All American Girls
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| Studio album by Sister Sledge | ||||
| Released | February 2, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | September 1980–January 1981 | |||
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| Length | 40:04 | |||
| Label | Cotillion | |||
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All American Girls is the fifth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on February 2, 1981 by Cotillion Records. Unlike their previous albums, the group served as co–producers, with Kathy Sledge and Joni Sledge serving as writers.
Released in February 1981, This album was a departure from the "Chic Sound" and doesn't feature production by Nile Rodgers or Bernard Edwards unlike their previous releases. Instead, Narada Michael Walden was the main producer of the project. Four singles were released from this album. The first single from the album was "All American Girls", written by songwriter Allee Willis along with Joni Sledge and Narada Michael Walden's then–wife Lisa Walden. Released in January 1981, The song peaked at number three on the R&B/Soul charts and seventy–nine on the Hot 100 charts in late–March 1981. The follow–up single was "Next Time You'll Know" which was released in April 1981. The single peaked at number eighty–two on the Hot 100 charts by mid–May 1981. In August 1981, The third single "If You Really Want Me" written by the youngest member Kathy Sledge was released and "He's Just a Runaway" in late 1981.
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