Love Somebody Today

Sister Sledge | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B000T9DFCM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #405,251 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm so glad this has been reissued, October 25, 2007

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Olukayode Balogun (Leeds, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Somebody Today (Audio CD)

Sometimes good things come to those who wait. I was so glad to see that this had been recently reissued and quickly ordered a copy. The previous version is still on sale here somewhere for $49.99. That might sound like a lot but believe it or not, it was once selling for $99.99.

This was the other Sister Sledge album produced by the guys from Chic. It was released the year after the phenomenal We Are Family and didn't even come close to it in terms of commercial success. While songs like "He's The Greatest Dancer", "Lost In Music", "Thinking Of You" and of course, "We Are Family" are still regularly played to this day on retro radio and in (incredibly popular) 70s/80s nightclubs and have been remixed, remade, covered and sampled hither and yon over the years, songs from this album barely got a look in. A shame really, as in my view, this one had much more to offer musically. Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers were a bit more adventurous with their production on here and were trying out new ideas. Check out "Pretty Baby", for instance, which was purely lead guitar-led (though for years I thought it was piano); a first for the dynamic duo as far as I recall.

Their music was also beginning to break free of the confines disco demanded and the sisters had much more freedom to showcase their very capable vocals. I love all eight of the songs, though "You Fooled Around", "I'm A Good Girl", "How To Love" and "Let's Go On Vacation" (with its wonderful electric piano jazz improvisations towards the end) are forever firm personal favourites. I'm also quite pleased to see that they haven't added on any of those silly remixes that some earlier releases of many classic albums have had. Maybe someone is listening, after all.

Only one quibble: I wish they had put the artwork that appeared on the back of the original vinyl version on the back CD cover. It appears on the inner sleeve so I guess it could be worse but I'm thinking that's where the new artwork that does appear on the CD back cover, would have been much better placed. But I guess it's a minor detail.

As a footnote, my buddy and I were playing some of this old music the other day and we were saying that if someone had told us back in 1980 that we would still be playing and enjoying the music of the day 27 years later, we would have almost died laughing. Yet here we are. And it's not just old fogeys like us going back into the archives. I know a number of much younger people who are sick of today's blandness in popular music and are going back to the music of the 70s and 80s. If you're one of those people and you missed this one first time round, pick a copy up. It's a gem.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Songs of love and beauty, January 9, 2006

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Mister Melody "Soulchild" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Somebody Today (Audio CD)

With the hype surrounding the Chic Organization's production work on Diana Ross' "diana" and Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" still reverberating through soul and disco today, it's easy for 1980's fine "Love Somebody Today" to slip through the cracks. This fairly successful follow-up to the Sledges' monster "Family" is full of pleasures, all of which rank among the sisters' best offerings. While "Family" was a showcase for the Chic production style, this album put the sisters out front and center and provided a supple blend of sweet harmonies and soulful, jazzy touches. What is striking about this eight-song set is its emphasis on the vocals. Without being buried in the mix behind speaker-blowing bass or the voices of Chic's Alfa Anderson and Lucy Martin, the pitch-perfect clarity of the Sledges' vocals is on full display. The standard issue opener "Got to Love Somebody" was the hit here, but there is much more to savor. Each sister steps to the mic, with highlights including Kathy's leads on "You Fooled Around" and "How to Love," Joni on "I'm a Good Girl," Kim on the beautifully harmonized "Easy Street" and big sister Debbie on the jazzy "Let's Go on Vacation." "You Fooled Around," "Let's Go On Vacation," and the Kathy-led thumper "Pretty Baby" stand as the album's best cuts, while the others follow closely behind. While Nile and 'Nard's restraint behind the boards may not have yielded the commercial punch of "Family" and its singles, a fine achievement still emerged in "Love Somebody Today." An underrated gem of its era, "Love Somebody Today" should certainly be back in print for all to enjoy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sophmore Supremacy for Sister Sledge, November 14, 2003

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M. A. Hicks "mhbass" (Sagamore Hills, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Somebody Today (Audio CD)

If there debut album wasn't enough 'Love Somebody Today' solidifies Sister Sledge as a highly successful Female group under the production of the Chic Organization (Edwards, Rodgers,Thompson).

Kathy Sledge raises her vocals to the limits, and performs brilliantly on this masterpiece. I think it is their Best Effort. My favorite track on this album is 'How to Love'. On this track the Chic Strings shift it into full gear on this ballad, and Nile's chops are very complimentary to this olde to coming up short in love.

A fun track is 'Fooled Around'. On this track you sort of forget that it's a Sister Sledge album, and you tend to focus on the Chic sound that is so vibrant. Again, Nile's guitar work is awesome.

This is a must have for the music archives. get this album while it's still available, because it's not on the music store shelves.

Big Ups to Sister sledge. and the entire Chic organization for this excellent work of Art.

We Are Family!!!!!!!