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Sister Sledge: The Definitive Groove Collection

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This is a decent collection of Sister Sledge's work but Rhino/Atlantic why not put together a "real" definitive collection or an anthology on these ladies and include the hard to find singles? They are more than deserving of it.

Most people think Sister Sledge fell to earth with 1979's We are Family, but this is not the case. They'd been around since 1971 and made a handful of great records that were never promoted before and after "Family"...anyway I digress. Again... Rhino give us an Anthology worthy of these ladies... Below is Sister Sledges(mostly) Atlantic discography:

1971 - Time Will Tell (single) - Money Back Records
1972 - Weatherman (single) - ATCO Records
1973 - Mama Never Told Me (single) - ATCO Records
1975 - Circle of Love - ATCO Records
1976 - Thank You For Today/Have Love, Will Travel (single) - Cotillion Records
1977 - Together - Cotillion Records
1978 - I've Seen Better Days (single) - Cotillion Records
1979 - We Are Family - Cotillion Records
1980 - Love Somebody Today - Cotillion Records
1981 - All American Girls - Cotillion Records
1982 - The Sisters - Cotillion Records
1983 - Betcha Say That To All The Girls - Cotillion Records
1985 - When The Boys Meet The Girls - Atlantic Records

THE DEFINITIVE GROOVE COLLECTION may be a little too much Sister Sledge for casual fans, but for deep soul/disco lovers, this collection is a must. Besides the expected hits, this anthology includes such popular album cuts as "Betcha Say That To All The Girls" (featuring a humorous rap by jazz singer Al Jarreau), "Super Bad Sisters" (one of the earliest rap/sung collaborations), and the creamy Phiily disco/soul of "Pain Reliever". It also includes three non-album singles (The Top 20 UK hit "Mama Never Told Me", the ballad "Thank You For Today" and the peppy "Cream Of The Crop", which crawled to #100 on the Billboard r&b charts in 1976). The usual quality Rhino liner notes are here as well as clean remastered sound. According to the liner notes, Sister Sledge gets a mechanical royalty whenever "We Are Family" is played although they didn't write the song.

Perhaps this is a bit too much for the casual Sister Sledge fan, but if you want a collection that covers all eras of their career, this is the one to buy. This compilation features all the well-known hits such as "We Are Family", "He's The Greatest Dancer" and "Lost in Music", in addition to favorites such as "All American Girls" and what is perhaps their best song in my opinion, "Thinking of You".

Sister Sledge sang the original version of "All the Man That I Need" that went on to be a big hit for Whitney Houston, and they had a minor hit with their version of "My Guy". They also had a big UK hit in 1985 with "Frankie", which is admittedly awful. All these tracks and more are included here.

This is not really a review, but a loyal Sister Sledge fan jumping for joy right now. All of my favorite SS tracks are on here. I think anybody who is a SS fan will truly enjoy this double disc. It's well worth it.

This group represented a breath of fresh air particularly when you compare the artist of today. I grew up listening to the group in the late 70's early 80's and the "LOVE SOMEBODY" album was my favorite. I was glad to see this collection which included some of my hard to find best singles, "Reach your Peak", "Let's go on Vacation" and "Pretty Baby".

I got this for one song and it was way worth the money. I heard the Definitive Groove version of We are Family on Pandora and I loved it so much more. It's just a big fun groovy party wrapped up in one extended feel good song. Strings, piano riffs, bass riffs, and Bernard's Funky Bass. It just don't get any better.

The product was just what I needed to finish up a family reuion project that I was putting together. I done a beauitful picture's presentation and added the music in which I purchase. I can't say enough it turn out great.

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