Track Listing

1. He's The Greatest Dancer
2. Lost In Music
3. Somebody Loves Me
4. Thinking Of You
5. We Are Family
6. Easier To Love
7. You're A Friend To Me
8. One More Time
9. We Are Family (Sure Is Pure Remix)
10. We Are Family (Steve Anderson Dmc Remix)
11. Lost In Music (Sure Is Pure Remix)
12. Lost In Music (1984 Bernard Edwards)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7610 in Music
• Released on: 1995-07-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Customer Reviews

Disco Masterpiece enhanced
Before this team-up with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards Sister Sledge had some minor hits but We Are Family placed them on the map big time. They sound almost like a carbon copy of Chic on tracks like the exquisite He's The Greatest Dancer and Thinking Of You. The following songs were huge hits: Dancer, Lost In Music and the rousing We Are Family, all hook-filled tunes with irresistible rhythmic patterns. The rest is great too, especially One More Time and Somebody Loves Me which is a beautiful soulful ballad. The album has been enhanced by 2 x 1990s remixes each of Lost In Music and the title track. For more Chic magic, give the album Norma Jean by Norma Jean Wright a listen and don't forget the mothership in the form of Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic. Read all about the Rodgers/Edwards legacy in Everybody Dance: Chic and The Politics of Disco by Daryl Easlea.

Chic At Their Very Best
What more can I say but a classic disco album from Rogers and Edwards, only matched by their 1980 effort for Diana Ross.

This album has all the disco monsters of 'Lost In Music', 'We Are Family' and 'He's The Greatest Dancer'. Chic even try their hand at some slower balads for some of the tracks ('Somebody To Love', 'Easier To Love', and 'Your A Friend To Me'), which is unusual for Chic, but really works for this album.

My favourit tracks have to be 'Lost In Music' and the remaining two tracks 'Thinking Of You' and One More Time'. The latter two have such a catchy groove to them that they have been sampled many a time in modern day house music.

Being a fan of house music I was glad to see that this album has been updated to include two remixes of 'We Are Family' and 'Lost In Music', which round off the album nicely.

If you like this try 'Diana Ross - Diana (Delux Edition)..A great double disc that has all of Diana Ross's disco records on disc two. A must have for any real disco fan!

Also try anything by 'Soulsoul Orchestra' or 'Loletta Holloway', both products of the Salsoul Record label. This for me has to be the no. 1 records label of the mid to late 70's and early 80's, with so many good disco records signed to it, it is difficult to know where to start. I bought an album called 'Chilled Disco' and this was full of Salsoul disco/Salsoul funk records - superb!!

Get those feet moving!
I love disco, I love Chic, and I adore Sister Sledge. This is 'the' Sister Sledge album, it contains the classics 'we're lost in music', 'we are family' and 'he's the greatest dances'

There is a mixture of fab disco tunes and slow paced ballads, all the tracks are very good, although the ones that stand out are undoubtedly the dance tunes.

The original album was only eight tracks long, but was still value for money as many of the tracks are extended and about 6 minutes long. However, in this new version of the album, there are added remixes which definately add to the appeal of the album, particularly to the younger audience. It brings the Sister Sledge sound right up to date and makes one realise how timeless these tunes are.

The original recordings are still the best though, and the talents of the girls and Rodgers and Edwards (of Chic fame, and producers of this album) shine through on the originals best. They are infectious dance tunes that will never be out of date.

This is an album to listen to when you want cheering up; it can not fail to lift your spirits (unless, of course, you hate disco, in which case it will annoy the hell out of you!). The lyrics are original and unique to the Sister Sledge sound. I think young pop fans should listen to this album to see where a lot of today's popular music comes from (i.e Will Smith). I think it is a tribute to Sister Sledge that their music has been sampled so much, but a lot of young people have no idea who Sister Sledge or Chic are. It will be an education to you to realise that a lot of today's music is not all that original.

A must buy for any disco fan.