When the Boys Meet the Girls (album)

When the Boys Meet the Girls
Studio album by Sister Sledge
Released	June 7, 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Nile Rodgers
Sister Sledge chronology
Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls (1983) When the Boys Meet the Girls (1985) African Eyes (1997)

When the Boys Meet the Girls is a 1985 album by American R&B/Soul group Sister Sledge. Released on June 7, 1985 by Atlantic Records, This is the group's eighth album. The album reached No. 19 in the UK charts and was certified gold on August 6, 1985.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "When the Boys Meet the Girls" (Mary Unobsky, Danny Irinstone)
2. "Dancing on the Jagged Edge" (David Bryant, Dennis Herring, Lorelei McBroom)
3. "Frankie" (Joy Denny)
4. "You’re Fine" (Dave Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend)

Side 2

1. "Hold Out Poppy" (Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Charles Kelly)
2. "The Boy Most Likely" (Nile Rodgers)
3. "You Need Me" (Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Tony Maiden)
4. "Following the Leader" (Kathy Sledge Lightfoot, Philip Lightfoot)
5. "Peer Pressure" (Joni Sledge, Tony Maiden)

Two singles from the album charted in the UK, "Frankie" at No.1 (went Gold), and "Dancing on the Jagged Edge" at No. 50.^[1]

Personnel

Sisters Sledge

• Debbie Sledge (born July 9, 1954)
• Joni Sledge (born September 13, 1956)
• Kim Sledge (born August 21, 1957)
• Kathy Sledge (born January 6, 1959)

Musicians

• Jimmy Bralower – Drums & percussion
• Nile Rodgers – Guitar, Synclavier, vocal
• Rob Sabino – DX7 (bass, Prophet 5
• Raymond Jones – DX7, OB8, piano
• Mac Gollehon – Trumpet
• Herbie Hancock – DX7
• Lennie Pickett – Flute & Saxophone
• Steve Elson – Flute
• James Farber – Synclavier (bass)
• Tommy "Rock" Jymi – Bass, Synclavier
• The Borneo Horns (Lenny Pickett – Tenor Saxophone, Steve Elson – Baritone Saxophone, Stan Harrison – Alto Saxophone)
• Horns arranged and conducted by Nile Rodgers
• Synclavier programming by Kevin Jones

Production

• Recorded at 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
• Recorded and mixed at Power Station, New York
• Additional recording at Record Plant, L.A., California and Atlantic Studios, N.Y.
• Production Managers: Budd Tunick & Kevin Jones
• Bob Defrin - art direction
• Roy Volkmann - photography

References