Best Cotillion
We Are Family is the third studio album by the American vocal group Sister Sledge, released in 1979. The record was written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, who crafted a polished blend of R&B, funk, and disco. The album features the iconic title track, which became...
Why this score?
Definitive Sister Sledge album, Chic-produced, loaded with enduring singles; high public recognition and strong critical standing.
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Love Somebody Today is a 1980 disco and R&B album by Sister Sledge, released on the Cotillion Records label. The album reunited the Philadelphia sibling group with producers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, following their breakthrough success with 1979's We Are Family. The album produced t...
Why this score?
Elegant Chic-produced follow-up with strong grooves, but consensus sees it below We Are Family in songs and impact.
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All American Girls is a 1981 studio album by Sister Sledge, the American vocal group associated with disco, funk, and soul. Released by Cotillion Records, it marked a change from the group's earlier work with Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, with Narada Michael Walden involved in the product...
Why this score?
Solid post-Chic R&B-disco set with a respected title hit, but less cohesive and less canonical than earlier work.
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*Mourning in the Morning* is the 1969 debut studio album by Chicago blues guitarist and vocalist Otis Rush, released on Cotillion Records. Distinguished by its fusion of traditional West Side Chicago blues with contemporary rock elements, the album was produced by Mike Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites...
