We Are Family

that Friday feeling

Good dance music. Funky.

Groovy Thinking of you We are family

Lush, fun, and joyful. Maybe a touch repetitive, but doesn't really detract from the experience all that much. Favorite tracks: "He's the Greatest Dancer", "We Are Family"

Essential disco album, featuring Nile and Bernie from Chic. The Spotify version substitutes the radio edit of the title track instead of the full 8-minute version. YMMV for disco, but this should be at least a 3 star for everyone. 4 star for me, almost a 5, but a little filler takes it down a notch.

This is one of those things I never actively listen to, but even in like 15 seconds of the start of this album I knew I was gonna like it. Catchy AF, cool disco/R&B beats. Must make a mental note to listen to more of this stuff 4/5.

It’s really fun. I’m just not moved to 4 on this one. But it’s better than a good number of 3s. Still not 4. 3 Boolean: True

the more dancy songs are nice, the slower ones alright

Not really my thing but can't argue with the excellent production and quality performance.

Sounds like Chic and almost every other disco record but with a lot more smooth jams.

A nice mellow album with the family hit

2.5

Thought 2.5 at first but later on it grew on me. Was getting into the bass and grooves. Title track is a good disco song and a few of the slower numbers were good Light 3/5

DISCO DOESN'T SUCK!!!

This was alright but it wasn't catchy in the way I would've expected it to be. I'm sure I've had an album involving Nile Rodgers before that was incredibly similar to this. The only exception would be We Are Family, which got my attention but probably partially just because of how much I've heard it in my life anyway Highlights: We Are Family

Not a genre I love but a good enough example of it

Great vocals and well produced, but doesn't hit for me. Probably too used to what this band inspired and so the original now is too old fashioned.

Obviously I know the title track, but I couldn't name anything else from Sister Sledge. I'd call this disco? It's not something I'd normally listen to, and probably won't go back to it much, but the vocals are incredible and the beats are really groovy. I don't really have a ton of commentary on this. Disco was never and will never be my thing. Cool to get some exposure to it here though.

I really don't like He's the Greatest Dancer. The 'oh, what, wow's are just too 'ta-da' for my liking and the strings are exactly the kind of chiffon I don't like about disco. Lost in Music, on the other hand, is a great song and not just when The Fall covered it. The sisters' enthusiasm is infectious and Chic provided some of their best grooves, so once the opening track was out of the way this was about as good as disco gets

Of course you should listen to this. It was written and recorded by Nile Rogers and the bass player of Chic at the height of their powers. It’s a Chic album the same way McGear is a Wings album.

Will Smith had better taste than people who like Will Smith.

I am generally in favour of music that makes my buttocks move.

Lost in Music 3.2 Somebody Loves Me 3.3 Thinking of You 3 We Are Family 3.4 Easier to Love 3 You're a Friend to Me 3.4 One More Time 3.2 Score: 3.1875

Generally good vibes and all that, but outside of the iconic title track I don't think I'll come back to anything on here anytime soon

I love the Nile Rodgers guitar and riffs all over this album.

Finally a female band! song 1- loveee. jazz pop and blues. song 2- what a songggg. lovee the vocals song 3- very vocal forward, but so soulful, slower song. song 4- added to playlist yupp song 5- very coherent album, soo so easy to listen to gah. just good vibes and cute song. overall very smooth and easy listen album! i like!

Disco-centric, but "We Are Family" is the major hit. The rest is sweet but not amazing.

5/10 very peppy with some classics in there.

3/6

The album is very nice and well put together. I did find the tracks fun and enjoyable, but not more than that.

It's light, It's catchy, It's feel good and perfectly encapsulates a certain time and place. A Must-Hear album? Not so much. Just a dancy record with a couple of bangers.

This record grooves!

good solid album

Three classic songs - the rest is okay - don’t need to listen again

Groovy, baby

It was quite good. And also forgettable.

very groovy funk, soul and disco tunes, great production and instrumentals, loved the harmonies and the fun and joyful energy

Disco isn't what I usually gravitate towards. This is good, though. Nice feel-good vibes and some very iconic songs

legend album

5 - groovy disco music with some truly excellent beats

Have I mentioned I wish there were half star ratings? I’d like to give this 3.5. I went with 3. I liked this! But it is soulless disco. And not every song was amazing. But great singing. I looked it up. Turns out they they are indeed family. Sadly they all ended up suing each other.

Groovy

Some easy grooving listening

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All Songs sound the same but pretty good disco record nonetheless

Nile works his magic again.

Upbeat ones were fun and groovy. Could do without the slow ones. Each one a bit too long.

Tyttöenergiaa ajalta jolloin osattiin laulaa. We are family

Classic disco album. Contains the iconic songs: "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "We Are Family".

6/10

Bernard Edwards je jedan od najboljih basista u historiji a ne pričamo o njemu dovoljno, samo šteta što mi se osim basa ovakva muzika ne sviđa pretjerano. Malo mi je previše monotonije i svaka pjesma je minutu duža nego što ima potrebe. Standardni funk problem za mene.

Great grooves, but every song is about twice as long as it should be

Disco’s got fukkn groove. It’s the glam schlock drenched over top that sucks. If only you could unlayer tracks on demand. This is a 3+ even still

Not being disco's biggest fan, this was a delight. Like I could were velvet and do lines of cocaine with my friends in a fancy room.

ARROGANCE BUT NOT CONCEIT, AS A MAN HE'S COMPLETE, MY CREME DE LA CREME, PLEASE TAKE ME HOME 😭 😭 😭

Groovy, cool vibes, wish there was more. Some worse songs however. But overall pretty positive.

Did you really think you were listening to 1000 albums and not encounter disco? This is a strong disco album with 3 quintessential club hits. But....it's still disco.

90% funk, 10% soul.

Impeccable band as always and plenty of fun songs. I really want to give this a 4 after finding out that it's only one of three Nile Rodgers albums on the list because that's kinda criminal. He's produced albums for Bowie, Madonna, The B-52's, Diana Ross (who is not on this list, why) and plenty others, to a point that he feels personally snubbed, even with two Chic albums here. But this is simply on par with what I expected from Rodgers and his band, and probably just barely makes it into the top of his best works.

Cool, funky, disco, 🕺

Much needed disco in my life. $10 says I'll hear a bit that's sampled that will drive me nuts for a week figuring out what it is. That was okay. Film and TV have ruined "We are Family" unfortunately. I've been trying to break into more authentic disco and RnB and this is a good step in the right direction but not every song gripped me. Lost my $10. Favorites: He's the greatest dancer Somebody loves me 6/10

The mixing is awesome, the basslines are great. It's a little sleepy at times, especially "You're a friend to me". And the lyrics in general are pretty meh. "We are family" is quite corny in that department. "Thinking of you" is a noteworthy bop. It's no wonder the African American musical tradition is appropriated so much. 3/5 Best song: "Thinking of you" Worst song: "You're a friend to me"

Vocally impressive, and overall, not too bad. Favourite Track(s): He's the Greatest Dancer, We Are Family Least Favourite Track(s): Somebody Loves Me

Not really my music, but I absolutely love disco bass lines. Great vocals.

Funky!

Above average disco album. 3.5/5.

Jeg likte dette overraskende godt. "He's the Greatest Dancer" og tittelsporet er to store bops, men resten var helt passe. Alltid kult med Niles Rodgers-gitar, men låtene ga meg liksom ikke stort annet enn at det låt kult og groovet.

Really enjoyed listening to this, did my Sunday reset while listening and I had to stop to dance. This album is just a dance party and solidified my love for disco.

Mukavasti meni aamupäivä tän levyn kanssa. Ei tätä kyllä useampaa tuntia jaksais renkuttaa, mutta ihan positiivinen kolmonen

Ihan jees diskojytkettä. Luomua menoa.

Ajattelin että ei kyllä jaksa, kun ainut mitä etukäteen tiesin tästä oli se ihan saatanan rasittava kertosäe tuosta nimiveisusta. Mutta itseasiassa sekin oli ihan ok biisi, kun jätti kertsin pois! Ihan kivaa poljentoa muutenkin, posin kautta kolmoseen.

Honestly after the Chic album and now this, I think I'm just not really a huge disco fan. Bernard Edwards is on this, who was the same bass player as the one on the Chic album funnily enough, and whilst his tone and playing style is cool, I again have the same sort of feelings with the Chic albums that it doesn't really go anyway. Sure, the vocals and harmonies throughout are pretty good, but it all feels like it repeats itself too much and each track lacks personality in my opinion, but then again I'm a Swans fan.

Easy listening disco music that sprawled. Because it’s easy, I never minded the sprawl; also because it’s easy, I never had much of a strong opinion on it either. It’s fun, light, and anthemic (we are family!), but it’s not necessarily an album that draws you in for repeat listens. Solid three! STAND-OUT SONG: “We Are Family” HONORABLE MENTIONS: “He’s The Greatest Dancer”, “Easier to Love”

We are a good band mais un peu répétitif

I'm not sure if it's fair to call Sister Sledge a one-hit-wonder band, but I *do* know I've never heard anything else besides the title track from this album (or from any of their other albums for that matter), but what an iconic hit single. The rest of the album definitely sounds in keeping with "We are family" (and apparently the opening track "He's thegreatest dancer" was a pretty big hit too), and it's fun to see the various videos for their other singles--such impressive 70s era sparkling outfits and coordinated dancefloor moves. I was also reminded of another band and album in this collection, Chic's "C'est Chic", and then noticed I wrote a very similar-sounding review for Chic, although thankfully Sister Sledge's ballads aren't quite as much of a drag as Chic's. And *then* I discovered through the Wikipedia entry that Sister Sledge recruited Chic's Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers to write and produce this album; kind of disappointing that my insight wasn't all that insightful or subtle, but a smart move by the Sledge sisters even if some of them understandably balked at how they got spoonfed the lyrics and music in the studio.

Giving this a three solely on the strength of the iconic title track.

A fun listen with well known title track and complimentary songs that match the same vibe. As long as your vibe is dance.

Muy lindo, colorido, el principal siempre me gustó. Nota: 3.4

Oh so corny. 2.7/5

Not my cup of tea as an album, but damn they packed a lot of hits into this one

Groovy! Very fun and We Are Family is a banger! It all sounds very nice but after a while it all blends into one and nothing in particular stands out. Its very pleasant and easy on the ears which makes it a very nice morning listen for work. 3 stars.

This remastered version of the album just seemed to lengthen the songs when compared to the original album. I don't think making the songs longer makes them better and often it just irritates me. Other than that, the album was fine. The Wikipedia article listed three well known songs, but I think that "We are Family" should have been on that list as it was featured in a movie and I think that helped to make "We are Family" one of the most known songs. Best song for me was, "Somebody Loves Me". Still don't understand the point of having a song go on for more than 8 minutes, come on.....selections 9, 10, 11, & 12 just kind of a waste of time in my opinion. The original album was a solid 4 for me, but the repeated renditions of two of the songs in the remastered album dropped my rating down to a 3.

Nice upbeat music. Nothing special either

Title song brought me back to the skating rink, but for me the album was kind of average. I do like picking f out the bass lines though.

Cohesive and vibrant

Fun to hear "We Are Family" out of its usual context for me: weddings and bar and bat mitzvahs. It's a good song. This is a good album, but I don't think I'll revisit it any time soon.

A few tracks I 10000% adore on here!

More Nile Rodgers, Tony Thompson, and Bernard Edwards 🔥

Had some bangers, had some meh

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A groovy, smooth listen. 3.4/5.

Dayum wait I kinda like this. Yeah it’s fire. Way better than le chic. 👀

We Are Family by Sister Sledge is a classic disco and R&B album from the late 1970s that remained hugely influential throughout the 1980s dance scene. Produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, the album delivers polished grooves, catchy basslines, and uplifting vocals that defined the era. Overall, I thought the album was okay. It has a fun, upbeat sound, and it's easy to hear why songs like "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer" became enduring classics. The production is excellent, with tight rhythms and memorable hooks that still sound fresh today. That said, I found that I mostly enjoyed the well-known singles, while some of the deeper album tracks felt less memorable. The album maintains a consistent disco style throughout, which fans of the genre will likely appreciate, but it didn't always hold my attention from start to finish. Even though it wasn't a personal favorite, I can appreciate its importance in music history and its influence on dance, funk, and pop music. If you enjoy disco, funk, or the polished sound associated with the late '70s and early '80s, We Are Family is definitely worth listening to

A classic, but was it truly influential?

Classic. Really enjoyed.

"Lost in Music" and "We Are Family" still groove after all these years! The rest of the album is solid in a good way.

plesant fun bouncy album, thought some of the deeper tracks were pretty good. Also who can hate "We Are Family" 3/5

much more varied/nuanced than expected

RATING: 7.5/10 HIGHLIGHT: We Are Family LOWLIGHT: One More Time

Perfectly fine.

Disco groovy

If I have to listen to 'we are family' one more time, I'm gonna shoot myself in the head. the other songs were fun though.

WE ARE FAAA MI LY - fun but too happy

Not a huge fan of the remixes, would rate a 3.5 if I could but the album without the remixes is too short.

J'ai été transporté par cet album mais le voyage a été trop court malheureusement, j'aurais aimé plus de titre et plus varié aussi peut être.

niet perse slecht maar gewoon absoluut niet mijn muziek

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a really cool album enhanced by the midas touch of nile rodgers. the problem is only hes the greatest dancer and the title track can be considered a bop. 3/5

Never actually listened to this. Don’t really know what I’m in for… Disco. Groovie. Yeah. A whole album is tedious. 3 Boolean: True, but not one more time

Not the biggest disco fan but this record is pretty good.

the jams are jammin', but the slower tracks definitely dragged a little.

decent disco but outside of the title track it all sounds pretty much the same. knowing what groups like parliament-funkadelic and artists like stevie wonder are doing in the funk/soul/R&B world at this point in time makes this feel like a missed opportunity more than anything else. favorites: he's the greatest dancer, lost in music, we are family

A solid album with a groove that I enjoy. Did not blow me away but never bored me either. If I am in the mood, I may go to a 4/5, but in general it is a 3/5 for me. Nothing to complain about here!

Bon mais pas extraordinaire

Solid disco with great harmony.

This is what I imagined music from the 70s was before starting this list. Major hit. Even with 8 songs probably a touch long.

Peaked with the first song imo, but the rest was still pretty decent, also has an iconic title track. Highlights-He's The Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music, and One More Time.

Really good music and singing, but not a fan of 5 minutes of the same thing on each track lol

Very talented. Just not my cup of tea. Actually tea is not cup of tea either. But, I digress.

Die Balladen waren mir zu Schmalz, den Rest mochte ich.

Couple of disco centric bangers on this one and the rest of the album also pretty good. Overall an easy album to listen to but doubt I’ll ever get back to it.

While this was a very popular album, Disco is not my thing. We Are Family is my least favorite song on the album. I am more favorable to those songs that lean toward funk.

2026.06.19.

*We are Family is clearly the notable track from this album *Great bass lines on these disco tracks *I've always thought Sister Sledge was a better name for a metal band

We truly are a family.

It was the very definition of middle-of-the road for me. 2.5 rounded up because I'm not a total bastard.

Smooth but effervescent, peach and tobacco notes, looks like a model 'cept she's got a little more ass.

Several good tracks, but I got a little tired of the style as the album progressed.

A mixed bag. Some of the more energetic tracks are really fun. “Thinking Of You” is a pop classic and the opener is pure disco. The title track is cheesy and far too long; the second half of the track is completely redundant and annoying repetitive. The slower ballads are pretty poor and offer nothing except a change of pace. It’s good, but not great. I would listen to the is more than most of the rubbish on this list, but it’s an album of peaks and valleys.

We are Family is on it would you believe. I like that song, the others aren't really my jam that much.

This is very obviously the handiwork of Nile Rodgers which means it's pretty good. Songs you know, songs you recognise from samples. Excellent stuff.

Classic. Pretty coo.

Kind of boring. Not my vibe.

I'm a huge Nile Rodgers fan. His influence in pop, dance and eventually electronic music is amazing, not to mention Chic's guitar rifs as a base for so many hip-hop samples. Lucky for us, at the height of their creative peak they recorded this album with Sister Sledge where half of the songs are as good and sometimes better than Chic's best songs. We Are Family is just as big as Le Freak and Good Times. Lost in Music is an great great deepish track. There's mostly cringe fame for Greatest Dancer because of Will Smith, but the song is great, one of Chic's best And where do I start with Thinkin of You, one of my favorite songs ever. The groove on this song is, the guitar riff is great, the bass line is unique and sticks with you forever. Shame that the rest of the album suffers the same as other Chic albums, half amazing, half forgetable. I don't know how to rate this album, is it the listenability? Ho consise or essential of an album listening experience it is? There's so much music that it's enjoyed as a set of songs from different artists that flow better than the album it came from, assuming it's ever on an album. If it were on the strength of it's top songs, i'd rate it 5 stars, but it's not so I won't.

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I guess I never realized that the album version of We Are Family was 8 minutes long.

After the last 3 days of albums this was a breath of fresh air. I think the nostalgia of growing up listening to my dad's band play "We Are Family" and loving "Getting Jiggy With It" made me like this album a bit more than I would otherwise.

3 - This is good, just not really something I get Jiggy With.

Great album that influenced and was sampled by lots of the rap first generation. The importance of this album that mixes funk with disco in a pop soulish vibe is undeniable

Funky 70s soul. I can dig it! 3 We Are Family is the song though! 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. I wasn't even alive in 1979 & I know that song & that team are forever intertwined.

Getting Jiggy with it.

wanted to like this more than i did :( perfectly Fine disco album

The title track was a huge part of the soundtrack to my summer of 1979. It was literally EVERYWHERE. That said, I have no idea why this album is on this list. It is pleasant, competent post-disco, elevated somewhat above its contemporary competitors by the presence of Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards as producers and composers. Their obvious fingerprints are easily noted throughout this album. So these nice young women had their 15 minutes of fame, and then gradually faded back into relative obscurity in the 80s. Sad note: they seem to have expended a more than a modicum of effort in the 2010s/2020s suing and countersuing each other over rights to the Sister Sledge name/copyright. We are family, indeed.

Ken ik echt totaal niet. Maar als de titel van het nummer is dat ik denk dat het is wordt het disco bonanza. Lost in music: Vet, voelt wat zwaarder dan de meeste disco Thinking of you: He deze ken ik van een setje van laatst. Job Jobse ofzo? Tot nu toe echt nice. Disco heb ik vaak het idee dat ik alleen maar naar hetzelfde nummer luister, dat heb ik binnen dit album zelf ook wel, maar met iets meer nadruk op strings en compositie is het net een andere take. One more time: gitaarsolo in een disconummer wtf Eerste indruk: normaal niet echt een discofan (niet te lang iig), maar dit is met de strings net speciaal genoeg voor een 3

Well sung and well produced. I'm not the biggest fan of this genre - it honestly sounds too slick but I can appreciate the craft that went into this.

Fun one time listen

Cheesy as hell but it’s actually pretty decent. Never listening to it again though.

Been humming all day...

I really like the sound of "He's the Greatest Dancer," and I could not have said it was Sister Sledge. Of course, the title track is classic disco.

It’s so upbeat and vibey. But would I regret not having heard this album? Probably not

I'm not the biggest fan of disco and I wasn't expecting great things from this. However, while I wouldn't necessarily put this on again I did enjoy it and in part that was because it's female vocal rather then male. Not sure why that makes a difference but it does, so go figure

Classic disco record, but not one of my all-time favorites or anything. Everyone knows the title track.

Repetitive, as disco tends to be, but some slower pieces too.

The title song was heard EVERYWHERE when it came out. I mean EVERYWHERE!! Nile’s and Bernard knew how to bring out the best in everyone. Fun album. Not sure why it was deemed worthy to be on this list, however.

Nice funky album, great for a dance floor. Nile Rodgers knows how to create a great funky groove

The album is more than just its title track. It's good mixture of disco and R&B, and the bass lines are amazing.

First listen

Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 Amazing voices. Nile’s Rogers’ production and direction of Chic as backing band is great. That Philly Sound!

Getting jiggy with it

Maybe my first full-length disco record I've ever listened to? I can respect the arrangements here and I imagine a lot of the repetitive dancier songs would be perfect for clubs and dancefloors but this isn't a highly enjoyable album experience. "Somebody Loves Me" is pretty though.

The first thing you think of hearing the beginning of this record is "damn, this sounds like Chic". That's because Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards wrote all the songs and produce and perform on it. Disco with strings and silky vocals, it's a product of its time, a snapshot of the late 70s. Irresistible boogie bait with Sledge sisters singing. "Thinking of You" and the title track stand out with slinky funky bass performances and groovy arrangements.

Not a particularly cohesive album, but some great tracks.

Really good songs, disco vibes, liked

Really great disco album, wouldn't return so I'm giving it a 3

I had a summer retail job where music came from a small colletion of CDs. Some shifts I'd hear We Are Family 2-3 times. Favorite songs: Easier to Love, Thinking of You

Disco with nile rogers He's the greatest dancer We are family

Takes me to the disco days, dancing to a lot of this music on the dancefloor. Enjoyed this album overall, although it's not my go to genre.

Ранний R'n'B. Прародитель всяких TLC и пр. Вполне неплох. Слушать дальше я его конечно же не буду.

This is the album that got me stuck on this project for like a year. Moving on.

2.5/5

#937. Ah shit, another disco album this week? I thought the party was over, I was about to put the cocaine away, but don't worry, I'll put it back out, we're not going home just yet. 3/5: fun

Can't fault it if disco and We are Family is your thing.

Lost In Music ❤️

Not usually a fan of disco but this was surprisingly fun

I noticed that this one also has Nile Rodgers credited on it. I think that's funny because the guitar is like the least interesting thing about this album. I liked the vocals, I liked the basslines, I liked the grooves made by the drummer, there might've been a song in here that didn't have guitar. I wouldn't know. It was fine. I didn't actively dislike it. But I also heard it while playing video games with my friend Molly. So it was the soundtrack to a pleasant time. Molly is bad at Slay the Spire 2.

i liked it but i felt like there was so much repetition. that’s to be expected with disco but it’s hard when you’re just sitting around listening to it like i was, versus it playing while you are dancing, which is what a lot of this is intended for. but yeah i think disco does lose some of its shine when you’re listening to it the way i was versus at a disco/club/party. some good songs but then there were some songs i just got bored with. he’s the greatest dancer, lost in music, and we are family were the standouts for me. 3.5/5

I found this mostly fine but a little to dancey and superficial for my preference. The music was pretty good, especially when it hit its grooves. The vocals were solid too, if repetitive. As a whole, though, it just didn't really seem all that interesting to me. There were a few good songs that I enjoyed. The rest were forgettable. I'll also note that this is a Sister Sledge album, but it's really just them signing songs made for them to sing. The majority of the album is written, performed, and produced by others. That probably plays into the inauthenticity I felt from it. Also, that it's disco. While the album isn't bad, it's not much more than fine for me. I don't really see what makes it an essential listen. Overall: 2.6/5

70's Disco Soul. Not my favorite kind of soul, but it isn't a bad listen. I can groove to it.

I don’t think this whole album needs to be on the list. It has the one famous song and another song that was sampled by Will Smith in the late 90s. The rest is just really long disco.

This is some high-quality R&B focus disco. The songs are great, production is good, and the vibes are positive.

Hmm disco. Not sure. Let’s see. Saw them live once and it was fun. First half I was thinking four, second half three. It's a real 3 and a half but I'm going to have to go 3/5.

It’s like Nile was looking around at disco and nascent hiphop DJs and knew he just had to write something perfect for sampling. The songs here aren’t all that compelling lyrically, but the music and vocal affect by the Sledge sisters makes up for that shortcoming. Is it the same basic song every time? More or less, but that’s fine, it’s a good song!

Probably a 4 on a relisten

Solid R&B. Title track is the stand out known all over the world.

Great singing; We Are Family was the standout.

Album en mi opinion aburrido. Entiendo que en su epoca fuera un discazo de funk pero le ha faltado mas variacion y sorpresa en las canciones. Me ha sonado siempre muy plano, muy igualitario todo y ademas las canciones eran larguisimas con lo que a veces se hacian cansinas. Eso si, esto no quita que sea un discazo ideal para bailar y no pensar en nada para dejarte llevar. Si estas en ese mood, es perfecto.

Very fun. The album cover is gorgeous and We are family is a great song. It's just a bit slow sometimes (the more romantic ones got boring for me)

Hum

Very listenable & largely enjoyable. Each song was probably about 1/3 longer than it needed to be though, and the songs are all a little bit samey!

Standouts Lost in Music We Are Family

We Are Family is Sister Sledge's third album, and the most successful work of their career. For this album, they collaborated with Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards from the band Chic, making songs that sound very much like the disco that Chic produced. The album includes a few disco classics, "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer." "We Are Family" became the group's defining song, as well as one of the most recognized songs from the disco era.

fun disco groove! but not my fave

Pretty darn catchy, but I don't feel like dancing.

Very nice rhythm section, I understand why it got heavily sampled! Didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Was jamming in the record shop and sold a copy. Gotta revisit this one not usually what I listen to, but it was good!

I don’t hate disco. I find it pleasant to listen to and dance to, but it doesn’t exactly leave much of an impression on me. I respect the emotion, sense of fun, and technical skill in the album, but it just doesn’t sink it’s hooks into me in the way other albums do.

No conozco a la banda. Parece que es tipo música disco. we are family es un temón. Después todo muy agradable al oído, buen genero. No suelo escucharlo, pero me gusta. 7/10

3.5 would listen to this live

Consanguineous

Mostly enjoyable. A strong 3

Nile Rodgers.

The hit plus a few other great moments. How to rate that? 3.5

Sweet disco album. I like the more upbeat numbers better. 3.5

460/1089 - I liked the Chic album more but this is still alright.

Love the repetition!

Disco at it's most catchy, some smash hits and some nice vocals. Smooth bass, and silky vocals. Some clever lyrics pre-hip hop that may have had some influence on things to come in the years to come.

Never heard of it, but you can hear the Nile Rogers vibes throughout. Cool R&B/soul album. It’s fine. Let it have three stars.

Easy to listen to. Had no idea these guys are responsible for "We are Family." I enjoyed most of the album, but when that song came on I felt like I was being forced to dance at a wedding and didn't care for it.

This is some smooth '70s disco. It's not my thing, and "We are Family" has been pummeled into oblivion by decades of overplaying, but this is a fun glimpse into the coked-up Studio 54 era that sounded like it was a good time all around. 3.5.

“We Are Family” has been ruined by hundreds of advertisements and workplace radio rotations. The rest of the album, while not bad, isn’t something I’m racing to listen to again. Some good funk grooves and soul though. It grew on me a bit while listening, probably closer to a 4? They’re from Philly :)

Solid listen. I enjoyed the album.

A delight, if also a bit monotone.

Muy buen disco😉😉😉

decently enjoyable. not my normal music but fine

fun,dancy but a bit annoying

An alright album nothing too crazy to me

Better than I thought it would be. First song is quite funky.

Good disco! 3/5 Favorites: Thinking of You, Easier to Love, He’s the Greatest Dancer Should this be on this list: Yes!

solid

Good album. It was tons more fun than Band on the Run. Worth a listen.

70

Groovy and funky. Felt like a trip to the 70s.

Nothing to write home about outside of We Are Family. Mediocre disco sounding band that can be passed up. Would be a 1 if it were not for We Are Family which is a keeper.

Good beats and funky sound

Some real disco classics, but funk loses something for me with the four-on-the-floor, so doesn't quite have the longevity of the best in that genre.

It was some fun disco tunes. Had Jacob dancing around the living room. It was fun, but didn’t make me want to come back for more.

There are some great songs, but as the album played on, some songs felt repetitive. Overall, decent album with filler.

Rounding up from 2.5

My brothers and I would have "disco fights" in our garage when we were kids. We'd play a disco hits CD, turn on a strobe light and bubble machine and then just absolutely wail on each other. We Are Family was one of the songs featured on the compilation CD. That nostalgia made me really enjoy this record.

Good music, I was hoping for more discoveries.

Very listenable with a couple of corkers.

Jaaaa 4 hits op dit album en Nile Rodgers Al 3x live gezien met o.a. deze bangers

Fav songs: He’s the greatest dancer

Carino, ero tentato di dargli 4 stelle, ma non c'è nessuna canzone che mi piace particolarmente.

Enjoyed it. Never even knew who sang We Are Family before.

We are!!!!

Lost in music , caught in a trap Proof that the disco sucks movement was boomers being fools , oh and with some racism.

It's pretty fun. I wasn't surprised to see that Nile Rodgers was a producer; i can feel the Chic in this. Still, it's ephemeral. I know disco became a musical pinata, with everyone taking a turn beating it down, which has clearly affected its legacy. I don't know if it's cultural residue or just my taste, but I have no desire to put this on again. I still thought it was a good listen, and wouldn't be mad if I heard it again, but I'm not going to add any of it to my collection.

I mean, pretty tight disco album. The Sledge can sing, the bass is a sweet groove, Niles' guitar is funky, and the (fake?) strings swirl around. Smooth as the silk the ladies sport on the cover.

Delicious grooves topped with smooth, powerful singing. “He’s the Greatest Dancer” alone is worth the price of admission. Just a smidge away from a a 4 for me.

3 out of 5 Upbeat 70s funk. I knew their top hits, but enjoyed listening to some great b-side tracks as well. Overall too many songs so only 3 stars.

Sounds great, wonderful vocals and rhythm, just very rarely suits my mood.

This is about as Disco as you can get. Solid hooks. Doesn't really hold up.

Great

in da clurb we all fam/5

Good.

ok girl, not where i parked my car

there were definitely some boring moments but overall it was an okay album

Classic

Even Will Smith sampling this lot can't ruin it. I have to admit, when I started this task I hated disco, but I have come to appreciate it now - well, the stuff with Chic anyway, and surprise surprise, this album is essentially a Chic album. No issues there. It's top notch disco. That's it. Now, where's the cocaine? That's obviously a joke. No one loses their coke. Best Tracks: He's The Greatest Dancer; Thinking of You; We Are Family

Interesting. The end of the disco era, and beginning 80s soul. Didn't love it. Liked parts of it more than I expected to, but not a great one.

Well they were definitely not songwriters, but good singers and one memorable hit.

Yeah, it’s not horrible 🤷🏻‍♀️ Stand-outs - He’s the Greatest Dancer - Lost in Music

Mixed on this one. There are some undoubtable mega hits on this album, so much so that you've heard them forever and over and over again. That works against this album because you hear those songs, you get it, and then you get to the other songs and that not quite different or unique enough to elevate the album. Overall good but you've heard this all before

Review - a classic disco album, for all that's worth. Reasonably fun, self-consciously chic and carefree music. First track spends a verse just name dropping clothing brands. Cutting edge for it's time I imagine. Guitar parts are good. Some fun basslines. Generally a fine album but not really my thing and I disagree with the ethos of disco so never really going to be my thing Rating - 6/10 Need to hear? YES

i hate to be the downer here but i found this album repetitive as heck… but the flute was a nice touch i was grooving hard to that. this album makes me feel like i should be in an austin powers movie and not in a good way. unfortunately not my vibe but i appreciate the heritage it holds.

Love most of the funk. Had impure thoughts about several of the sisters back in the day.

The album that sang us out of The Birdcage, The Associate, and Ice Age: Collision Course 🎥🍿

1: We Are Family 2: One More Time 3: He’s The Greatest Dancer

The singles are great on the radio, or in a mix tape. But the rest is filler.

3/5 we are family!

Love the first track but as an album I found the listening experience cloying and one-note and therefore struggled through - surprised myself with this rating not being higher!

Nothing like a little disco for the work day!

Na na na na na na na

Groovy.

I'm a little conflicted with rating this album. I have issues with it that would normally lower it's rating, but I also really liked the album regardless. Almost every song is too long. ('We are Family' is eight and a half minutes!) And within these excessive runtimes the songs are very repetitive sonically and lyrically. This genre also tends to sound quite similar song to song, leaving this album with a very monotonous sound. But I actually really liked the album. And I'm tempted to give it an even higher rating because of that, but I won't. Three stars. (Favorite song: He's the Greatest Dancer.)

Classic Disco. What can ya do?

Decent record… for disco. Not a fan of disco in general.

Pleasant enough, but this is not my family. ★★★

Montag, 16.03.2026 ~Abends~ Mit 7% Akku auf dem Weg zum Görlitzer Park gehört - komplett & ohne Ablenkung.

irgendwann nach der Nasen - OP bei meinen Eltern abends im Wohnzimmer (hatte das Album berwits im alleinigen Durchlauf der Alben #prenicole)

6/10 – Decent

No real highs or lows.

Nice funk/r&b album, catchy and groovey.

Some real groovy moments. Nile Rodger’s guitar playing is so infectious. I like the bass playing as well. Obviously the stars here are the Sledge sisters, and they do shine. I don’t love the strings to be honest, and I don’t really like the slow songs. Once they establish a groove, as a listener I resent any break from the disco tempo.

bring disco back to the clubs

Super groovy and relaxed vibe. Vocals weren’t my favorite but also nothing terrible. Decent melodies overall but the lyrics were a bit distracting and not exactly my style. For sure a great album and probably just not on the end of soul and R&B that I enjoy most. Still really consistent and great backing instruments and nice sound overall.

Made me mum cry

Some disco bangers

Sister Sledge, wonderful and fun listening. Indulgent into their music and discography. Listen again album!

Feeling the funk Fave track: He's the Greatest Dancer

A few chic bops. 3.5/5

Listened to and from work. Fun little album. Like a lot of disco to me it kind of all blended together.

It was okay.

Love hearing the source of so many samples in hip-hop. Great feel good record

An absolutely beautiful and lush R&B/Disco record. Everything on this album is a winner, especially the big hit, We Are Family. But stuff like Easier to Love are absolutely gorgeous tracks. Stuff that'd make a great sample for a 2000's/2010's hiphop track. THAT SAID, for as positive I am about this album, it's just not something I really think I'll ever go back to. Great album that's just not my thing.

Day770 - this is more about what a genius nile rogers is.

WE ARE FAAMILY!! Favorite Song : ONE MORE TIME 7/10

We are one hit wonders! The rest of the album was fine, good vocals with slappa da bass but never reaches the highs of We Are Family. 6/10

So many songs here are ICONIC. Everything here is very interesting and well done. I really enjoyed this. The vocals are amazing too. Liked Songs: "He's the Greatest Dancer" , "Somebody Loves Me" , "Thinking of You" , "We Are Family" , "Easier to Love" , "You're a Friend to Me"

2.5

Enjoyed this one. Probably not something I'll come back to though.

Das ist... unerwartet gut!?! Außer dem Titeltrack gar nicht so nervig, ganz viel Sample-würdig (Nile Rogers eben), aber zu lang. Ich würde mir ein Die Türen spielen Sister Sledge Coveralbum wünschen

Schönes Period Piece. Muss man mal gehört haben - lost in music, banger. Aber auch nicht zu häufig.

wi ar femili :D FAVS (top 3): hes the gratest dancer, somebody loves me, we are family mençoes honrosas: lost in music, thinking of you, one more time é um album disco bem basiquinho e normal sinceramente nada mt uau mas tbm nada de ruim!! nota final: 3.5/5

Disco is a genre I'm very lightly familiar with. This could considered an intro of female disco vocal groups for myself. Enjoyable, definitely groovy. You can definitely hear Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards' production through the album.

Another Nile Rogers/Bernard Edwards album? The tight back band is there, some flashes of the soulful and funky bass but its no C’est Chic. The bass is a bit back in the mix and the album is poorer for it. Gets funky on a couple of tracks like We Are Family but overall it lacks something that C’est Chic had, a spark, the overall energy. Not sure. Its Nile’s and Bernard but it hits a groove and stays there in most songs, no texture and a bit repetitive and plain. Fine for the dancefloor i imagine, but as a solo listen, drags a bit. i think it is the variety on C’est Chic that puts ut above this. It’s practically the same band plus the Sledge Sisters on this album, all sings seem to be wrotten by Niles and Bernard, so really a Chic album, but not the best one.

Classic disco vibe with one of the most famous songs ever (We Are Family) and for good reason. A solid listen.

Fun and funky with great production. The hits were great and the rest was mediocre.

good album, not a big fan of R&B/funk

I enjoyed the songs! Just got a lil repetitive, and was a lot to listen to all at once. spread out, I feel like I'd like them all a little bit more. They were also very long songs, and I do not have all that time lmao