Sister Sledge
is an
American
musical group
from
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, formed in
1972
and consisting of four
singers,
all of whom are
sisters:
Kim, Debbie, Joni, and
Kathy Sledge.
First entering the
UK Singles Chart
in 1975 with "Mama Never Told Me", their career went into decline
before it revived under the magisterial
production
skills of
Nile Rodgers
and
Bernard Edwards
of
CHIC.
This association gave them their biggest successes which came in
1979:
the popular
disco
anthems "We
Are Family" (#1 R&B, #2 Pop in the
U.S.)
and "He's
the Greatest Dancer" (#1 R&B, #9 Pop in the U.S.) Both
songs
were included on their eight song
1979
album
We Are Family.
Their follow up album was
1980's
Love Somebody Today, which included the songs "Got to Love
Somebody" (#6 R&B, #64 Pop in the U.S., #34 in the
UK) and
"Pretty Baby".Switching to producer
Narada Michael
Walden in
1981,
they released the album All-American Girls, yielding two
hits
(the title track, which reached #3 R&B and #79 Pop in the U.S. and
#41 Pop in the UK), and "Next Time You'll Know", which reached #28
R&B in the U.S.) The sisters continued singing new material
throughout the
1980s
and
1990s.
They achieved an international #1 hit with "Frankie"
in 1985 (#1 in the UK for 4 weeks). Their biggest hits have been
re-released several times in the UK, often in newly-remixed
versions which keep them sounding new and up–to–date. "We Are
Family" is regarded by the feminist movement as a totemic statement
– it reached number 7 in 1979, number 33 in 1984 and number 5 in
1993. "Lost in Music" reached number 17 in 1979, number 4 in 1984
and number 14 in 1993. "Thinking of You" reached number 11 in 1984
and
number 17 in 1993. Additionnal data: Official website, Wikipedia.
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The Wilkinsons:
With their first album, Nothing But Love (went
to #3 on the
Billboard
charts in 1998)
they established themselves as an act with a firm grip on both the sound
and direction of what their music was all about. Listening to their
first single, 26 Cents, it's easy to see why the group and the
self-penned tune garnered so much attention from record labels and
resulted in so many nominations and awards. The Wilkinsons understood
that blood-ties and blood harmonies are thicker and richer than any
amount of record business calculation. Their music not only captivates
but also shows there can be a sense of peace with the way life evolves.
The Wilkinsons
are a
country music
family trio from
Belleville, Ontario,
Canada. The
group consists of
Amanda Wilkinson,
Tyler Wilkinson and their dad Steve Wilkinson. Awards: The trio
have been nominated for the
Country Music
Association's Horizon Award and Vocal Group of the Year and
for Single of the Year by the Academy of Country Music Awards. Their
sophomore album, Here and Now, won the
Canadian Country Music
Association award for Best Album. The band has earned 7
Canadian Country Music Awards, one
Juno Award,
and two
Grammy
nominations (both for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group). In
2006, The Wilkinsons were nominated for Independent Group of the Year at
the Canadian Country Music Awards.
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