Which group sang 'We Are Family' in 1979?

The group that sang “We Are Family” in 1979 was Sister Sledge. The song became the Philadelphia-born sibling group’s signature recording and transformed a message about family connection into a major disco and R&B anthem.

“We Are Family” was written and produced by Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. It was recorded for Sister Sledge’s third studio album, also titled We Are Family, released by Cotillion Records in 1979. Lead vocals were performed by Kathy Sledge, who was 19 at the time and recorded the vocal in a single take.

The single reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart. The album later became platinum in the United States. The song’s title also carries a literal connection to the performers: Sister Sledge’s core members were four sisters.

Chic is a particularly plausible wrong answer because Rodgers and Edwards were Chic members and produced the record. The Emotions and the Pointer Sisters were also successful vocal groups, but neither recorded this 1979 signature hit.