When the Boys Meet the Girls (album)

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When the Boys Meet the Girls
Sister Sledge Boys Meet Girls.jpg
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ReleasedJune 7, 1985
Studio
Genre R&B
Length42:02
Label Atlantic
Producer Nile Rodgers
Sister Sledge chronology
Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls
(1983)
When the Boys Meet the Girls
(1985)
And Now…Sledge…Again
(1992)
Singles from When the Boys Meet the Girls
  1. "Frankie"
    Released: May 1985
  2. "Dancing on the Jagged Edge"
    Released: August 10, 1985
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When the Boys Meet the Girls is the eighth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on June 7, 1985, by Atlantic Records, their first release on that label.

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Background

Prior to this album, the group's releases had been released under the Cotillion label, a subsidiary of Atlantic which became defunct in 1985. Produced by Nile Rodgers, [2] this album reached number nineteen in the UK charts. The two singles released from this album charted in the UK, Frankie, released in June 1985 peaked at number one and spent seventeen weeks on the charts. The single was later certified gold by the BPI in July 1985. [3] The other single, Dancing on the Jagged Edge, released in August 1985, peaked at number 50 on the charts in the UK. [4]

Track listing

  1. When the Boys Meet the Girls(Mary Unobsky, Danny Irinstone) – 5:26
  2. Dancing on the Jagged Edge(David Bryant, Dennis Herring, Lorelei McBroom) – 5:44
  3. Frankie (Joy Denny) – 4:17
  4. You're Fine(Dave Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend) – 5:21
  5. Hold Out Poppy(Kathy Sledge, Charles Kelly) – 3:56
  6. The Boy Most Likely(Nile Rodgers) – 4:12
  7. You Need Me(Kathy Sledge, Tony Maiden) – 4:47
  8. Following the Leader(Kathy Sledge, Philip Lightfoot) – 5:02
  9. Peer Pressure(Joni Sledge, Tony Maiden) – 3:19

Personnel

Musicians

Sister Sledge

with:

  • Nile Rodgers – guitar; Synclavier (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6), vocals (track 4), Roland Juno-60 synthesizer (tracks 6, 8), bass (tracks 6, 7)
  • Herbie Hancock – Yamaha DX7 (track 5)
  • Raymond Jones – piano (track 9), Yamaha DX7 & Oberheim OB-8 synthesizers (tracks 2, 3, 9)
  • Rob Sabino – Yamaha DX7 bass (tracks 1, 2, 4), Prophet-5 synthesizer (tracks 3, 7), Prophet-7 synthesizer (track 1)
  • James Farber – Synclavier bass (track 8)
  • Tommy "Rock" Jymi (alias Nile Rodgers) – bass & Synclavier piano (track 8)
  • Jimmy Bralower – drums & percussion
  • Mac Gollehon – trumpet (tracks 2–4, 6 7)
  • The Borneo Horns:
    • Stan Harrison – alto saxophone (track 7)
    • Lenny Pickett – flute, tenor saxophone solo (track 7)
    • Steve Elson – flute, baritone saxophone (track 7)
  • Horns arranged and conducted by Nile Rodgers
  • Synclavier programming by Kevin Jones

Production

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References

  1. Hanson, Amy. "Sister Sledge - When the Boys Meet the Girls (1985) album review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. Billboard – March 23, 1985
  3. TSort Info: The song chart entries of Sister Sledge over the world
  4. Official Charts (UK) - Sister Sledge