Sister Sledge: Thinking Of You - The Atco / Cotillion / Atlantic Recordings (1973-1985), 6CD Box Set

• 97-track, 6CD box set of the eight full albums (plus bonus tracks and mixes) recorded for Atco, Cotillion and Atlantic by the internationally-renowned family group, Sister Sledge.

• Unquestionably one of the most successful female teams of the 70s and 80s, the Philly-born quartet are best known for enduring classics such as ‘He’s The Greatest Dancer,’ the anthemic ‘We Are Family,’ ‘Got To Love Somebody,’ ‘All American Girls’ and the No. 1 UK hit ‘Frankie’: this deluxe box set is a scintillating showcase for the diverse range of R&B, dance and pop material the sisters cut over a twelve-year period that brought them global fame.

Disc 1 comprises an expanded edition of the group’s 1975 debut Atco LP, CIRCLE OF LOVE (with production by Bert DeCoteaux & Tony Silvester), with nine bonus tracks (including the UK charted single, ‘Mama Never Told Me’) plus the first two tracks from the 1977 album, TOGETHER produced by Michael Kunze & Sylvester Levay.

Disc 2 is features the remaining (10) tracks from the TOGETHER album as well as the CD debut of the ‘A’ and ‘B’ side of a rare single (‘I’ve Seen Better Days’/’Do It To The Max’), produced by Brad Shapiro and the first (5) tracks of the 1979 platinum-certified WE ARE FAMILY LP. Produced by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards.

Disc 3 contains the remaining (3) tracks from WE ARE FAMILY and the entire follow-up LP, 1980’s Rodgers & Edwards’ -produced LOVE SOMEBODY TODAY and the first (5) tracks from 1981 set ALL AMERICAN GIRLS, produced by Narada Michael Walden in association with Sister Sledge, marking the group’s first production credits.

Disc 4 kicks off with the remaining (5) tracks from ALL AMERICAN GIRLS plus 1982’s THE SISTERS, the group’s sixth LP, which they arranged and produced (featuring covers of Mary Wells’ classic, ‘My Guy’ and ‘All The Man I Need,’ later popularized by Whitney Houston); and the first (3) tracks from 1983’s BET CHA SAY THAT TO ALLL THE GIRLS, produced by George Duke.

Disc 5 is composed of the remaining (7) tracks from BET CHA SAY THAT TO ALL THE GIRLS plus the group’s final Atlantic LP, 1985’s WHEN THE BOYS MEET THE GIRLS, produced by Nile Rodgers.

Disc 6 – appropriately titled ‘Lost In Music’ – includes ten different dance mixes of six of Sister Sledge’s most memorable hits ranging from Tom Moulton’s 1976 remix of ‘Mama Never Told Me’ to the 1985 Club Mix of ‘Frankie,’ a fitting conclusion for this superb box set with a running time of over seven hours of wonderful music by this pioneering musical family.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

MAMA NEVER TOLD ME

1.  CIRCLE OF LOVE (CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE)

2.  CROSS MY HEART

3.  PROTECT OUR LOVE

4.  GIVE IN TO LOVE

5.  LOVE DON’T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME

6.  DON’T YOU MISS HIM NOW

7.  PAIN RELIEVER

8.  YOU’RE MUCH BETTER OFF LOVING ME

9.  FIREMAN

10.  THE WEATHERMAN

11.  HAVE YOU MET MY FRIEND

12.   MAMA NEVER TOLD ME

13.   NEITHER ONE OF US (WANTS TO BE THE FIRST TO SAY GOODBYE)

14.   LOVE HAS FOUND ME

15.   LOVE AIN’T EASY

16.  THANK YOU FOR TODAY

17.  HAVE LOVE, WILL TRAVEL

18.   CREAM OF THE CROP

19.   BLOCKBUSTER BOY

20.   DO THE FUNKY DO

DISC TWO

DO IT TO THE MAX

1.  I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER (HIM)

2.  HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING

3. AS

4.  SNEAKIN’ SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY

5.  FUNKY FAMILY

6.  BABY, IT’S THE RAIN

7.  CAN’T MESS AROUND WITH LOVE

8.  MY FAVORITE SONG

9.  HANDS FULL OF NOTHING

10.  MOONDANCER

11.  I’VE SEEN BETTER DAYS

12.  DO IT TO THE MAX

13.  HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER

14.  LOST IN MUSIC

15.  SOMEBODY LOVES ME

16.  THINKING OF YOU

17.  WE ARE FAMILY

DISC THREE

REACH YOUR PEAK

1.  EASIER TO LOVE

2.  YOU'RE A FRIEND TO ME

3.  ONE MORE TIME

4.  GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY

5.  YOU FOOLED AROUND

6.  I'M A GOOD GIRL

7.  EASY STREET

8.  REACH YOUR PEAK

9.  PRETTY BABY

10.  HOW TO LOVE

11.  LET'S GO ON VACATION

12.  ALL AMERICAN GIRLS

13.  HE'S JUST A RUNAWAY

14.  IF YOU REALLY WANT ME

15.  NEXT TIME YOU'LL KNOW

16.  HAPPY FEELING

DISC FOUR

ALL THE MAN I NEED

1.  OOH, YOU CAUGHT MY HEART

2.  MAKE A MOVE

3.  DON'T YOU LET ME LOSE IT

4.  MUSIC MAKES ME FEEL GOOD

5.  I DON'T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE

6.  SUPER BAD SISTERS

7.  MY GUY

8.  LIGHTFOOTIN'

9.  MY SPECIAL WAY

10.  GRANDMA

11.  GET YOU IN OUR LOVE

12.  IL MAQUILLAGE LADY

13.  EVERYBODY'S FRIEND

14.  ALL THE MAN I NEED (FT. DAVID SIMMONS)

15.  JACKI'S THEME: THERE'S NO STOPPING US

16.  B.Y.O.B. (BRING YOUR OWN BABY)

17.  LIFETIME LOVER

18.  ONCE IN YOUR LIFE

DISC FIVE

FRANKIE

1.  SHAKE ME DOWN

2.  DREAM ON

3.  LET HIM GO

4.  SMILE

5.  BET CHA SAY THAT TO ALL THE GIRLS

6.  GOTTA GET BACK TO LOVE

7.  THANK YOU FOR THE PARTY

8.  WHEN THE BOYS MEET THE GIRLS

9.  DANCING ON THE JAGGED EDGE

10.  FRANKIE

11.  YOU'RE FINE

12.  HOLD OUT POPPY

13.  THE BOY MOST LIKELY

14.  YOU NEED ME

15.  FOLLOWING THE LEADER

16.  PEER PRESSURE

DISC SIX

LOST IN MUSIC

1.  MAMA NEVER TOLD ME (A TOM MOULTON MIX)

2.  WE ARE FAMILY (STEVE ANDERSON DMC REMIX)

3.  HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER (JOSH ABBEY REMIX)

4.  LOST IN MUSIC (1984 NILE RODGERS REMIX)

5.  THINKING OF YOU (RAMP CLUB MIX)

6.  HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER (BRUTAL BILL REMIX)

7.  LOST IN MUSIC (SURE IS PURE REMIX)

8.  WE ARE FAMILY (SURE IS PURE REMIX)

9.  FRANKIE (DUB MIX)

10.  FRANKIE (CLUB MIX)