How The Pittsburgh Pirates Helped Cement Sister Sledge Into Sports History

Sister Sledge put out two albums with lackluster results before a special collaboration helped them advance professionally. They connected with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, the driving forces behind the band Chic. Rodgers and Edwards served as producers for Sister Sledge's third album, "We Are Family" (via Discogs). The dynamic duo also wrote and arranged

Sister Sledge put out two albums with lackluster results before a special collaboration helped them advance professionally. They connected with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, the driving forces behind the band Chic. Rodgers and Edwards served as producers for Sister Sledge's third album, "We Are Family" (via Discogs). The dynamic duo also wrote and arranged the music for the record as well, including the title track, per AllMusic.

Joni Sledge later discussed making the album with Rodgers and Edwards with the Guardian. "Recording the track 'We Are Family' was like a one-take party -– we were just dancing and playing around and hanging out in the studio when we did it," she said. The album hit store shelves in January 1979, and it generated two major hits for the group. The first one was "He's the Greatest Dancer" and the second hit was the album's title track, which was taken to new heights when the Pittsburgh Pirates adopted it as their theme song that season.

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