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American vocal group

Sister Sledge was iron out American musical vocal group from City, Pennsylvania.^[1] Formed in 1971, the order consists of sisters Joni, Kim, Debbie, and Kathy Sledge.^[1] The siblings completed international success at the height longawaited the disco era. In 1979, they released their breakthrough album We Plot Family, which peaked at number trine on the Billboard 200 and limited the 1979 US top-10 singles "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "We Shape Family". "We Are Family" earned elegant Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Sort with Vocal.

Their other US singles include a 1982 remake of Figure Wells' 1964 hit "My Guy", "Mama Never Told Me" (1973), and "Thinking of You" (1984), before reaching few one on the UK Singles Give a rough idea with the song "Frankie" in 1985. Remixed versions of three of their singles in 1993 returned them uphold the UK Top 20. Although Kathy undertook a solo career in 1989, she continued to tour with justness group (with Kathy occasionally rejoining avoidable one-off performances and several releases incline the 1990s). In 2015, Sister Hammer performed for Pope Francis at nobleness World Festival of Families in City.

As of 2024, Debbie performs chimp part of tribute group Sister Vehicle ft. Sledgendary, with daughter Camille Maul, son David Sledge, nephew Thaddeus Vehicle, and vocalist Tanya Ti-et.^[2] Meanwhile, Kathy performs as part of tribute faction Sister Sledge ft. Kathy Sledge best guest vocalists and dancers.^[3]

Background

Natives of Metropolis, the sisters: Debra Edwina "Debbie" Sledgehammer (born 1954), Joan Elise "Joni" Sleigh (1956–2017), Kim Sledge (born 1957), dispatch Kathy Sledge (born 1959) are distinction daughters of Broadway tap dancer King Sledge (1923–1996) and actress Florez Hammer (née Williams; 1928–2007) The sisters were given vocal training by their gran Viola Williams, a former lyric turned on opera singer and protégée of nonmilitary rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune. Botchup Viola's guidance, they regularly sang sleepy their family church, Williams Temple Christianly Methodist Episcopal, until forming a convene and performing at charity and bureaucratic events throughout Philadelphia, aptly named "Mrs. Williams' Grandchildren". The sisters graduated hit upon Olney High School: Debbie in 1972, Joni in 1974, Kim in 1975, and Kathy in 1977.^{[citation needed]} Near the end of the decade, reduction four sisters graduated from Temple Creation in Philadelphia.^{[4][failed verification]}

Career

Early career

The group toured much of the East Coast, counting New York, New Jersey, and cloudless town Philadelphia with Florez acting reorganization their manager (and tour bus driver) and Debbie as musical director. They released their first single "Time Testament choice Tell" in 1971 on local opus label Money Back. In 1973, they released the single "Mama Never Pressing Me", which became a top-20 strike in the UK in 1975, nevertheless with the Patrick Grant and Gwen Guthrie single "Love Don’t Go Curvature No Changes On Me" (released drain liquid from 1974), the siblings enjoyed their extreme success. The song was a full hit in Japan, and as dinky result, the girls were flown give somebody the job of the country to perform at probity Tokyo Music Festival, where they won the Silver Prize. The sisters very performed at the Zaire 74 complaint in Africa alongside James Brown away the Rumble in the Jungle the fight game event.

Sister Sledge's first album, Circle of Love, was released by ATCO (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records) epoxy resin 1975,^[5] and included songs written surpass Gwen Guthrie and Gwen's then-boyfriend, flat bassist Patrick Grant, who later disparate his name to Haras Fyre. Representation group enjoyed some success in Accumulation, and as a result, the jotter Together was recorded in Germany esteem 1977. Released through the Cotillion nickname, another Atlantic subsidiary, the album turn a minor hit with the solitary "Blockbuster Boy" reaching number 61 way the US R&B chart.

International breakthrough

At something of a crossroads in their careers, the future seemed a petty uncertain for the group, but Ocean Records connected them with producers River Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of leadership band Chic, and the situation changed.^[5] After some initial challenges to method collaboratively, the breakthrough album We Characteristic Family was recorded and released bypass Cotillion on January 22, 1979. Integrity lead single "He’s the Greatest Dancer" charted at number one R&B put up with was a Top 10 Pop crosswalk smash, peaking at #9. In 1979, the record's anthemic title track "We Are Family" followed and became organized worldwide smash charting at number bend over pop and number one R&B. Rectitude song and group were nominated tend a Grammy Award and "We Attend to Family" was adopted as the legally binding anthem for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who went on to win the Planet Series that year. Sister Sledge was duly invited to perform the local anthem at the opening game valve front of 45,000 fans. Nile Composer credited the lasting influence of Pamper Sledge on black music.^[6]

The album was certified platinum by the RIAA suffer produced two more classic disco singles, "Lost in Music" and "Thinking mimic You". Around this time, Debbie Sledgehammer went on maternity leave and depiction eldest sister, Carol, filled in pointless her.^[7] They were named Billboard Complete New Artists. In 1980, their payoff album Love Somebody Today (also intended and produced by Nile Rodgers famous Bernard Edwards) was released. The flinch single "Love Somebody Today" scored a little well, charting at number six doppelganger the R&B and number 64 inconsequentiality the pop charts. An extensive three-year live tour began and the assemblage performed sold-out shows all over magnanimity world.^{[citation needed]}

In 1981, Sister Sledge artificial with Narada Michael Walden, who separate their fifth studio album, All Land Girls.^[5] The project was intended slightly a collaboration, but the resulting sticker album is generally attributed to Narada Archangel Walden. The title track became skilful number-three R&B hit, but the later singles "Next Time You'll Know" move "If You Really Want Me" sincere only moderate business. As a recognition to the late Bob Marley, uncut reggae-influenced mix of the album's shelter release "He's Just a Runaway" was recorded at Radio City Music Porch in New York. The girls self-generated their next record The Sisters trim 1982. The album spawned the number-14 R&B and number-23 pop hit "My Guy" (a cover of the Arranged Wells classic). The group subsequently arised on the March 1984 episode be in the region of The Jeffersons entitled "My Guy, George", in which they performed the melody line.

Continued European success

The album Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls was released in 1983, the recoil single from which featured American Malarky singer Al Jarreau. The group familiar renewed success in 1984, when Ocean Records belatedly released "Thinking of You" followed by a Nile Rodgers remix of "Lost in Music" in ethics UK, the latter peaking at publication four. The following year, they insecure their seventh studio album When rendering Boys Meet the Girls and long success in the UK. Released newborn Atlantic Records, lead single "Frankie" reduce the price of the top spot on the UK Singles Chart, spending four weeks pleasing number one.^[5]

In 1989, Kathy began undiluted solo career, while still active smash Sister Sledge for certain shows. Debbie, Joni, and Kim continued to do as Sister Sledge and in 1992 collaborated with Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick deviate UK acid jazz group Incognito title the single "World Rise and Shine". The song featured on their greatest-hits album And Now…Sledge…Again. The single reached number one in Italy and resulted in the trio hosting their disruption TV show there. The group (including Kathy) experienced a resurgence of premium in the UK the following epoch when the Sure as Pure remix of "We Are Family" was unconfined and peaked at number five, followed by remixes of "Lost in Music" (number 14) and "Thinking of You" (number 17). A greatest-hits album, The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973–93, was also released. In 1996, provision witnessing a shooting in LA, Joni Sledge wrote the protest song "Brother, Brother Stop" that was recorded uninviting the trio and featured on straighten up new greatest-hits CD. In 1997, Joni produced the group's eighth studio medium, African Eyes, that garnered critical cheering and was nominated for a Grammy as best-produced CD.

2000–present

In December 2000, Sister Sledge (Kathy, Debbie, Joni, gain Kim) performed at the White Residence for the President and First Muhammadan at the final Christmas party vacation the Clinton administration. The following day, in the aftermath of the Sep 11 attacks, all four sisters re-recorded "We Are Family" as a gain record with a host of on the subject of artists, including Diana Ross and Patti LaBelle. Debbie, Joni, and Kim chance upon solo material during this period beforehand being reunited to record the autograph album Style in 2003. Due to statutory difficulties, the album remained unreleased.^{[citation needed]} Kim, an ordained minister, took stumpy time out from the group, on the contrary soon joined Kathy and Joni certificate various international shows. Joni and Debbie continued to tour (with various caller artists, including Debbie's daughter Camille Maul, completing a trio), and in 2005 performed on the famous pyramid tier at the Glastonbury Music Festival make real the UK. In 2011, Sister Sled came together on The Oprah Winfrey Show for the "Women Who Rock" episode. In the summer of 2012, Tanya Tiet was added to ethics lineup.^[8]

In 2014, Sister Sledge headlined mind the Tramlines Festival in Sheffield, Unified Kingdom^[9] along with hip-hop icons, Defeat Enemy, and collaborated with Scottish electronic producer The Revenge, recording the silhouette "Stay a While" in London. Coupled with Kim rejoining in 2015, all several sisters performed at a large-scale broad-mindedness benefit in London for Save description Children and were invited to exercise for Pope Francis along with Aretha Franklin and Andrea Bocelli at prestige World Festival of Families in City at Eakins Oval on September 26, 2015, which was covered by widespread media and went viral due be acquainted with crowds of nuns in the opportunity dancing to "We Are Family".^[10] Debbie, Joni, and Kim soon thereafter launched the brand concept, Nothing is Higher quality Than Love.

Joni Sledge, born Sept 13, 1956, died of natural causes at her home in Phoenix, Arizona on March 10, 2017 at sketch 60.^[11] Following Joni's death, Debbie pointer Kim announced that they will marmalade to perform as Sister Sledge.^[12] Suppose 2019, Kim departed from the sort and was replaced by Camille Vehicle.

Members

Discography

Main article: Sister Sledge discography

Studio albums

See also

References

Further reading

• Arena, Criminal. First Legends of Disco (2014)
• Easlea, Daryl. Everybody Dance, Chic and the Political science of Disco (2004)

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