We Are Family

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

The song “We Are Family” definitely brings back memories! I have no ill will toward Sister Sledge or even toward disco… but I think as a genre it is too polished for me and, truthfully, I simply cannot dance. It’s good to be exposed to the best of each genre through this list but since I won’t return to this it’s a respectful 3/5 for me.

Ah, disco. What a wild time! In all honesty, this is superb disco. Not all dance tracks, but a good mix of singles that are just pure fun and others that tackle bigger issues of race, art, and the record industry. It is well done, and it works for the most part within the constraints of the genre. But it is disco. And as much as I get nostalgic and even tap my feet, I feel those limitations. A catchy and honorable effort from a troubled genre. I'll take it... today.

If you had told me at the start of this that I would be giving Sister Sledge 5 stars I would’ve thought you were on crack but here we are. This is bloody brilliant, an absolute BANGER of an album. Top Track - He’s The Greatest Dancer

I don't know how to do this stuff. It's good, no, great! But it's too much and too long and I get bored, because it's more of the same. Eeeeeeeh.

Not my jam but classic.

assbutt can you come back please

Well…it’s disco. Can’t say I’ve ever listened to an entire disco album before. It was fine.

Pretty solid listen, though Somebody Loves Me was an absolute drag. Way too slow for an 8 track pop album, only 4 minutes but felt twice as long.

This was fine. I’m not a huge fan of disco, and I don’t think of this as a great representation of the time, save for the title track. It’s not bad, but not some of the best of the era that should be on this list.

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

This is one of those albums where I wish you could give half a star because I'd feel more comfortable with my rating. Look, "We Are Family" is an all-time classic. I will definitely jam to that song. As far as this whole album goes, the music is really good, the vocal quality is fantastic, but the lyrics are SO BAD. Not only are they overly repetitive, but just from a writing perspective they either don't feel like they fit the flow of the song, or are just generally weak. Distractingly bad. I'd feel more comfortable giving this a 2.5 than a 3, but I don't think it really deserves a 2 star rating, so here we are. One of a few albums where I'd be happier if it was just an instrumental.

Not really big on this one. CHIC was better disco. But, if you needed to find a song to play in an Ancestry.com commercial, I guess "We Are Family" would be useful to have. I usually don't listen to deluxe editions or bonus tracks from rereleases, but the version of We Are Family I streamed had the bonus tracks from the 1995 CD rerelease. They make the listening experience worse, diluting the original 1979 vision with remixes from a different era (and dragging it out another half hour).

So many classic songs on here, I never knew they were all by the same artist! I liked it a lot!

I liked a couple songs, otherwise it was very MEH

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

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

4.5/5

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

We as a society never should've let disco die

If you want to dance the night away, this is the album for you! I don't want to dance the night away.

This is a great album! Nile Rodgers and Bernard Williams are fantastic musicians and producers. Love the songs!

What a nice soulful album. We are family, He's the greatest dancer, Lost in music are all bangers. Nice to listen to, great vocals, interesting backings.

Groovy, loved it

I'm not a huge fan of disco, but it was fun listening to a whole pile of hip hop samples.

Impeccable! I was concerned that the rest of the album wouldn’t be able to live up to the title track and I’m excited to be so wrong! The urge to sing along is irresistible.

Very 70s. Aside from the big hit the rest was listenable.

We are family is a bit too much / overdone at this point but the rest of the album is actually pretty decent disco/dance music if you like that kind of stuff (which i do)

I hate that I thought of the stupid will smith song. Overall very catchy with memorable bits

When they were funky, I enjoyed it for the most part. We Are Family is fine, I guess. Does it need to be over 8 mins long? I don’t think it does. Overall it was too much slow ballad for me to enjoy all that much. I didn’t hate it but I certainly didn’t like it all that much either. I’ll round up from 2.5 to a favourable 3

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

Man, disco sucks. Like, the music is good, but the lyrics are just awful. Who sings about this shit?

A step back in time to the 70s and the height of disco

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

Not as naff as I thought it was going to be A generous 3 for massively exceeding my expectations

Disco, m'agrada. Ja coneixia la cançó de "we are family" que dona nom al disc.

I was ready to listen with an ear to Nile Rodgers' hand in the making of it, and some of these songs were definitely hits, but some did NOT age well, Frankie among those. So how do you stack up a release for an above-average DISCO band against the other albums we have been listening to? Should I factor in the fact that the title track has every ounce of vitality wrung out of it by overuse in advertisements and politics? Should I add points because it has been sampled so many times since release? Do the vapid lyrics drag ot down as much if this was intended as dance music? The worst of the lyrics here were still easier to continue to listen to than some of the high concept albums I've listened to in the past, does that bring it up a star?

Classic album from sister sledge. Has most of their best songs. Great guitar parts from Nile Rodger’s. Another favorite.

Background noise R&B album, not entirely terrible.

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

Real music & absolutely 0 skips thank you

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

Lol trodde detta albumet va fra 90-tallet, så frykta da skulle bli ille. Va i grunn heilt greit

Pretty good stuff

Very disco, but I do not need 8 minutes of title track like even the Birdcage faded that shit out

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

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

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

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

Memories were good but not a great album.

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

Disco is not for me. Nile Rodgers is though. This is fairly solid. The production is slick, and the instrumentation is well done. It's just not a thing I'll return to.

This was a little better than I was expecting. I'm not a fan of this funk/soul, but this was catchier and less repetitive than most so far. Not bad!

Mega. 5/5

One should not have so many club classics on one album

One of my favourite disco/funk albums. Almost a greatest hits album. So far I’ve only disliked 1 album. Growing up in the 80s has given me my music education.

A bit repetitive

Sumptuous production of a disco classic. A slew of great songs.

Not bad. I find Disco a bit bland and cheesy to be honest. I’m sure this was a vibe back in the day, but I’ve heard the songs at too many middle aged functions.

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

8.5 /10 - A Classic & genre-defining album

short zero skips better as samples tho

The best track on this album is 'Thinking of You'. An absolutely immortal banger. An anthem of Love with a capital L. It is not disco album-filler with the typical themes of romantic love, but it is rather an ecstatic spiritual declaration of divine love. "Without love, there's no reason to live" This is no simple love song. Of course there are elements of that, but the song is clearly about a higher possibility. Love not just for a partner but inwardly and outwardly in all directions beyond understanding. A transformatory ecstasy for the pavement, the shadows, the breeze - for this very day. Love is all. The substrate of existence is love. "What do you think brought the sun out today?" Maybe a soppy cliché but maybe a truth hidden in plain sight. Divine love can be tasted by considering the possibility that it was you who brought the sun out. That it was you who dawned the new day. That all love songs are about the listener. This song gets across the ecstasy of life. Sublime instrumentation and rhythmic foundations that would have made it an enjoyable and significant track even without the addition of its lyrical content. A crowning virtuoso vocal performance just shows it was no accident that this track came about and there is perfection on every level. Even small elements like the inclusion of conga drums just confirm that this is a cut above what is typically churned out. It is a true delight wherever in the song your attention strays to as every detail is of the highest quality. This is what music is. Through whichever car stereo this song comes on speaks the voice of god and the opportunity is provided for the ecstasy of this moment to be realised. A message who itself is the message. Love talking of love. All rises in the coda as Kathy Sledge unleashes her voice over the chanting of repeated lines in what must be ecstasy. This song makes it so the album it is found on could never be below 5 out of 5. "Once you try it, I am sure that you'll see"

Great instrumentation and production Very feel good Very well made and a great album full of classic songs but just lacks a certain something that would make it 5 stars and I swouldnt register to the album.

Chic's playing is the best part and there's some very sample-able bits but mostly it just sounds like disco to me.

vibes, 6.5/10, maybe a 7

i didnt really care for it, production was nothing crazy, voices were good

Absolute bangers from start to finish! Disco at its finest! Nile Rogers knows his stuff.

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

Production and musicianship is on a high level, but the general song writing lets this album fall from a 4 to a 3

Solid

Some daft funky vibes but the title track I can't stomach anymore

All I can hear is will Smith's dumb ass getting jiggy with it and a song that's been so overplayed yet apparently still needs additional versions on the Spotify album. I guess there's some historical value to this one, but I don't need to hear anything off here ever again.

Average sounding album, most songs blended together, but they didn't sound terrible.

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

Interesting to see this being the origin of many samples for songs in the 90s-00s

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

Ok

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

Classic.

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

Didn't much care for disco back in the day, but now I find I can appreciate things I used to look down upon. I no longer look down upon disco, but still don't much care for it.

Original album is good very old school, disco not my style but can appreciate ,love the remix’s gives some unique flavors building on the album

Fun album Upbeat lots of cool grooves

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

R&B disco, pretty standard, it was nice to hear the We Are Family remixes. Not blowing me away but happy to have had the chance. Helped me focus a bit.

Pleasant enough but also just so boring

One of the better funk pop albums?

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

happy.

3+ Stars (9/15)

Good standout hits, rest of the album felt a bit lukewarm.

"We are family" is decent. But some of the newer versions are much better. The rest are just OK. 2/5

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

Good vibes on this groovy LP, feeling the love

I appreciate the production and vocals. But I hate this type of music

It was ok.

The first three songs up until Frankie were real bop-inducing and was pulling the album to a very strong 4-star start. But then as the album went on, the momentum was slowing down and the energy was fizzling out to leave it as a 3.5/5 in the end with a bump to 3.

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

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

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

Not bad, sick of the singles though

Disco music! I was born too late to like disco. It's always been either out of style or overly commercialized. I feel like as a rule, disco songs outstay their welcome. They're overly long and seem so vapid lyrically. I also get that disco was very important for its time, and that it forever changed pop music. This album is fine. It doesn't speak to me at any sort of deep level, but music doesn't have to. At it's best, the songs on this album are fun! At it's worst, they're sappy and endless (does We Are Family really need to clock in at 8:21?). I'll go with a 2.5 rounded up because I am feeling nice. I'm still not a disco fan.

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

This is not my genre. There is nothing really wrong with it, it’s just not for me. The production is very slick, and the album is very smooth and polished. However as uptempo and decent as the songs are, it gets a bit samey. That’s said I find it easier listening than many other disco tinged funk albums. I didn’t hate it, I see the influence of it, but the album doesn’t interest me, and I neither the music or the lyrics, as good as they are, connect with me.

🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵😊😊😊

A really solid disco album I e never heard, and felt the biggest radio hit wasn’t the best song on the album. I actively went through and “liked” every song on here but one or two, and those were still solid tracks. The guitar works and vocals were great, good beats, another amazing Niles Rodger’s project

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

Nile Rodgers created his own town and distinctive world on the guitar. It is undeniable when you hear those first funky, punching notes. Some massive dance music sample originated on this album and it’s clear why artists keep coming back to his well. Fun, dancy, hip, would have been higher without the ballads.

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

I needed some disco in my life and I fit my boogie on.

The musice We Are Family is good :)

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

Is disco still dead? I'm something of a Nile Rodgers stan, so rosy glasses might impact my review here. I can groove to this. It's a solid example of what made disco such a phenomenon back in the day. That said, I was hoping for more upbeat material after the opening track. Nothing else quite lived up to the guitar hook a lot of us first heard in Gettin Jiggy Wit It. This gets a pass for me, I don't hate disco.

Disco.. een genre dat zo over-the-top is dat het soms echt goed kan zijn... hier enkele zeer goeie deuntjes (en zelfs veel die ik kende zonder het te weten)

Boring and samey.

FOOOONNNNKEEEeee... I felt like I was in a late 70's black & white dancefloor. 5 stars

Klassiker We are Family, aber sonst hats mich nicht beeindruckt. 3 Sterne

Guter Soulsound, mag We Are Family tatsächlich nicht so sehr als Song.

I don't think I've ever listened to this before. Of course, the song We Are Family is ubiquitous. I can't imagine getting pleasure from hearing this after it being played at sporting events and in commercials for my whole life. Right from the first song you can hear this is Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards. The dry guitar, and funky bass lines- It is a palette that I'm comfortable with. It's best when it stays uptempo. I like the songs He's the Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, and Thinking of You. It runs out of steam towards the end.

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

Not for me. 1/5

Like all truly great albums it inspired a lot of crap that came afterwards (and a lot of good stuff too!). Disco is the genre with the highest highs and lowest lows. This album is peak disco. I’ve always loved the rhythmic guitar, the floaty, erratic percussion and especially the buttery, creamy bass on ”Thinking of you”. It’s such a perfect song. I never tire of it.

bop

Favorite Songs: Lost in Music / We Are Family

I mean it's fun. I just don't need this much. They find a bassline and say let's sit here for five minutes. 7.25/10

Curti.

Wonderful album. Took me by surprise, to be honest. This actually is probably one of the best disco/funk/soul albums ever made? I mean I was bopping to the grooves, effortlessly, without even noticing. The instrumentation? On point. The singing? Total fire. Great tunes. Great vibes. No notes. Must-listen #137.

After the first song I wasn’t super stoked to hear the rest. It was very disco, and I’m not anti disco, but I didn’t think I’d enjoy an entire album of it. However, aside from that track, and the title song, which has been played to death at this point, the rest of the album was lovely. I would gladly listen to this again.

Disco era classic group. Album opened with one of my favorite tune. Good album overall.

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

Not unpleasant but can’t say I’ve ever been a big fan of disco. For what it is I can appreciate it’s a good record though and I’m sure it stands out in the pantheon of disco albums.

Not a genre I like but this one is packed with hits and you can appreciate the Nile Rodgers impact.

It’s more of an album to be respected than loved for me. The disco hits are the obvious stars, and while I don’t love the r&b and soul elements the melodies and production arrangements are really strong.

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

Nice classic soul music. You can tell it influence people like Jamariquai.

nice but I also wanted it to go harder 3.5

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

groovy

Disco bass lines are some of my favorite. Opening two tracks are nice and groovy, while Somebody Loves Me slows it down for a nice love song. We Are Family is a wonderful, classic disco song. Catchy chorus, great instrumentation, powerful vocals, it has the works.

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

Good song, okay album

Eh

Dated

A few real bangers here! Not a full album of them though.

rly remarkable cross-section of talent!! idk much about chic (or the other sister sledge projects, if theyre worth anything) but its rly awsom to listen to a record that has multiple star players and none of them rly overshadow eachother...theres tons of room for everyone. and the songs absolutely ruleeeeee...this has to be as close to good as disco can get for me. spacious, tight, glittery, warm, luxurious, v precise but with no stiffness whatsoever. feels kind of decadent in my mouth! wonderful record, wish it got talked ab a bit more!

7/10

melodic, repetitive, really enjoyable. I think what carries this album the most is that the singing is always on point, just a relaxed time even if you aren't at a disco or something

Basically perfect disco. Upbeat and clean. Nice.

First rate soul and disco.

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

This was fire I need more of these R&B albums

Pure disco classics

Filled to the brim with disco anthems I've heard my entire life, so this was nothing new to me. But I can imagine this blowing the roof off when it came out

Really good disco album. Lots of fun and obviously worthy of the attention it got back in the day. Though the sisters’ family vibe adds a lot of charm and consistency to this album, I don’t think it pushed the boundaries of disco — just cemented it’s legacy of influence in the 70s and beyond. Good album! A 3.

It's not my style of music, but I still enjoyed it.

Classic, but not my thing.

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

Ok disco album. One good song

Obviously some incredibly famous songs on this one, but it really is just not my cup of tea. Probably needs a revisit at some point in the future. Other than the title track, I'd say 'Lost in Music' was the standout for me.

That hip Nile Rogers sound is ubiquitous throughout the album and the familial familiarity is quite obvious with the Sledge Sisters singing. (Mick Picks: THINKING OF YOU, WE ARE FAMILY, and super groove guitar lick in ONE MORE TIME) Ohh, to be a part of the era in which the Pittsburgh Pirates enjoyed success, to the soundtrack of WE ARE FAMILY... lucky jagoffs!

Extremely funky

Funktastic

Funky fun

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

Loved it.

kinda boring

fun

Ok so in all reality I hate The Greatest Dancer with a passion, the singer cannot count and sings off beat the whole fucking song it triggers all my homicidal itches Some songs are palatable

Not my thing, but does seem pretty thin and repetitive anyway.

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

💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 What a party!!

One good--the titular--song. And I'm still resentful, 46 years later, of the wives of the Pittsburgh Pirates dancing to this song on the top of the dugout as the Pirates eliminated my beloved Cincinnati Reds from the NLCS.

Gf

2 out of 5. Wasn't feeling it, and so far this is the first time I couldn't find the whole album on YouTube.

Funky

The song "We Are Family" is an undeniable ear worm, but the rest of the album didn't perform to the same level.

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

⭐️⭐️ 1001 ALBUMS- # 35 We are family…We are family…We are family… Essentially this entire album echoes the disco beat of that single song. Yes a great groovin’ tune, however the novelty fun wore thin before I could make it through to the end. 🎧 Classic Track: We Are Family (duh) 🎧 Deep Cut Gem: One More Time 🚫 Skip Track: Somebody Loves Me The vocal performances from the sisters are right on point for this disco funk, however creatively they were merely the showpieces as the songs were written and produced from members of another band of the era (Chic). It’s entertaining without being especially intriguing or memorable (unless you are of an age where these beats backed countless wedding receptions!) Click the Thumbs Up icon below if you enjoyed my take on the album :)

Sehr angenehme, ruhige RnB Musik. 4/5

point5.

Besides hearing "We Are Family" in context and the hook for Will Smith's "Gettin' Jifggy Wit It", there's not much here for you if you're not a fan of disco. It's a nice time capsule, and good to hear those two pieces in context, but there's just not much here for me.

Fun listening

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

solid soul album

Pure disco soul bliss. Absolute perfection.

Keep the funk train going

Good old soul!

I expected more and was quite disappointed.

Rating: 3.5/5 | Favorite Track: We Are Family --- This is such a fun listen! A bright, warm disco album with great vocals and lush instrumentation. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did.

Disco faves. Nils Rogers always delivers. Some hooks carry through to today. Disco not really my thing and the slow jams aren’t either. Good for what it is.

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

Overplayed unfortunately, also has 4 duplicate songs on, if you've ever been 7 and dragged to your parents friends 35th party you've heard everything on here a thousand times

Too much disco for me.

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

It's ok. It all sounds good but its got nothing special

pedrada master disco é bão demais pqp

disco é delicinha d+ nao tem jeito!

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

Great collection of songs from R&B/Disco legends. Good to put on and groove to.

Good

A vibe

Just very pleasant and enjoyable.

I can understand why people love them

Boogie jazz baby

Haven't heard much of sister sledge before. The instruments are fire 🔥. Lyrics and vocals are good but not my favorite. Would listen to it again but not often. This is great background music for when you're doing something else but not the kind of music that makes you stop and think.

Recognize a lot of it from rap samples. Not bad.

Absolutely love it. Every song feels perfectly mixed; the track list flows beautifully almost like a night out, rising in the middle and ending on soft melodies. Beautiful vocals, warm bass rhythms, interesting melodies that still feel familiar. Immensely cool but doesn't exclude anyone.

Highlights: Lost in Music, We are Family

I absolutely love funk music! It makes me happy! This album, in particular, always gets me moving and singing. It's packed with hits - the magnificent voices of the sisters, the mesmerizing rhythm guitar playing by Nile Rodgers, and the punchy bass lines of Bernard Edwards. True legends of their genre. This is exactly what you need to get funky! 💃🕺⭐️

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

Way more understated than you think. And all the better for it. Niles Rodger’s knows what he’s doing.

Cool bass is the name of this album. Otherwise it's a bit slow and kind of bleeds together. Sister has a great voice, but i need more than fat bass and good vox to really enjoy something.

If I was 60 and about to tear up a wedding dance floor or roller-skate backwards, I would’ve liked it more.

It’s good for what it is, I’m not a disco girl

Not bad. A little funkier than I was expecting from a disco album.

It is what it is....disco with a few classic hits. Not really my cup of tea, but Nile Rodgers is THAT DUDE.

I really liked the hits on this, but honestly it became pretty repetitive.

Have not aged well.

Hitten är bra, men för mig är detta verkligen ett one hit wonder. Tvåa

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

A nice collection of disco / R&B vibes. Some hits, but also felt some songs went on for a little too long. Overall- a good album

Top disco groovy album, fillers lijken er bijna een klein beetje saai door. Je hoort dat tokkeltje van Nile Rodgers wel. He’s the greatest dancer & Lost in music > We are family.

He's the Greatest Dancer Lost in Music Thinking of You We Are Family

One of the best disco albums with hit after hit. It's honestly impressive how many huge songs are in here. There's not a bad song in here and the highs are incredibly high.

Famously you can’t choose your family ..

Groovy baby, groovy!

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

Such a cool album! I never really got into disco, so this is a huge departure for me. I really loved the first song, it really sets the tone for the whole album. I did feel like some of the songs were a little bit too subdued, almost like they were trying to showcase one of the sister’s voices and it didn’t showcase the entire band. I’m so happy this album popped up today, it makes me want to go listen and explore more disco. I can’t wait until we get to some Diana Ross.

Oh yeah disco let's go hell yeah

Fun disco-y funky vibes from Sister Sledge. Had a solid sound the whole way through.

My reviews have been nothing but scathing in recent days. Perhaps it’s the premature warming of the weather and the apocalyptic images that conjures. Prepare yourself for a shock; I’m not a disco guy. Seeing this album pop up on a worryingly warm Canadian spring Monday have me questioning why I’m doing this at all. With that glowing endorsement out of the way, do your worst Sister Sledge. It can only go up from here. He’s the greatest dancer I’ve ever seen. Buddy is absolutely crushing on the floor. In a trance, just hammering the cabbage patch. This is repetitive and the vocals are boring, but picturing some dumpy guy confidently dancing poorly, is well worth the price of admission. With recent tragedies(Br*ce S*ringsteen) I can happily say, that this isn’t making me angry. Based. No job for me either. Now, I wouldn’t join an all-female disco troupe. I’d probably just feel the cool air of freedom for the first time in decades, but you know, same difference. Not horrible. Well. It was only a matter of time. This did not need to be as long as it was. Or as bad. The performances have passion and quality, but the songs are so boring at this point. The baseline is pretty funky, but I’m mostly non-plussed, when I had hoped against hope to be plussed. Oh boy, the big hit. More like the big shit. I kid the Sisters Sledge. Wait. Are they related to Percy Sledge? WHEN A MAAAAN LOVES A WOOOMAN. Wow. This is turning into a great day. This song is mid. That little flute stab has to be a sample in some rap song. Now that would be cool. Total destruction being mentioned is pretty cool. Somebody do a thrash metal cover of this song and change the lyrics to be pro destruction. This riff is pretty undeniable. If this was a 3 and a half minute song or so, it would be good. Oh no. This song isn’t a friend to me. We’ve really slowed down to absolutely nothing. Complete halt precipitated by a reggae guitar sweep and the simplest drum section of all time. Usually, if I could play it, something is wrong. Bad song. One more time? Uhh let’s table it here, ladies. Don’t press your luck. The album wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be, but I don’t think I can do this again. Let’s get out of here without me saying anything dreadfully mean, and we’ll call that a successful Monday. Colour me surprised. This thing isn’t for me, but it passed the authenticity test to my ear. The performances felt real, despite the clear radio appeal that this record had. There were fun moments on this thing but they were hampered heavily by the interminable run time of every song. That’s the nature of the disco beast. Call me an honorary sledge sister, because this puppy is about 2 stars higher than I anticipated conjuring upon the initial press of the play button. Way to go! 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Guys? I think I’m the greatest dancer of all time.

Actually fire

Some albums suffer from being too familiar with the well known hits overshadowing the other tracks. This is not the case here and the music flows seamlessly from the floor fillers to the more soulful numbers. This album combines the legendary disco beats of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards from Chic with four amazing vocalists, who are actually all sisters with the surname of Sledge. The result is one of the greatest disco records of all time with the highlight being the anthemic We Are Family. The only quibble that I have with this is the selection of unnecessary remixes tacked on the end of this edition that add nothing of any note to the original versions. These can be skipped without missing anything.

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

Some nice disco/funk/soul. 5.5/10

Absolutely banging from start to finish - guaranteed dancefloor time

Don’t naturally gravitate to this sort of music at all. But one track Lost In Music has always appealed to me and a firm favourite. As music fans we are all probably lost in music and this song and words could be an anthem as to how we feel. A bit like John Miles and his great song Music (is my first love etc) But I can remember where I was when I first heard Lost In Music and how it struck a chord. I was in a swish nightclub in Palma Majorca when the DJ played an extended version of it. This was probably the best location to hear that song for the first time. I spent the rest of my holiday trying to remember lyrics of the song so I could discover the song on my return home which I eventually did thanks to I it becoming a hit in the UK. One or two other passable songs on this album make it not a complete turn off but it is that one song heard on holiday which reflects my rating. 3/5 2/4/25

Ludicrous

I like disco, this album is quite fun and interesting. Maybe a bit weaker outside of the hits, but still a fun listen.

Classic

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

iconic but eh

Non male, rock classico tranquillo.

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

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

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

я наверное сейчас ебу дам. но меня прям раскачал это диско-фанко щит. черные женщины и черные мужчины сделали красиво.

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

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

28/03/25 Ignoring the fact the extra songs were bonus songs and ruined the album, the album at it's core, was really good.

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

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

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

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

Boring, not my cup of tea

Great album with some classic hits!

Good album. Groovy and great bass playing.

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

Groovy, classic We are Family song. Good disco music

Absolute classics from the 1990’s. Sister sledge smashed it with this album. You’re more than likely to know the songs than ever heard of Sister Sledge. Greatest dancer and Thinking of You are total 10/10’s. Only thing bringing this album down is the 8 minute long remixes, I get it - you are family. 9/10.

Favorite Track: He's The Greatest Dancer

Brilliant. I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did. I played it twice in a row, to make sure. So groovy. A great find.

So funky and so catchy, with amazing bass and guitar across almost every track. Again I'm not a big fan of the slow ballads, but the upbeat disco songs are all fantastic. He's the Greatest Dancer, Thinking of You, Lost in Music and We Are Family are all great. I'd definitely come back to this.

I see why this is a good album, but I don’t understand why it’s on this list. It’s fun and easy to listen to, but there wasn’t anything that stood out for me

Sure seemed like a REALLY long album. It just dragged on and on. I mean, I made it through, and was familiar with "We are family", but that couldn't save this one. And then tack on 4 horrible remixes ...

The sample track for Will Smith's Getting Jiggy With it and then We Are Family.

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

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

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

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

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

An easy 5 from me! 🥇Lost in Music 🥈We Are Family

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

The hits are good, the rest is pretty unremarkable.

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

What I kinda was expecting. Title hit, and a bunch of filler. I'm relocating today, so I have neither A. the time nor B. the inclination to give this a another playthrough. Sorry, Sister.

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

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

Pretty groovy. 3/5

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

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

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

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

A fantastic disco/RnB album. One of my favourites. I really do love Sister Sledge... Every song on here is just groovy, sizzling and phenomenal. Faves: He's The Greatest Dancer 💖 Lost In Music 💖 Thinking Of You We Are Family Easier To Love 💖 You're a Friend To Me One More Time 💖 I did enjoy the remixes as well. Fantastic from start to end.

Solid disco!

First 5 for an album I hadn't listened to before. Music to put a smile on your face and get you dancing

I don’t like R&B but I liked this

It’s a good fun listen.

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

Some absolute monsters on this 🕺🏻 🪩

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

Nile Rodgers, the man that you are

Excellent front to back. “Thinking of You” is pure bliss.

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

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

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

ALL OUT FEEL GOOD BANGERS THROUGHOUT!

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