The Sisters (album)

The Sisters is the sixth studio album by American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released in 1982 by Cotillion Records. The album is the group's first self-production. It contains a remake of the Mary Wells hit "My Guy". The Sisters peaked at No. 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as well as No. 69 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

1. "Super Bad Sisters" <small>(Art Austin, Robert Allen, Debbie Sledge Young, Joni Sledge, Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Kim Sledge)</small> – 4:38
2. "My Guy" <small>(William "Smokey" Robinson Jr.)</small> – 3:46
3. "Lightfootin'" <small>(Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Phillip Lightfoot)</small> – 3:59
4. "My Special Way" <small>(Mark Moulin)</small> – 5:03
5. "Grandma" <small>(Art Austin, Robert Allen)</small> – 3:50
6. "Get You in Our Love" <small>(Michael Clark)</small> – 3:53
7. "Il Mácquillage Lady" <small>(Joni Sledge)</small> – 3:57
8. "Everybody's Friend" <small>(Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Timothy J. Tobias)</small> – 4:33
9. "All the Man I Need" <small>(Dean Pitchford, Michael Gore)</small> – 4:41
10. "Jacki's Theme: There's No Stopping Us" <small>(Carol Conners, William Goldstein)</small> – 4:07

• Note: The song, "All the Man That I Need", would go on to be re-recorded (in a shortened, re-arranged version) by Whitney Houston, and would become an across-the-board smash hit in America, reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, the Adult Contemporary, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Cash Box Hot 100. Houston's spin on the song nixes the guitar solo, opting instead for a screaming sax break by Kenny G.

Personnel

Sister Sledge

• Kathy Sledge Lightfoot – lead vocals (2, 3, 6, 9), vocals (all)
• Joni Sledge – lead vocals (4, 7), vocals (all)
• Debbie Sledge Young – lead vocals (8), vocals (all)
• Kim Sledge – vocals (all)

with:

• James Williams, Kenneth Williams – rap (1)
• David Simmons – additional vocals (9)
• Nick Mundy – rhythm guitar (1–9), lead guitar (2, 5, 7–9)
• James "Herb" Smith – lead & rhythm guitar (10)
• Steve Gold – keyboards, synthesizer (1, 5)
• Jack Ebbert – keyboards (2, 4, 6, 9)
• Timothy J. Tobias – keyboards (8)
• Nathaniel Wilkie – keyboards (10)
• Robert (Bob) Allen – bass (1, 3, 5)
• Jimmy Williams – bass (2, 4, 6–8)
• Howard (CJ) Clark – bass (9)
• Jimmy "Funky" Williams – bass (10)
• Darryl Birgee – drums (1, 2–9)
• Phillip Lightfoot – drums (3, 10), electronic drums (10)
• Drew Henderson – percussion (1–8)
• Larry Washington – percussion (10)

Production

• Arranged by Phillip Lightfoot (co-arrangement on track 3), Sister Sledge (all)
• Produced by Sister Sledge
• Horns & strings arranged by Jack Faith (1, 5), Jack Ebbert (2, 6, 9), Roscoe Gill (4)
• Recording engineers: Arthur Stoppe, Dirk Devlin, Jim Gallagher, Joe Tarcia, Peter Humpheys
• Assistant recording engineers: Joe Bees, John Wisner, Michael Tarcia, Michael Spitz, Scott MacMin, Vince Warsavage
• Tracks 2, 7 and 8 mixed by Power Station Studios (New York City) by Scott Litt; assisted by Malcolm Pollack
• All other tracks mixed at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia) by Joe Tarsia; Tarsia is also responsible for re-mixing all tracks
• Art direction by Bob Defrin
• Photography by Harry Langdon

In popular culture

• CBS Sports used "Jacki's Theme: There's No Stopping Us" as the theme for its highlights of the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament following the championship game.
• Daft Punk sampled "Il Macquillage Lady" for their track Aerodynamic, from the album Discovery.

References

External links

• Sister Sledge - The Sisters (1982) album releases & credits at Discogs