| SISTER SLEDGE | |
| He's The Greatest Dancer | |
| This sheet music is EXCELLENT on my grading system. Suitable for Framing! |  Printed in USA 1979 |
| Best known for their work with Chic in the late 1970s, siblings Debbie, Kim, Joni and Kathy SledgeÂcollectively Sister SledgeÂreached the height of their popularity during the Disco Era but had been recording since the early 1970s and were still active in the late 1990s. The group was formed in Philadelphia in 1971, when the sisters' ages ranged from 12 to 16 and they recorded their first single, "Time Will Tell," for the Philly-based Money Back label. At first, the group called itself Sisters Sledge, but after a few years, decided to change Sisters to Sister. In 1972, Sister Sledge signed with Atco and recorded its second single, "Weatherman," which was followed by the Jackson 5-like "Mama Never Told Me" in 1973. Sister Sledge's first national hit came in 1974, when "Love, Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me" reached #31 on the R&B charts and the Philadelphians recorded their debut album, Circle of Love. Their second album, Together, was released in 1977and contained the #61 R&B hit "Blockbuster Boy." It wasn't until 1979, when Chic leaders Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards produced We Are Family, that Sister Sledge really exploded commercially. "He's The Greatest Dancer" and We Are Family's title song both soared to #1 on the R&B charts, and the latter (a #2 pop smash) was adopted as a theme by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sister Sledge's next album, Love Somebody Today, (1980) was also produced by the Rodgers/Edwards team, and the single "Got To Love Somebody" became a #6 R&B hit. In 1981, Sister Sledge switched producers and worked with Narada Michael Walden, who produced 1981's excellent All American Girls. The title song was a #3 R&B hit, and in 1982, Sister Sledge had a #14 R&B hit with a cover of Mary Wells' "My Guy" that appeared on The Sisters. But after that, the foursome's popularity faded, and it never had another Top 20 hit in the U.S.Âalthough 1985's "Frankie" (a #32 R&B hitin the States) became a pop #1 hit in England. Sister Sledge left Atlantic for good in 1985, but its members kept busy in the 1990s. Epic released Kathy Sledge's debut solo album, Heart, in 1992, and 1997 found the sisters recording their risk-taking Farenheit date African EyesÂarguably one of the finest albums they ever recorded. Â Alex Henderson -- All Music Guide |
