Love Somebody Today is a 1980 album

Album

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 by Sister Sledge

Sister Sledge

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. The album which, just like 1979's highly successful We Are Family, was both written and produced by Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers

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 and Bernard Edwards

Bernard Edwards

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 of the band Chic

Chic (band)

Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...

 and includes three due to the anti-disco backlash

Disco Demolition Night

Disco Demolition Night was a promotional event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, during which a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field. It was held during the twi-night doubleheader baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and...

 largely overlooked single releases; "Got To Love Somebody" (US Pop #64, R&B #6, December 1979), "Reach Your Peak" (Pop #101, R&B #21, March 1980) and "Let's Go On Vacation" (Pop -, R&B #63). The latter was to be included on the Chic-produced soundtrack album Soup For One

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in 1982.

Love Somebody Today was one of four albums to be written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1980, the other three being Sheila and B. Devotion

Sheila (and) B. Devotion

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's King of the World

King of the World (album)

King of the World is a 1980 album by French disco act Sheila and B. Devotion. The album which was both written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of American R&B band Chic includes the hit single "Spacer" which reached #18 on the UK charts in early 1980 and was a Top 10 hit in most of...

including hit single "Spacer", Chic

Chic (band)

Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...

's fourth studio album Real People

Real People (album)

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and Diana Ross

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' multiplatinum selling diana

Diana (album)

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which includes "Upside Down", "I'm Coming Out" and "My Old Piano".

Love Somebody Today - along with six other Sister Sledge albums - was digitally remastered and reissued on CD in 2007 by Wounded Bird Records

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.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

Side A:

1. "Got To Love Somebody" - 6:53
2. "You Fooled Around" - 4:28
3. "I'm A Good Girl" - 4:11
4. "Easy Street" - 4:34

Side B:

1. "Reach Your Peak" - 4:55
2. "Pretty Baby" - 4:03
3. "How To Love" - 4:32
4. "Let's Go On Vacation" - 5:08

Personnel

• Kim Sledge - lead vocals
• Debbie Sledge - lead vocals
• Joni Sledge - lead vocals
• Kathy Sledge - lead vocals
• Alfa Anderson - backing vocals
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• Fonzi Thornton
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   - backing vocals
• Luci Martin - backing vocals
• Michelle Cobbs - backing vocals
• Bernard Edwards
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   - bass guitar
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• Gene Orloff - concert master
• Tony Thompson
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   - drums
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• Nile Rodgers
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   - guitar
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• Andy Schwartz - keyboards
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  , Fender Rhodes
• Raymond Jones - keyboards, Fender Rhodes
• Sammy Figueroa
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   - percussion
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• Robert Sabino
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   - piano
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  , clavinet
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• Eddie Daniels
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   - saxophone
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• Meco Monardo - tenor saxophone
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• Bob Milliken - trombone
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• Ellen Seeling - trumpet
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• Jon Faddis
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   - trumpet
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• Cheryl Hong (The Chic Strings) - strings
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• Karen Milne (The Chic Strings) - strings
• Marianne Carroll (The Chic Strings - strings

Production

• Bernard Edwards
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   - producer for Chic Organization Ltd.
• Nile Rodgers
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   - producer for Chic Organization Ltd.
• Bob Clearmountain
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   - sound engineer
• Bill Scheniman - engineer
• Larry Alexander - engineer
• Garry Rindfuss - assistant engineer
• Jeff Hendrickson - assistant engineer
• Peter Robbins - assistant engineer
• Ray Willard - assistant engineer
• Joe Gastwirt - mastering
• All songs recorded & mixed at Power Station Studios, New York