When the Boys Meet the Girls (album)

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.

When the Boys Meet the Girls
Studio album by Sister Sledge
Released	June 7, 1985
Studio	The Power Station, New York City Record Plant, Los Angeles Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	R&B
Length	42:02
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
"Frankie" Released: May 1985 "Dancing on the Jagged Edge" Released: August 10, 1985

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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, 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. The other single, Dancing on the Jagged Edge, released in August 1985, peaked at number 50 on the charts in the UK.

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

• Kathy Sledge Lightfoot – vocals
• Joni Sledge – vocals
• Debbie Sledge Young – vocals
• Kim Sledge – vocals

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

• Recorded and mixed by James Farber
• Sound engineer – Eric Mohler
• Additional engineering by Malcolm Pollack and Bobby Warner
• Additional second engineers – Eddie Delena, Garry Rindfuss and Ira McLaughlin
• Production managers – Budd Tunick & Kevin Jones
• Art direction by Bob Defrin
• Photography by Roy Volkmann
• Recorded and mixed at Power Station, New York
• Additional recording at Record Plant, L.A., California and Atlantic Studios, N.Y.

External links

• Sister Sledge - When the Boys Meet the Girls (1985) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Sister Sledge - When the Boys Meet the Girls (1985) album to be listened as stream on Spotify