as I thought. I'm a 70's funkateer, so this album resonates hard with me, even though it's more disco/soul than pure funk. Love it! Didn't realize the album was so complete from beginning to end.

Classic disco / R&B album, I don't think I have listened to it as an album before. Nile Roger being the producer on it and you can hear him all over it. It really is great! Not sure on 2 remixes each of lost in music and we are family, one each would have been enough. Stand out tracks: - He's the greatest dancer - Lost in music - Thinking of you - We are family - Easier to love

Great record. Lots of fun, Nile Rogers-y stuff. I enjoyed.

this album was fun as hell. didn't necessarily need the remixes, but thats the fun part of a remastered album. kinda of crazy to think that 'We are Family' only came out in the 90's. But, here we are.

Nice disco atmosphere. The perfect album to listen to in the background, 4/5

Came for the groove, stayed for the bass

girl power for real. so groovy, 4/5

I don't know why I didn't think I'd like this...it was great! Hell yeah I'll take some disco!

Vocals are amazing. A romantic disco vibe overall.

Sick.

Funky and flipping fun, loved it!

One of her better collections

Heck yeah

Such a fun album!!

My first time using this site... Recently ive been moved by house. This sounds like house? Idk buts its looks like.

Ja schon nice eigentlich

8. Sólido disco. Sumo el hitazo

Groovy.

All fun and good

DISCO - Flashback :-)

Very good album. Upbeat and probably killed it when it came out. Still holds up all these years later

Couldn’t stop bopping

I remember liking this a lot, but kinda fell flat for me this time, it’s basically a chic record. Singing isn’t outstanding and pretty dynamically flat. Top tier session players tho.

Zeitlos. Die Remixes auf dem neueren Album hätte ich gar nicht gebraucht.

Disco rocks. At least this disco.

never fucked this heavy with disco before. Pleasant surprise

Seguimos con el ciclo de canciones de la black people. Es increible el canvi de estils que hi ha en els 70-80 del R&B a finals del 90 en en el rap de pegar tiros i ser gangsta. Bueno que tremendo disquito, bastante soul de este que te da picorsito en la oreja. Ta fino, algo outdated pero carne de sampleo. Les paves estes manejaven prou 4/5.

The best songs are disco at it's absolute apex.

This was pretty funky album I liked it

boogie sisters

Some real high points here, especially the bass, and especially that in the funkiest tracks. Some really cool grooves and nice vibes. Some overly disco-ey sounding tracks, but overall very nice and well written and performed songs. Four stars.

Crisp album. Only realised at the end that it was produced and co-written by Nike Rodgers and Bernard Edwards - which makes a lot of sense.

My kinda music

good stuff

Erg lekker, flink wat classics

I’ve never been much of a Disco Stu but, with the exception of track 3, I found this whole thing to be pretty darned groovy - more so than the two Chic albums on here. Which either means it’s a very fine example of the genre, or my tastes are taking a concerning turn in my old age. Probably a bit of both. 3.5 / 4

Any album with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards is pretty much foundational for *so* much other music. You add in the buttery vocals, and I can tolerate even the tracks that aren't utter dance party starters.

Almost dropped a star just because of how much I loathe the title track lol. But the rest is good to great. Algorithm next up: Benny Sings - City Pop (2019)

Great quick listen! I forget the other songs I knew from Sister Sledge and which have been sampled. Mood lifting album ◡̈

This album is very jiggy.

Nice to hear the whole album. The 4 best-known tracks are just absolute classics which I love, so definitely no hardship to listen to this.

7/10 good funky disco

I didn't totally love all these songs but I was BLOWN AWAY by Nile Rogers guitar work. The technique and groove but also the recording (amazing compression sound for example) just really hooked me. This kind of music is not my fave but wow what a legend on guitar! The rest of the 'band' seemed pretty great also.

This is fun. I enjoyed it, although if it were to go on any longer, I could see it becoming pedantic. Lovely harmonies, writing, and energy, but lacked the memorability to make it timeless. 4/5

Lekker funky, maar kende het al goed

A pleasant funk/disco album. Big hits like the title track and "He's The Greatest Dancer." "Thinking of You" is also a great song, and it's pretty short for a disco track! Funky bass lines and quivering strings and dreamy vocal performances.

Classic R&B / disco album. Pretty timeless, holds up well after all these years. Love all the wind instruments and string arrangements throughout this album. Fave tracks: He's the Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, We Are Family, Easier to Love

Great collection of soulful R&B songs - lots of classics on here. Just an all-around fun record. Fav Tracks: He's The Greatest Dancer, We Are Family, One More Time

Fun album with the feeling of a really specific moment in history. Favorite track: "We Are Family."

Classic disco, surprisingly good! I never knew who actually did the song “We are Family” before.

Love me some disco

Really great album and I'd say this is more of a 4.5

Good, low-key disco-ish funk. Good stuff.

3.5

Wasn't expecting to be into this one but I actually dug it. Will play this again.

Funky bass lines. Great voices. Just groovy.

Funky, good listening, I really like the tone. A tad too long in places. They don’t record stuff like this anymore!

A good disco album that, like David Bowie's Low, picks up on side B. Side B has the strongest crop of tracks that benefits from the iconic, memorable eponymous hit "We Are Family". 7/10

Disco, pop soul. A very warm, happy album full of energy. Admittedly, I do not know a lot of disco. There is not a whole lot I can compare this to, so I have to go on pure enjoyment. That being said, I did really enjoy this album. We Are Family is like a perfect song. Very catchy, memorable, fun, etc. The rest of the album was kind of just a bonus. Each song brought the same feelings coming together to make such a comfortable experience. Vocals were on point, funky instrumentals ruled, nothing really stands out as being overtly bad. With that in mind, I did think some songs went a little long for what they were and sometimes got a bit repetitive, but I guess that comes with the territory. Overall a really nice, fun album with a few songs that will be saved to playlists. Might revisit, mainly just in it for a few songs. 4/5

Najbolje pjesme: 1. We Are Family 2. He's The Greatest Dancer 3. Lost In Music 4. Somebody Loves Me 5. You're A Friend To Me

Sister Sledge were great. This was their defining album, helped by the writing and production of the genius of Nile Rogers. 'We are Family' and 'Lost in Music' are two of my favourite 70's disco songs. A 4 for the happy vibe.

Definitely feels like a classic of its era and genre, probably just won't ever be essential to me personally. Loved it.

Maestria, virtuosité , mais aucune désincarnation. Les voix, la basse, les claviers sont précis mais généreux et 100% investis. Je me suis régalée

disco baby!!!!

The Sledge sisters are excellent here. But Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards really carry the day here.

Drivin beats, soulful ladies, good times. Much more than i was expecting when i turned it on.

God this made me want to move, fun energy and a good time.

Good ole disco! Some really great songs!

So close to a 5 star, but "somebody loves me" and "Easier to love" were weaker than the rest. The rest were absolute disco bops, I was dancing like crazy. Some great guitar riffs, incredible groove, great vocals. Awesome stuff

Just a really fun disco album. The first track "He's the Greatest Dancer" lets you know that this not going to be too serious, but it does become apparent that Sister Sledge believes in the power of music to bring us together. Sometimes you want an album that makes you think, and sometimes you just want an album that makes you groove. This is the latter.

A- He's The Greatest Dancer 3 Lost In Music 4 Somebody Loves Me 4 Thinking Of You 4 We Are Family 5 Easier To Love 3 You're A Friend To Me 5 One More Time 4 They came out of nowhere and grabbed a 4—classic Cinderella story in March.

Good vocals, well backed and great production. Disco was never my thing but I know quality when I hear it.

Somebody Loves Me is too slow for my preferences.

Fun!

I didn't think I liked disco, but this album was pretty fun. It was nice background music to have on while cleaning the house today.

All classics.

Great album!

Beautifully produced classic vocal disco.

Quite liked this, really funky and fun - made me feel like dancing

Stripped down, sultry disco. Immensely enjoyable listen with the talent of these vocalists. Favorite track: Thinking of You

According to WhoSampled, 7 of the 8 songs have been sampled by other artists, with “he’s the greatest dancer” leading the way—duh, it’s getting jiggy with it. No samples for “you’re a friend to me” and only one for “somebody loves me.” But I get it: these grooves are infectious. Obviously “we are family” is the standout, and it always makes me think of the Pittsburgh pirates. https://youtu.be/hB4eGNYMDKQ?si=m1lkxpT9CLx9qYxl

Happy-feeling 70's era feel good sister music.

Love it!

Brilliant album, fun funky music with a fantastic vocal style. Enjoyed this far more than I expected. Strong 7

The most disco disco. brilliant. Did Nile Rodgers produce it?

Truly an iconic sound. I never knew what group some of these tracks came from. Such soul in this group. I'll be back if I am in the mood for soul. 4/5

The singers voice is really pretty. I am enjoying this a bunch. I don't mind some disco here and there. That's one of the things I like most about music. Is how it can capture the essence of a time you know. SHIT that reminds me of my dream last night. I was in this OLD VW bug and bus, and was telling Joe how cool it is to be in an old car like that and only play music from its time lol. There was a lot more to the dream but that's the part that was relevant for this. The remixes at the end were great too. 4 stars.

This has got a nice soul sound and some complete classic tracks. 4 stars

Groovy. A mainstay disco album.

Catchy disco music. Stand-out: He's The Greatest Dancer

A fresh breath of slick and extremely funky music after a couple of albums I hope I never have to listen to ever again. This record is fun to listen to, with some really cool guitar parts.

GREAT album by the Chic Organization that's been sampled, DJ'ed, used & abused, and STILL lights you up from the inside out. From the well (over-)worn grooves of "We Are Family" to the underrated "Thinking of You", this album goes the distance. This album was released in January of 1979-- 7 months before the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" in Chicago that roughly marked the end of disco. I can only imagine what it was like to be alive in that period of time in between.

They really are family! Love the pure disco groove. Sister slay!

Cannot deny Nile Rogers at work on this one

Nile Rodgers production

Disco bop

Bop central

Listened Before? N Absolute disco fire! This thing is funky and hot. Sounds like the seventies, baby! Really enjoyed all the non-slow songs here. The ballads drag a little, but not too badly. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: He's The Greatest Dancer

Funky, sorprendentemwnte bueno

pretty cool.

I was a “disco sucks” guy when this album first came out but have grown to appreciate disco over the years. The production and playing by Rogers and Edwards alone is fantastic, but add the classic r&b vocal stylings of the sisters Sledge and this album is all the good things that disco can be. The infectious melodies of classics like We are Family, He’s the Greatest Dancer and Lost in Music are fun and while maybe a bit dated, can still get people moving and grooving.

Ik zei het al ooit bij ABBA: Ik heb niks tegen disco. Ik kan dit album dus ook goed hebben. De langzame nummers (Somebody Loves Me en You're A Friend To Me) hadden ze van mij achterwege mogen laten. Als we dan toch voor disco gaan wil ik gewoon 30 tot 40 minuten lang vieze four-on-the-floor pompers in reanimatietempo vergezeld door funky bas- en gitaarlijntjes. Dit album houdt zich nét iets teveel in. Ik ga dit niet wekelijks, maandelijks of zelfs jaarlijks aanzetten maar het is goed dat dit bestaat. En als je dan een keer gedwongen wordt door deze lijst dan is dat best leuk. Ik ga nu wel even wat Boney M. aanzetten om toch nog even mee te pakken wat dit album net niet geeft.

This album is ahead of its time. Probably one of the best funk records I’ve ever heard (and I haven’t even listened to it). Despite some of the songs just feeling weird, “We Are Family” showcases the Sledge Sisters’ best efforts as a team, and “One More Time” as a closer is perfect. The album sums up disco and funk in the seventies while also giving a familial edge to it. Despite that, “Somebody Loves Me” should’ve either been shorter or faster. My attention span already dwindled after that! Regardless, this album is a gem and deserves to get an 86.25/100, or a 4.3125/5. Fav: “One More Time” Least Fav: “Somebody Loves Me”

Na depri Leo wat Sister Sledge, lekker man. Dit voelt als een soort greatest hits album met alle bangers die hier op staan, dus ben benieuwd! Dit funkt gewoon kneiter hard, vooral de eerste 2 nummers! Thinking of You vind ik echt een fantastisch nummer, de bassline die groovet zo intens hard! En gewoon het nummer is echt heel fijn. Topplaat als je het mij vraagt! Maar tot nu toe gebeurt wel een beetje waar ik bang voor was vantevoren; de hits zijn echt de hits met een reden, de andere nummers halen absoluut niet het niveau van de hits. Toch jammer. Al moet ik wel zeggen dat Easier to love, hoewel geen hit, wel een lekkere R&B glijplaat is. Dat zorgt ervoor dat zonder remixes 5 van de 8 nummers toppers zijn, dan heb je een sterk 4 sterren album te pakken hoor! FAVO: Greatest dancer, Lost in Music, Thinking of you, We are family, Easier to love

Favorite Tracks: We Are Family He’s the Greatest Dancer Lost In Music

Solid disco

A very good album, nice variety along with the well known hits. “He’s The Greatest Dancer” is my favorite of theirs.

Beautiful album of disco smoothness. Silky soulful vocals and harmonies. Absolutely timeless with classics that you hear at every party that will never age.

February 1st, 2024 HL: title track, "He's the Greatest Dancer", "Lost in Music", "Thinking of You" Annoyed that the 1995 remastered album doesn't have the album version of their title track. (which is twice as long) Isn't that what albums are for...? But good vibes all around. Since I didn't say it in my notes for the last Chic album (a year ago :o), BERNARD EDWARDS WAS THE GOAT. The rest of the album is pretty good too imo

We are friends.

Beautiful voices

Yikes, it’s another one I want to give a 3.5 to. What’s not to like about a bit of disco. Upbeat, fun, makes you feel like dancing. And Rodger’s and Edwards were a class act. For that it is getting rounded up to a 4

Very groovy and smooth album from the late disco are. Though it was a bit repetitive, the production of the album is such great quality that it was a great experience to listen to. I can't give it any lower than a 4.

This is good Great vibes throughout very funky Great Guitar work from Nile Rodgers, great vocals, fantastic production. All around good album Between a very high 3 and a 4

Side A has a banger, a banger, a snoozer, and a BANGER. Side B starts hot with the title track and then is just okay after that. Overall, well-made disco and R&B, and "Thinking of You" is one of my favorite tracks I've discovered since the start of this challenge.

always love

Fun good vibes

Beautiful arrangements and vocals, head-bobbing bass and drums, and ethereal strings. I was blown away when I heard the titular track on headphones and really heard the song for the first time. Everybody knows “We Are Family”, it’s been all over popular media for decades but that’s done the song a disservice by making it background music to advertisements nobody cares about. I was really impressed with this album.

A cool funky album throughout. Not typically my genre. I was going to give it 3 stars, but I caught myself singing "We are Family" all day.

Fun time, nothing crazy

What a bright note for a dreary, rainy day 🕺

R&B pop funk soul He's the graetest dancer es 🔥

Nice vocals and funk guitar and bass.

Nice bass, groovy drums and clean funky guitar.

Great from start to finish.

Solid album, very fun... disco vibes all day

Easy listen, pretty melodies, beautiful vocals.

Loved it, there song, We are family! I got all my sisters and me! Cool 4 stars!

Bop after bop

Two songs I knew before, didn't know the artist though. It is a good album alltogether and I enjoyed listening to it. Some of the songs might as well be part of a Tarantino Soundtrack :)

Had me dancing from the start. Although I wasn't the biggest fan of the last couple remixed songs. -8/10

I enjoyed the tunes. The slow songs without the beat behind them were kind of boring, but overall very enjoyable.

I liked it! Seems like Jojah’s vibe. Pretty entertaining, although I felt like the songs all kinda sounded like one another. 7.5/10

I enjoyed most of the songs. My mom and aunts have sung the we are family song to much for me to not get annoyed by it though 7/10

Thought this was gonna be one of those albums that’s only on here for that one huge song, but I was pleasantly surprised- this was great. I love some good disco. 8.5/10

Groovy, spirited & fun!

Good time all around.

Lovely, funky and so much more than the we are family hit

good

Queens of the Funk and RnB.Absolute classic of the dancefloor in 80s. Recommend

Deutlich mehr als "We Are Family". Sehr schönes Album

Good Album. Classics He's the greatest dancer, We are family....

Being familiar with the title track, I knew roughly what I was in for. It was quite a pleasant surprise that I actually recognised quite a few tracks on the album. The songwriting is fairly strong, which is to be expected with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards producing the album. It's basically like cheating! The hits on this album are definitely the standout, and rightfully so because they're just incredibly fun tracks. I'm tempted to say that I prefer Lost in Music over We Are Family.

Bra!

Thinking of You

Liked it more than I thought I would, might make a disco dancer out of me yet!

Ein Disco-Klassiker. Gehört in jede Sammlung.

A disco classic with expressive vocals and back vocals, with Chic as the backing band. Everyone from Chic plays incredible here, and you can hear everyone clearly. These melodies hit hard and are instantly recognizable. Half the songs are fantastic pop hits you could still hear on classic radio today. I don't have to talk about the 4 hits which are just perfect. "Somebody Loves Me" is an ok soul track typical of the era, but doesn't stand out in any way. "Easier to Love" is pretty great, chiller than the other tracks, but I'm a fan of the vocals and instrumentals here. "You're a Friend to Me" reminds me of Chic's "A Warm Summer Night" but not as cool. Bassline stands out the most here, but the strings are cool too, although mild. It's ok. "One More Time" is ok but pretty forgettable. The lame songs are carried by the great vocal work, instrumentals, and production. If they worked a bit harder on the weaker songs, it could have been a masterpiece.

01) He's The Greatest Dancer - 9,5 02) Lost In Music - 9,5 03) Somebody Loves Me - 7,5 04) Thinking of You - 8,5 05) We Are Family - 9,5 06) Easier to Love - 8,0 07) You're a Friend to Me - 8,0 08) One More Time - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,63 (86/100) Why do you guys hate disco so much? I mean, this is definitely more pleasant listening than half of the other albums on this list (not to mention names). Half? Make that 75%

Very much not for me, but I can appreciate the artistry, and cultural and historical importance.

I should have known Nile Rodgers produced this album.

More to Sister Sledge than the wedding reception fave “We Are Family”

Listened to most of it! Really good. Gotta get back & finish

A classic album!

V fun

Sturdy bass beats, fluid grooves, sweet strings adding sweep and depth – who knew disco could remain so sweet and pleasurable? And so well-made, too. Just had to be Nile Rodgers, right? And if it's good enough for Pops Stargell, it should be good enough for everyone.

A classic. Undeniably smooth.

Thinking of you alone is worth this return to disco. Love the whole album but this song was my favorite.

classic

aw ya

Party,party.

This album took me by surprise. Its soft, but yet funky, sound palette plus great hook delivery made my foot dance all album long. With infectious rhythms and soulful harmonies, 'We Are Family' encapsulates the vibrant spirit of disco-era joy. The album's seamless blend of feel-good tunes and empowering anthems creates an uplifting experience transcending time. Sister Sledge's dynamic vocal performances and the album's timeless production make it a classic worth revisiting, spreading joy with every beat. It was one of those albums you approached without a lot of context, but you ended up knowing one or two songs. Fondly recommended!

Great stuff, can’t go wrong with having Chic as your backing band. Almost every track hits to some degree. Very strong 4, borderline 5. Top tracks: He’s The Greatest Dancer, Lost In Music, Thinking Of You, We Are Family, Easier To Love, One More Time

You can talk me into a 5. Slows down a little too much at points, but they’re going off here!

Very enjoyable album with many recognizable instrumentals.

This was fantastic. This whole record sounds like something Daft Punk sampled at one point 4

Grande disco, sem pontos baixos, só clássicos. Muito bem produzido e muito bem executado, um clássico. 4/5

Fun, classic album! The softer, more mellow songs surprised me too. Lyrically it’s quite cliche and not too special, but musically it got quite good! Love Nile Rodgers’s contribution! 8 out of 10

Really is a fantastic slab of Disco gold

I’m ready for my starring role in the next season of Sex in the City. This was fun, catchy, and well executed. I don’t see myself coming back to it, but it’s not to be ignored.

Fun

- "We are Family" oder "He's the greatest Dancer" - wir alle kennen es, wir alle lieben es - Hätte ich mir je von selbst ein Sister Sledge Album von vorne bis hinten angehört? Nein. - Fand ich es richtig geil? ÄHM JA!?!? - 100% Disco und Funkiger Soul - Dass Nile Rodgers seine Finger im Spiel hatte, verwundert nicht. Abgesehen davon, dass er einfach ein geiler und beeindruckender typ ist, hat kein Mensch diese Mukke so durchgespielt wie er. Seinen Signature-Sound drückt er dem Album amtlich auf! -> entsprechend ist auch die Produktion über jegliche Zweifel erhaben - Kurzweiliges Album - Komplette Feel-Good Musik, geiler Start in den Tag - Sonnig Rating: unerwartete 4/5

Really fun to dance to

Nice

Feel good. Funky!

disco-heavy, first track has recognizable sample from Will Smith. It's alright for what it is. I thought the vocals cut through the mix surprisingly well.

We are family I got all my sisters with me We are family Get up everybody and sing We are family I got all my sisters with me We are family Get up everybody and sing

Disco's not dead! This album is pretty great and not just because of its title track. Would definitely listen to the album again.

Fun disco sound. Some classics on here.

Here in 2023, it’s become very hard not to hear “We Are Family” as a novelty track: it’s been mined for comic effect countless times, and played at every single naff disco for forty-odd years. But scratching off the surface reveals a really special song which perfectly captures the magic of Sister Sledge’s debut album. Lovely lashings of strings, an admirably hectic bassline, emphatic backing vocals, and a tremendous lead presence delivering a killer hook. It’s all waiting to be adored: just surrender and dance. Masters of funk and trailblazers in disco, Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards have worked on dozens of iconic songs and albums since the mid-1970s. Rodgers has called “We Are Family” the best album he’s ever been involved with, and after a few listens I’m finding it difficult to disagree. The Chic touches to the arrangements and production are inescapable here, and have never sounded quite so irresistible. Listen to that bubbling fretless bassline in “Thinking of You”! The constantly clucking guitar line in “He’s the Greatest Dancer”! The soft strings wrapping up “Lost In Music” in a luscious, hazy package! It all works beautifully. But all mastery of production aside, the real appeal of “We Are Family” is the palpable force of love: a connection that only a family could have, which shines through in Sister Sledge’s vocals. The youngest Sledge, Kathy, was nineteen at the time of the album’s release and handles the lead vocals in half the tracks. She’s excellent in all of it, but her turn in “Thinking Of You” is particularly superb as she cartwheels her way through a soulful outro. The backing vocals, omnipresent in almost every song, are so simple yet so effective. All in all, “We Are Family” is a sublime piece of disco. If there’s anything holding it back for me at the moment, it’s the softer ballads: “Somebody Loves Me”, “Easier to Love”, “You’re a Friend to Me”. These are subtler songs: soulful and dreamlike, they float by in a haze, begging repeated listens to be enjoyed to the full. I’m excited to put the hours in.

It seems they got a lot of influence by Michael Jackson, y mixed with some Disco misic.

Schöne Klassiker mit freudvoller Musik, was man gut nebenher laufen lassen kann.

Good good good

Pretty nice to study to.

This album is responsible for 90% of the good music after it. Man Chic and Niles really put their whole hook-ussy into this one.

Nice

Bänger. Tosi easy-going musaa, nimikkobiisi selkeesti paras mut myös muut iha hyvää taustamusaa mihin tahansa bilebaariin.

In the first 5 seconds, I was already bopping. That’s gotta be a record. There isn’t a lot of depth to these songs and that’s okay! It does exactly what it sets out to do: it makes you want to boogie!

Still an great easy listening album

For å sitere kongen av England; Dig that funky rythm

It's nice for a candlelit dinner for two or an intimate party with friends

Learned this was a Chic album! Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, and Tony Thompson play funk with a Pop sensibility throughout and it's kind of above criticism. Trying to approach these albums as one would when rating a wine or beer (possibly): is it a good example of the genre? Is it well crafted? This album is certainly a well crafted piece of music, Disco or not. As much as "We are Family" is a standout, nothing here falls flat. There are some cheesy musical tropes (breathy whispering "why?" in the call-and response, the nearly overwhelming string section), but it's all much more innocent abstractions that service the songs. This album sounds great and is an example of Chic's musical genius - songwriting, producing, and playing gives them artistic control and they thrive in the dance pop environment, obviously.

classic

Stupidly good guitar and bass lines. Groovy & a hallmark of disco sound

They were super funky fresh and Philly locals

dat soul

cool had this on cd when i was young

Really focusing on the musicians. It's growing on me, but disco is not my thing. After listening to it again, I appreciate the bass player's funk. 4/5

The four singles are clearly the highlights but honestly - an album with four such fantastic and genre-defining songs on it deserves a place on this list regardless of the rest of the material. Fortunately the remaining tracks are still pretty solid and results in a total package that’s a whole lot of fun

Favs: - ▫️He's the Greatest Dancer ▫️ Thinking of You ▫️ We Are Family

Some classic disco. "We are family". Some remixes at the end of the album that have aged poorly. Actually the other songs that "We are family" are pretty good.

De hits zijn echt fantastisch, de meeste andere nummers matig, met een enkele uitzondering.

Лёгкий диско-альбом, 79 год. He's the Greatest Dancer -- ноги пустились в пляс, хочется сразу подвигаться, отличный ритм. Somebody Loves Me -- меланхолия достойная постельных томми вайсо. Но очень приятный вокал We Are Family -- Тайтл трек альбома звучит как госпел. Не то что бы он мне не зашёл, он лайтовый и качовый, как и весь, по всей видимости, остальной альбом. В комментариях очень много ностальгии -- по школе, по фестивалям, по семье. Пожалуй, это основная ценность трека и альбома. Easier to Love - кста балдёжная последовательность аккордов, очень приятно слушается. You're a Friend to Me -- мне понравилось! Супер чиллово. По итогу альбом -- крепко 4/5. Одобряю плюс уважаю. Мне зашло, но переслушивать не буду. потому не 5.

Funky disco. Never heard any of these songs before, but they're a great listen.

Listening notes? Good music, feels very late 70s East Coast/New York disco funk. Not totally my thing but solid.

Not my cup of tea

Not normally my style, but a solid album. Would listen to again.

Great writing, super talented, lovely voices, perfect harmonies.

I actually bought that LP back in the day and saw them in concert in 1975. The album was their breakout and the tracks had Nile Rogers DNA all over, they were similar to Chic, but the vocals were better.

Silkimjúkur söngur og hljóðfæraleikur. Tveir ofursmellir sem maður hefur heyrt ansi oft á dansgólfinu, tvær hægari ballöður sem grípa mig ekki eftir tvær hlustanir, og fjögur hressari lög sem lyfta plötunni á móti. Tæpur fjarki.

Awesome energy, a couple 10/10s. 8/10 great album

Some great playing from Chic members, a little heavy on the disco but will come back to it.

Banger after banger

Jeej, de top 2000! Zometeen les van de bovenmeester, Don Leo ben je er klaar voor? Ja, dit is ontzettend leuke muziek, van het niets-aan-de-hand-genre. En een ontzettend tijdsbeeld. Of dit nou zo'n vernieuwend of invloedrijk album was weet ik niet, maar waarom zou het altijd obscuur en hoogdravend moeten zijn in deze lijst? Anders zou er in deze lijst sowieso geen disco-album staan vrees ik.

Album vol hitjes uit de discotijd, met het klassieke gitaargeluid van Nile Rodgers. Top 2000 intro tune erbij en alle boomers verkneukelen zich al. Ik had meer van dit soort albums in de snob1001 verwacht eigenlijk, en na die albums van vorige week is dit toch wel een verademing. 3,5 ster die we vrolijk naar boven afronden.

Spoko chillout, po samej okładce i roczniku było wiadomo jaka to będzie muzyka. Dobre i przyjemne, nazbyt genetyczne. Znakomite otwarcie 1001 albumów

really incredible album, half of it was released as singles and theyre definitely the best tracks but the others are great too

swingy vibes

Solid singles track. Stone cold disco bangers.

Pretty good,they have nice voices.The albums is short the songs are catchy,the greatest dancer and we are family are bangers.Solid album.