1/22/2019 we are family turns 40

Funny enough, Thinking Of You was originally released as the b side to Lost In Music, before becoming a UK hit in its own right in 1984 peaking at No. 11

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Originally Posted by glencro

lucky2012, here's a great example of the sisters displaying their solo chops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-HvhZpSQ60

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Beautiful! A belated thanks. One of my favorite songs, sung beautifully by all four sisters and with the pure harmony supposedly only real sisters can possess.
Thanks for the above interview, too. It has a nice positive end. :)

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Originally Posted by Boogiedown

and a sound that caught on readily , like here from the italo disco group Change:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMrDJLPlq20

flowers bloom in morning dew
and the beauty seems to say
it's a pleasure when you treasure
all that's new and true and gay

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Yes, Change definitely had a Chic influence goin on!!!

Another one with that Chic sound, from British group Delegation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8LheYkA59A

Love it!!!

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Originally Posted by Boogiedown

....oh and gay , Tom Tom you asked if I was, yes under optimal conditions. Are you?
And unlike PNH I was around when WE ARE FAMILY was amongst the hottest songs being heard in the gay clubs and the plausible nod our way in the lyrics was not lost on us at the time.

here's some "CHIC" with horns::cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG0Il_SA3Yo

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Well Boogie I'm not gay myself, but I do enjoy a gay anthem or two :p "We Are Family" definitely fits in there now you mention it.

And I like that one by the BB&Q Band too!

Kathy's leads on this lp [[as are all the ladies) superb.

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Originally Posted by TomatoTom123

Well Boogie I'm not gay myself, but I do enjoy a gay anthem or two :p "We Are Family" definitely fits in there now you mention it.

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Haha ! A gay anthem or two here and abouts never hurt nobody. lol!

Got any other "CHIC" like songs ? Delegation's was a good one.

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Originally Posted by TomatoTom123

Well Boogie I'm not gay myself, but I do enjoy a gay anthem or two :p "We Are Family" definitely fits in there now you mention it.

And I like that one by the BB&Q Band too!

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Wow, haven't heard this song in ages...thanx for posting. Very Chicish

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Originally Posted by Boogiedown

Haha ! A gay anthem or two here and abouts never hurt nobody. lol!

Got any other "CHIC" like songs ? Delegation's was a good one.

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Ooh, can't think of any off the top of my head, but if I do I will get back to you :)

I'm back Boogie, only took me a week! "Me, My Woman And My Music" from the Chairmen Of The Board!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeYP_X3B0bc

General Johnson and "Can't Nobody Love Me Like You Do", definitely has something of the Chic about it. Interestingly it's from 1976 which predates Chic! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_6bU0h3oAM

This We Are Family album closing number should have made it's way to radio. Great track and a rare Kim Sledge lead, "One More time" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbSc-2IzXzM

40 Years, and Warner has nothing but a version of the album available with the single version of the song? I have to contact Warner Music about this. Good thing I bought the original LP and CD, but for anyone wanting the album today is getting shortchanged.

Here's a bit of trivia: the Chic song "I Want Your Love" was originally supposed to have been a Sister Sledge track, as both albums "C'est Chic" and "We Are Family" were being recorded simultaneously.

Also, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers fed Kathy Sledge her lines one by one as they were recording. That was to control her phrasing. That was a lot of punching-in and wear on the tape that must have driven the engineer crazy.