We Are Family

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.

Meh

pretty good

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

Obviously can’t listen to this - hideous.

This was a really good album.

Bernard and Nile are just the best producers. This is a ridiculously good album that sounds incredible. They are incredible and that's before you get onto the vocals - which are also great!

Fine and fun

7.5/10

Cool album and stellar dance beats. Not to mention Nile Rodgers absolutely rocks this album. “We are Family” will always make me think of the Californian Raisins though.

This makes me wish I could give half stars

The woman on the front looks just like Abed from Community.

It's catchy, it's good but I can understand why the title song is the most famous.

fun lil disco album

Much nostalgia for when these were hits during the disco era. Apparently I only heard the dance remixes back then because the songs had a lot more complexity, strings, horns on the album than in my memory. Kinda like if the Supremes decided to put out a disco album.

Funk, R&B, singing - this is classic kitchen cooking music right here

Love it!

good gals!

Cool disco, un peu played out

Let's just get this out of the way. Countless use in commercials, television, weddings, Oldies stations, the world has stolen every bit of power that the title track had. I am more than past that song. So move away from that and you have here a solid album of disco. It's fun and enjoyable.

It's not bad music. We are family and Somebody Loves Me are music good to dance to. Well the whole soundtrack is, but it's disco. That's about the only time you would play it.

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

Don’t have much time to listen to them. There were a few bangers. I appreciate being able to notice the one single that popped off on some of these albums. But seemed like the standard disco fair for the most part. I’m sure someone fucks heavy with jt

super funky

Some songs are tooooooo long

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

Impressive vocals and groovy melodies. I really enjoy listening to this in the morning, although I admittedly skipped the title track. Heard it one too many times on the radio.

This album starts with really fun tracks, has some okay ones. I'm not sure and of these songs really shows off their true talents; the energy of the songs does a lot of the work.

I've certainly only heard the title track before now. I like the music disco inspired more than disco music itself, but there were lots of fun moments here.

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.

I kind of liked this. Still disco but more straight ahead pop than CHIC. Not bad.

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

Hmmm

-good -chill

meh

Fun, vibey! I loved it!!

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

Definitely a catchy album. I enjoyed listening to it and recognized a few hits, but it’s just too repetitive and the lyrics could’ve used some work. They’re just too straightforward. 7/10 for me.

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

Loved it. Love the genre.

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

I don't mind this, although I didn't care for the DMC remix of We Are Family or either remix of Lost in Music. I think my favorite track was Lost in Music.

It was alright. Nothing to write home about

not terrible, but not really interesting to me on a first listen, not my bag

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.

it’s fine, the guitar is funky, and i’ll likely never return to it.

While the title track is good and the melodies are smooth, there’s not much going on with this record. It’s cliche a little with its themes, not going deep into the whys and what’s of love and family, which just bored me a little. I didn’t hate it so 3/5

This album was okay, standard disco as far as I can tell. It was cool to see where some songs where some samples were taken from

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.

BANGER

Gros disco j’adore

me gusto bastante, highlight la linea de bajo de Thinking of You

This is one of those that operates within the murky space of not outright disliking it, but not exactly liking it either. It just is. I did learn that Will Smith sampled "He's the Greatest Dancer" for "Gettin' Jiggy With It". That took me down memory road.

A couple of bangers

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

When I was a child, my mom had two or three “Best of Disco” CDs that she would play repeatedly in the car, leading me to believe this was how music sounded in general in the year 2000. Out of all the songs she’d play, “He’s the Greatest Dancer” was my all-time favorite—my joy of hearing it again to open this album actually made me a little teary-eyed. This album is wonderful and warm to the senses. Nile Rodgers’ touch is all over the tracks, from the funky bass lines to the lush string arrangements. Not only are some of the well-known Sister Sledge tracks on here, but there’s songs that I haven’t heard before and now really like. Just incredible all around tbh.

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.

So much fun to listen to!

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

Solid gold

Has a near perfect opening run - pure happiness and energy, almost feels like the peak of disco. It then rides out the rest of the album and definitely makes it worth a listen as a full project.

We Are Family is a disco record built on groove, polish, and undeniable charm. The title track is the obvious standout, one of those songs that never really leaves the cultural conversation, with its joyful chorus and Chic’s trademark production making it an instant classic. “He’s the Greatest Dancer” keeps that momentum going with another strong hook and plenty of dancefloor sparkle. The rest of the album, while enjoyable, does not always live up to the strength of those big hits. The production is slick and the performances are solid, but some tracks blur together and feel more like filler than standouts. Still, the warmth and energy the sisters bring to their vocals give even the lighter songs a lift. We Are Family works best as a snapshot of peak disco: fun, stylish, and carried by a couple of timeless anthems.

Excellent

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

Nothing against Disco music, but this album contains only one hit (repeated 3 times!) and either bland songs or horrible remixes (... Lost in music) 5/10

No me atrapó del todo pero lindo álbum

nothing worse than relistening to an album that i've already listened to and didn't care for !!!!

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

Although not my vibe, this album is beautifully recorded and packs several timeless hits. Sister Sledge has a unique style. Jump right in if you are looking for some dance-floor escapism.

I'm not a huge disco fan but was to have this pop up today. Was a very fun album for today.

BEST ONE YET

The gold standard of disco. The band is tight, the harmonies are luscious, and the groove is simply irresistible.

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.

Fantastic album! So many classics on there!

I mean... It is great!

It’s fun and cute

Loved this album

Good disco/dance. I really liked lost in music!

Man, this took me way back to being a small kid and really starting to get into popular music. The intro chords to "He's The Greatest Dancer" sets the tone and take you back to the disco era. Corny ass lyrics, oh boy, hard to look past, but the baseline and groove are undeniable. 142M listens for "Greatest Dancer" and nearly 300M for the title track. Glue tracks like "Lost In Music" and "Thinking Of You" have over 70M and 90M, respectively. I kinda liked "One More Time" which I'd never heard before. With those listen counts, this is a way more popular album in this day and age than I would have ever imagined. The production stands out, this is a landscape of disco, not just a hit single with a good groove. The repetition of that landscape is the downfall for me, it's a lot of the same without much variation. It feels like it was all recorded on the same day with the same players. All disco ball momentum fell out the bottom with "Somebody Loves Me", why mess with a good thing to go with a schlocky bubblegum makeout song? Poor decision to wedge it in there. Overall, this is not a T1001 album for me, it's one dimensional, though it boasts 2 all time great disco hits. 3 stars.

Now I know where Will Smith borrowed his music from. Some of the remixes were fun too

Great album. Enjoyed it a lot. A lot of great catchy songs on it

"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

Groovy. Great production

Some good bang tunes for you and your SO

Knew all these songs but not who made them them

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

The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. The Orioles blew a 3-1 lead and lost the series to Willie Stargell, Dave Parker and the rest....so, we're off to a not so great start here seeing as I'm an Orioles fan. Obviously familiar with the title track, but the rest just doesn't do anything for me. There are very few disco/dance songs that I like and I didn't find any new ones here. Great guitar from Nile Rodgers, the production is excellent and the sisters have really nice voices. But that's it. Really didn't enjoy listening to it, even though I was just trying to focus on Rodgers' guitar after the first few songs. The thing is, I WANTED to like this and I felt like from a few certain perspectives that I should have...the guitar, the bass lines, some of the beats but I just wasn't into it.

Perfect, no notes. Classic for a reason

Fun but short album, only 8 songs followed by 4 longer remixes. Few bangers then rest background fillers

#118/1001. Well isn't this chic! Some time ago, I watched a three episode documentary about Nile Rodgers, and according to him he has defined and redefined most of the existing pop music from the 70s to this day. Well the list is quite impressive, but still... Anyways, I just realised when this album popped up that there hasn't been any disco yet in this list. Come on, it is 2025 and the disco sucks movement should be buried deep somewhere in the cis male subconscious so it will never surface again. What really is wrong with music which is created to enjoy our lives and music that you can dance to? More disco! And don't come complaining that so many of the disco records or artists have just one hit - there is already countless of of one-hit bands or albums which I have reviewed, and I'm only somewhere around 10% of the project so far. So how about a bit of celebration in your life, change those habits, turn hate to love, try dancing instead of saying you can't do it, have some fun instead of glooming in the corner (I know I did). Probably would give this a 3 or 4 otherwise but since we need more disco it is a 5.

an out-of-left-field dinger of an album here. I recognized so many samples and its clear to see why artists utilized them. Great funk and gets you moving from start to finish.

Stellar album! Nothing but classics. It also is a testament to the quality of the tunes that so many of them were sampled by other artists.

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

Your Dad's had too much to drink at a wedding and he's busting out some diabolical shapes to these tunes. No other notes. 5/5

disco funky girls that sang for chic, but here only some numbers i liked

Not my thing but lots of floor filling hits !

I have to rate this LP with 5 stars for a few reasons. First it's a very good Rn B album. It has a signature song on it plus other groovin" rhythms thru out the other sings. Great vocals by the Sledge Sisters and by the way Debbie Sledge was in my high school graduating class. So yes from my hometown of Philadelphia city of soul R n B and the blues. This album was a big factor from that 70s scene. Only disappointment was the Pittsburgh Pirates made We Are Family their championship theme song instead of the Phillies of Philadelphia.

Some great songs, this is the 70s album I remember: we need to fill out both sides of the album because 33s are profitable

Disco isn't really my thing but it's fine. 6/10

Solid album with banger "We are Family" 6.2/10

Really good fun. Enjoyed it too to bottom, but like most disco it's nothing mind blowing. Fav Track: Thinking of You 6.4/10

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

Save yourself the pain of any of the 1995 remaster remixes and just listen to the 8 original tracks. Hard to believe that so many bangers are on one album. This disco does not suck.

nice

1979 There's a time and a place for 70's disco, which is usually wedding receptions and village hall discos, both of which are likely to be full of drunk boomers. Right now I'm neither at a wedding reception or in a village hall, so this won't be getting aired tonight. However, that said, I've heard it before, so I'm confident in suggesting that I'd rather hear this than Adele. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ❌️ not in the mood Revisit ❌️ Of the time ★★★☆☆ (5/10)

This was a fun little disco album. Might pick it up again

Good album, but sounds like everything else nice Rodgers has been involved in.

Очень приятный альбом.

What an album. so funky and so smooth.

Huge songs, even bigger vocals

Oof... So while I'll agree that there is some damn fine musicianship here, it's still disco. It's very disco. And while there are gems in the genre, by and large disco sucks. Seriously some great playing going on, but... nope.

This is my 10th album ive listened to. This is the first album where one of the songs ive heard played through my life and was wondering where it came from but this album isnt carried just by that song. I do like this album its nothing too special according to my ears but its still something i caught myself liking while listening. 82/100

A mixture of Soul, Disco, and R&B, which edge more towards Disco. I'm not really a fan of Disco tracks, even if heavily influenced by the legendary Nile Rodgers. Contains their hits "He's the Greatest Dancer", "Lost in Music", and, of course, "We Are Family".

Good to dance to with kids.

Album is very long and there are only a few bangers surrounded by filler. 2 stars

- He´s the greatest dancer - 7.2 Sonido disco con su estilo sofisticado: bajo funky, guitarras limpias, cuerdas brillantes. - Lost in music - 8 Habla del poder transformador de la música: perderse en ella como vía de escape y felicidad. - Somebody loves me - 7 Expresa gratitud y alegría por saberse querida; un tema más ligero y optimista. - Thinking of you - 7 Una balada funky de amor nostálgico; la letra es más íntima y suave. Muestra su lado mas soul. - We are family - 8,5 Himno sobre unión, hermandad y amor familiar; se convirtió en símbolo de comunidad y empoderamiento. - Easier to love - 7,5 - You are a friend to me - 7 - One more time - 6,7

An album that definitely belongs on this list, that has stood the test of time. Songs I still hear sampled to this day. Upbeat, dancy songs. Lovely voices. Fun album.

Two hits, repeated. Again.

Funky. Great upbeat songs and immaculate production.

Great album; wall to wall bangers.

Ah 1979, une année charnière, une fin de décennie qui sentait déjà le sapin pour pas mal de trucs, et surtout pour le disco. Le genre, après avoir inondé les ondes et fait se trémousser la planète entière sur des rythmes syncopés et des lignes de basse à faire pâlir un sismologue, commençait sérieusement à lasser. Pire, il engendrait une haine tenace, un rejet épidermique qui allait culminer avec la fameuse "Disco Demolition Night" à Chicago. Faut dire qu'à force de nous servir la même soupe, aussi bonne soit-elle, l'indigestion n'est jamais loin. Et c'est un peu le sentiment qui me reste après l'écoute de ce "We Are Family" des quatre soeurs Sledge. Un sentiment mitigé, coincé entre l'admiration pour une machine à tubes implacable et un léger soupir d'ennui face à une formule un peu trop bien huilée. Il faut dire que les frangines n'ont pas fait les choses à moitié. Pour ce troisième album, elles sont allées chercher le Saint-Graal de la production de l'époque : le duo magique de Chic, Nile Rodgers et Bernard Edwards. Les mecs, à ce moment-là, transformaient en or tout ce qu'ils touchaient. Ils avaient défini LE son, cette rythmique métronomique, cette guitare "cocotte" aussi sèche qu'un coup de trique et cette basse qui déroulait des tapis volants de groove. On leur doit "Le Freak", "Good Times", des monuments qui ont défini la bande-son de la fin des seventies. Alors, forcément, quand tu confies les clés du camion à de tels artisans, tu sais que ça va sonner et putain, ça sonne. Dès les premières mesures de "He's the Greatest Dancer", on est en terrain connu. C'est la marque de fabrique, le tampon "Chic Organization Ltd." gravé au fer rouge sur chaque sillon. La guitare de Rodgers, clinique, précise, balance son riff funky avec une régularité d'horloger suisse. La basse d'Edwards, ronde, chaude, chaloupée, est un appel irrépressible à onduler du bassin. On ne peut pas le nier, c'est d'une efficacité redoutable. Le morceau est une ode à l'hédonisme des clubs, une description quasi clinique du beau gosse qui attire tous les regards sur la piste de danse. C'est lisse, c'est propre, c'est parfaitement produit. Un tube en puissance, et ça n'a pas manqué. Le problème, c'est que cette perfection a un revers. Cette guitare, aussi géniale soit-elle, devient vite une sorte de gimmick, un tic de production qui finit par uniformiser l'ensemble. On a l'impression d'entendre des variations sur le même thème. C'est le son Chic, et il est tellement reconnaissable, tellement omniprésent, qu'il en vient à vampiriser l'identité propre des Sister Sledge. Elles sont les interprètes de luxe d'une partition écrite et arrangée par des maîtres, mais on peine à sentir leur âme profonde derrière cette mécanique de précision. "Lost in Music" en est un autre exemple frappant, encore un tube, encore une mélodie imparable, des paroles sur la dévotion totale à la musique qui parlent à tout passionné. Mais, encore une fois, cette guitare... Toujours la même, avec ce son si particulier, si identifiable, qui finit par me taper sur le système. C'est comme bouffer le même plat, aussi délicieux soit-il, à tous les repas. Au début, c'est l'extase, à la fin, on rêve d'un simple jambon-beurre pour changer. Et puis, il y a l'hymne, le titre qui a donné son nom à l'album et qui est devenu bien plus qu'une simple chanson : "We Are Family", un phénomène, un truc qui a dépassé le cadre de la musique pour devenir un slogan, un cri de ralliement pour les familles, les équipes de sport, les communautés. C'est une chanson simple, directe, avec un message universel et un refrain que même ton grand-oncle sourd peut reprendre en choeur après deux verres. Musicalement, c'est encore et toujours la même recette, mais la magie opère. La sincérité qui se dégage des voix des soeurs, cette joie communicative, emporte tout sur son passage. On ne peut qu'acquiescer et se dire que oui, bordel, on est une grande famille. C'est un peu niais, mais ça fait du bien. Pour le reste de l'album, on navigue en eaux troubles. Des morceaux comme "Thinking of You" sont d'excellentes factures, toujours portés par ce groove impeccable, mais ils peinent à se distinguer du reste. On sent que Rodgers et Edwards ont un cahier des charges et qu'ils le remplissent avec un professionnalisme sans faille, mais sans grande prise de risque. L'album est un produit de son temps, une photographie sonore du disco à son apogée commercial, juste avant le grand plongeon. Alors oui, 3 sur 5, c'est une note qui peut paraître sévère pour un album qui contient au moins trois classiques intemporels. Mais ce n'est pas la qualité intrinsèque des chansons que je remets en cause. C'est cette sensation d'uniformité, cette production qui, à force d'être une signature, devient une cage dorée. J'aurais aimé entendre un peu plus les soeurs Sledge et un peu moins la démonstration de force de Chic. J'aurais aimé un peu plus de folie, de grain de sable dans la machine, quelque chose qui déraille. Mais le disco de 1979, dans sa version grand public, n'était plus à l'expérimentation. Il était devenu une industrie, et "We Are Family" en est l'un des produits les plus brillants et les plus standardisés. Un album indispensable pour comprendre l'époque, mais qui, pour un vieux con comme moi qui a besoin de sentir la sueur et le sang dans la musique, manque cruellement de personnalité. C'est propre, c'est bien fait, mais ça manque de crasse. Et moi, la crasse, j'aime bien ça.

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.

Familiar with one song already. Not my thing but good enough vibe.

Never would've thought I'd start to appreciate disco R&B via this project.

Very inoffensive but not as interesting as I was hoping. The title track is so funky and infectious though. I love Nile Rodgers

Exceptional album

Not bad for a Dicsco album. 3 stars or C.

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

Not my style but there’s some classics there

Some classics on there but I can only handle so many disco songs in a row.

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! :)

So much fun

s’il y avait des chansons comme ça au Dagobert, peut-être qu’il y aurait actually du monde qui danse un peu moins fan des remix par contre

Maturity is realizing that Disco does NOT suck.

Every song is great until it's about twenty percent too long. I suspect that's because this is dancehall music and there is a length they're going for but, for me, it smears the album somewhat.

rings of flowers round your eyes and ill love you

It was some really cool and interesting instrumentation but it felt like every song just stalled out. I was hoping a lot more of these would go further than they did. Not a bad album but given some of its strengths in the production it felt like a bit of a missed opportunity.

Greatest disco album of all time???

I’ve heard the song “We are family “ in the past so when I saw this album name I had a feeling it would be here

Fun - infinitely sampled, and for good reason. A feel-good album. It is not a life-changer, but it is a bop.

Masterclass in bass. You’re a friend to me is without a doubt the highlight of this record.

Good singles here and the groove is great but I did get bored. I also made a mistake of listening to the 1995 version which had three remixses of We Are Family (the song rather than the album). Did not enjoy this one as much as Earth Wind and Fire so giving this a lower rating. Do not feel I have much to say about this one, promise I am not a disco hater just felt eh about this.

I hope Will Smith paid them well for stealing their riff on "He's the Greatest Dancer", but I'm guessing they're doing ok from the royalties they get from every DJ that plays "We Are Family" at every fucking wedding in the world. Otherwise it's pretty good late era disco music. Clean beats and riffs. I'm just not that into disco.

The way she sings "Viarucci"... oohhh lord... gives me a tingle in places.. y'know?

Classic hits, some good ones in there. Some just were not my style of music.

Great Family R&B band from the 70’s

Good pop. Not very interesting.

Ehh

Started off okay dance music, not my thing but it was fun. Lost in music was entertaining lyrics, hopefully I remember that one. We are family is catchy classic, even if I always roll my whenever it plays in a movie or tv show. All the love songs in between were kind of meh.

I'm game for disco. When it slides into the R&B side of things, I start to lose interest. He's the Greatest Dancer is fantastic.

Move ya ass guuuuurl

2,6/5

One of those true one hit wonders. Made more TV appearances than music deals

The 4 hit singles from this album are classic bangers. The rest aren't too bad. Not the worst album

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

love the groovy dance vibe listened at the gym so i kinda disassociated boo

oh yeah!

Oh. Disco. Being Raised in the '80's, I am a "disco's dead, long live Rock!!!" kind of person. That being said, this was an enormously sucuseful record.disco ain’t me forte. And other than the obvious, I don’t know that I’ve ever heard a Sister Sledge song. Can’t say as though I’m tempted to listen to more. This mostly sucks with a slight deviation to “been-drilled-into-my-head-so-much-I-mostly-like-it” for the title track.

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

KiNdA fUnKy :)

2/5, more oldies I've heard a million times. listenable but not what im here for. yeah its disco, yeah its okay. I will literally never play it myself

Funkadelic. I feel like I should have longer hair while listening to this. He’s the Greatest Dancer is a disco jam and Thinking of You has some good guitar chucky going on. Obviously We Are Family is a hit on this one too.

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

Buen Disco (oj oj oj). Le doy 3 estrellas sólo por gusto personal

Laadukasta tanssipoppia 70 luvulta

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Välillä bängeriä ja välillä tylsiä biisejä.

This just wasn't for me. I'm not a huge R&B fan, and disco isn't my jam either. I can appreciate the talent. I would have been unlikely to listen to this on my own, so I enjoyed getting out of my usual taste freeze. However, not something I'd seek out again.

Not bad - very easy listening though; nothing really standout.

Good. Not my cup of tea but objectively good.

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.

Vibes That’s the best word to describe this album’s strengths When songs like We Are Family (which is understandably a mega hit) and He’s The Greatest Dancer are playing, all you want to do is dance, which is exactly what I wanted from this album Although I always love and respect being versatile, I wish the album leaned more into being upbeat and funky since I feel that could’ve taken it to even greater heights Favorites: We Are Family Honorable Mentions: He’s The Greatest Dancer

Not bad. Glad I listened but I won’t be back. We are Family is the only memorable song.

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

Definitely some classics on here. Bass lines are pretty awesome. Not necessarily my cup of tea but not a bad listen. Songs added to/on playlist: 0 3/5

To be honest, I can't stand most of the R&B, and especially that from the 70's and 80's. Just not my thing at all.

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!

Disco isn't really my thing but does still have an innate power to sometimes make your booty move without input from your brain.

good stuff, not really my style

It made me want to dance.

Awesome album and I loved all of it! Great mix of soul, R&B and disco! Will be listening to again.

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.

Peak Disco? The title track seems to be everywhere from soundtracks to grocery stores. All this was fine but not something i'm going to listen to again.

I'm not a fan of disco, but this is some of the better out there? Still. can't see myself listening to this again anytime soon.

This one I know. Big, dance-y sound. Great album!

Certified disco classic, so much more than just a song your grandma requests at weddings

Funky as hell!

I knew most of the songs on this album, I've got a feeling they were all hits and it made for great waiting for customs

A fun disco/dance album. I do feel a bit like I'm at a wedding though. Does get a bit repetitive but a good example of the genre. 5.75/10 (2.875/5)

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.

If you're wondering why this sounds so familiar to CHIC, it's because this is literally just CHIC with the Sledge Sisters singing over the top. Nile Rodgers (and Bernard Edwards) seems to put magic into everything he touches. I already knew immediately after seeing the track listing of this thing I was going to give it a 5 (over 50% of songs from this album are already in my other playlists). Obviously we've all heard "We Are Family", but it's an even more enjoyable experience if you hone in on the individual instruments. Listen to Bernard menace slapping that bass guitar like a NSW Blues supporter to his wife after losing the State of Origin series (again). Anyways, Nile Rodgers album = easy 5. I didn't even know the guy until I started 1001 reviews.

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"

Sister sledge sounds like the name of a lost hardcore band. 7/10

When I listen to the title track, all I can think of is the scene of Gene Hackman doing drag in Birdcage, what a great fucking movie. Alternatively, I think of many cringey work and school events where this played in the background. Apart from that, the title track is the only real standout on here. The rest of this is very serviceable disco music so if you are having a 70s themed dress-up party I suppose you could put this on if you found it at an opshop. The deep cuts here are good, surprisingly so, but not enough for this album to warrant more than a couple of spins for this project. Highlights: We Are Family

3 08.03.2025

Smooth like a summer breeze in a convertible

Never heard any of these before aside from We Are Family and that’s not even the best song on the album smh. Was decent overall, some songs better than others. Best song: He’s the Greatest Dancer Notable(s): Lost in Music

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

Disco!

Got this the Monday after they performed at Pride!!

Enjoyed nostalgic pop

Just good vibes all around ! Great vocals and great production from Nile Rodgers. 7/10 fav songs : Lost in Music & One More Time

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!

Solid...have always thought the disco era was underappreciated.

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!!!!

Perfect

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.

Not a bad album. Recognized very few songs, but very listenable. 3/5

Great tunes on here. Nile is a magician.

Pleasant listen. Enjoyed all the songs even if it’s not the type of music I’d tend to gravitate towards

Decente. Buen rollito y buenas bases. Destacan sobretodo las basslines. La cosa es q todas las canciones suenan exactamente igual. Me olvidaré de que lo escuché. 6/10->3/5

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.

Really not for me. Nile Rodgers is a genius and the guitar and bass parts on this make some of it a worthwhile listen. The keyboards sound absolutely atrocious. Some bangers on here of course but only good on a dancefloor really. As an album it’s rubbish and repetitive.

Buena opcion para un sabado por la mañana o para empezar una peli con toques de comedia, buenos temas, entre ellos alguno muy famosillo como "We are family" que te enchufa mu buena energia. Buena combi de ritmos durante la escuha para que no se haga ni pesado ni lineal. La pega mas gorda es que los remix del final se me han hecho bola.

Van tres estrellas porque la voz de Kathy Sledge no es poca cosa. Pero el disco me pareció repetitivo. La música disco es padre, pero llegó un momento en que me cansó.

Groovy

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

No comment

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

up beat and classic for sure

great

No complaints. Good stuff.

Solid album

amazing

Disco. Decent songs and great vocals. But still disco.

Flere gode dressmann-reklame-låter. Elles god funk.

Whoa! The album opens with the source of the main sample in Gettin Jiggy wit It! And of course it's Nile Rodgers. He's a genius. Somebody Loves Me reminds me that I don't like slow songs by disco artists. The back half feels a little too samey. I enjoyed this album overall I think but wish that more songs stood apart from each other.

Starts strong but fades after the fourth track. I imagine if you had We Are Family on vinyl that the A Side might get some play by disco fans, B Side is filler. Throw a bone to the Sistahs. (2.2*s)

I always thought this was a heavy metal hair band. Totally different end of the spectrum. I understand how the sisters influenced modern R&B girl groups like Destiny's Child but it's just not for me. The title track will always be ruined for being used in a McDonalds commercial. Hit this album with a sledge hammer and give it a 1.4.

Some decent disco. I was familiar with a couple of the hits which were still fun and held up pretty well. Love the strings integrated with the smooth bass and drum lines. A few of the vocals from the Sledge sisters are pretty silky. Unfortunately outside of the hits they slowed it down a little to much and the back half is pretty much skippable. 2.06 stars

Full on party mode!! Bangers from beginning to... well, the end before we launch into the state mandated remix section lol. Luckily the songs themselves are good enough that I'll let the remixes slide. I had a great time

O melhor álbum do Chic.

Fun and familiar 4.5

That's a lot of good songs. It's hard this one, because it's great but I wouldn't choose to listen to it. 3.5 I reckon.

I knew the famous songs and enjoyed the vibe of the album - but it didn't grab me

So I didn't include the egregious final four tracks in my listens or rating. It's not my taste but it was uber fucking funky. The bass and those disco drums make it impossible not to tap along at your desk.

Fire.

WE ARE FAMILY 🗣️🗣️

Highlight Song/s: You're a Friend to Me This is some really sweet soul music, though it is a bit bland.

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

Perfect, not 1 bad song 5

FAMILY STICKS TOGETHER

It was an ok album. There were some good songs and some alright ones. Would not listen to it again

Fine

Groupe connu par le morceau 'We are family'. C'est la première fois que j'écoute un album entier. Quel groove ! Les lignes de basse sont excellentes. Les morceaux plus dynamiques sont très entrainants, mais les plus lents sont moins intéressants. Une bonne découverte globalement, mais qui ne rejoindra pas ma collection. =>3/5

Toimii kuin kone. Hieno laulu. Disco, hyvä.

Kaksi biisiä, joita vastaan en kuuntele vastaväitteitä, yksi täydellinen slogan ja FILLERIÄ.

Best chill. Eigenlijk vind ik de wat minder bekende nummers beter dan We are family.

Pretty groovy damn

“Lost in Music” has an urgency that is utterly convincing: I turn up the volume, ready to march lockstep to whatever revolution it’s calling for, a statement of hedonism that evokes defenestration, riot, prisons pulled down to bricks and torched. Four masterpiece singles in an eight-track album is a prodigious haul, and of the rest only “Somebody Loves Me” doesn’t work something on me. The details, the small flourishes are delicious.

Marvelous ear candy, as expected for a Chic album by proxy. I'm amused there are now two competing, individual "Sister Sledge"s out there on the circuit - do they change the lyric to "I've not got my sisters with me"?

Para ser música disco, no está mal. Es de lo más soportable que he escuchado.

Музыка вроде и неплохая, даже можно сказать интересная... но обилие песен с двумя строчками, постоянно повторяющимися в течении нескольких минут, это как-то не очень, для меня. При этом понимаю, что танцевать под такую музыку наверное прикольно. 6,5 из 10.

3.4

Some iconic music on here but hard to really appreciate the disco sound. The slow tracks were not my favourite.

Disco definitely isn’t my go to genre, but I absolutely love the super funky guitar and bass and the beats definitely make you want to dance. The slower songs aren’t my favourite, but the more upbeat ones are pretty fun. Overall, happy to have listened to it, but unlikely to return to it on my own. That said, I will definitely hit the dance floor at a wedding when We Are Family inevitably comes on.

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

3.5 - now i know where all the daft punk samples came from

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

Un bon disc de música disco i funk! La cançó, We are family!! un clàssic genial.

Some good songs, but others that I found annoying. Will not be listening again.

I had heard the title track but none of the other songs. Favorite song: Somebody loves me

J'aime le disco, j'aime cet album. C'est un peu un ramssis de n'importe quoi mais il y a quand même une petite ligen directrice dans la real de Niles rodgers. Agréable

Pas aussi bon qu'un bon Chic mais quand même Nile Rodgers fun. 3.49 étoiles

Får lyst til å besøke en nattklubb i New York på 70-tallet når jeg hører denne. Mange kule låter, og nydelig arrangert. Samtidig blir repetisjonen - som gjør skiva perfekt for dansegulvet - at det blir litt langdrygt og kjedelig å lytte til. Beste låt: He's the Greatest Dancer