Love Somebody Today Sister Sledge

• 1Got To Love Somebody06:55
• 2You Fooled Around04:32
• 3I'm A Good Girl04:13
• 4Easy Street04:34
• 5Reach Your Peak04:59
• 6Pretty Baby04:04
• 7How To Love04:36
• 8Let's Go On Vacation05:06
• Total Runtime38:59

Info for Love Somebody Today

„Although Sister Sledge had already peaked with their 1979 powerhouse We Are Family LP, they returned in the first half of 1980 with Love Somebody Today. Not quite as successful as its predecessor, but still showcasing the group's remarkable vocal strength, the album foundered primarily because it hit the brick wall laid down by the burgeoning disco backlash, but still managed to peak at number seven on the R&B charts in March.

Partnered for the second go-round with Chic's Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, who wrote and produced all the songs, Sister Sledge spun out a sophisticated, slick set of smooth, mid-tempo R&B that concentrated on the sisters' vocals, leaving the musical arrangements in the background. Both the title track, which proved the album's only major hit, and the melancholy 'You Fooled Around' emerged as the set's high points. Elsewhere, 'Reach Your Peak' is a surprising combination of disco and jazz, leaving both 'I'm a Good Girl' and 'How to Love' to weigh in on the ballad front. It would have been hard for Sister Sledge to surpass the monstrously good one-two punch of 'We Are Family' and 'He's the Greatest Dancer.' And, not surprisingly, much of Love Somebody Today sounds flat in comparison. But still, the sounds of Sister Sledge at the peak of their star power are better than much of the pap that passed for pop at the time.“ (Amy Hanson, AMG)

Kim Sledge, vocals
Debbie Sledge, vocals
Joni Sledge, vocals
Kathy Sledge, vocals
Alfa Anderson, backing vocals
Fonzi Thornton, backing vocals
Luci Martin, backing vocals
Michelle Cobbs, backing vocals
Bernard Edwards, bass
Gene Orloff, concertmaster
Tony Thompson, drums
Nile Rodgers, guitar
Andy Schwartz, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
Raymond Jones, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
Sammy Figueroa, percussion
Robert Sabino, piano, clavinet
Eddie Daniels, saxophone
Meco Monardo, tenor saxophone
Bob Milliken, trombone
Ellen Seeling, trumpet
Jon Faddis, trumpet
The Chic Strings, strings

Recorded and mixed in 1980 at Power Station Studios, New York
Engineered by Bob Clearmountain, Bill Scheniman, Larry Alexander
Mastering by Joe Gastwirt
Produced by Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards

Digitally remastered

Sister Sledge
The talented Sledge sisters formed Sister Sledge in 1972, and by 1979, they would be recognized for some of the decade's most recognizable hits, including the long-lasting "We Are Family."

Their 1979 album, We Are Family, included not only the title track hit, but also "He's the Greatest Dancer." A year later, Sister Sledge released Love Somebody Today, and the singles "Pretty Baby" and "Got to Love Somebody" both found a home on the charts.

In 1981, Sister Sledge hired Narada Michael Walden as their producer and released All-American Girls. The title track and "Next Time You'll Know" were both hits, and Sister Sledge continued to perform throughout the 1980's and 1990's with new material and additional hits. In 1998, Sister Sledge released African Eyes.

"He's the Greatest Dancer" was brought into the new millennium thanks to a Dannii Minogue cover in 2007 and its sampled use as featured on Will Smith's "Getting' Jiggy Wit It." Other Sister Sledge songs have been remixed and re-released by other bands, both in the United States and in the UK.

Sister Sledge continues to perform regularly, and they were even reunited in 2011 on Oprah Winfrey, for her "Women Who Rock" episode. "We Are Family" was highlighted as one of the most requested songs of all time.

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