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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Sledge has been married to Philip Lightfoot since 1981 and together they have two children.		Sledge has been married to Philip Lightfoot since 1981 and together they have two children.

			==Discography==
			===Albums===
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"\| Title
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"\| Album details
			! scope="col" colspan="1" \| Peak chart positions
			\|-
			! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\|]<br><ref name="billboard">. Billboard. Retrieved on May 10, 2019</ref>
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| ''Heart''
			\|style="font-size:12px;"\|
			*Released: 1992
			*Labels: ]
			*Formats: ], ] ]
			\| 86
			\|-
			\|}

			===Singles===
			;As main artist
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" border="1"
			! rowspan="2"\| Title
			! rowspan="2"\| Year
			! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions
			! rowspan="2"\|Album
			\|-
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref name="billboard"/>
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref name="billboard"/>
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref>. Official Chart Company. Retrieved on October 27, 2019</ref>
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Take Me Back To Love Again"
			\|rowspan="3"\| 1992
			\| 24 \|\| 1 \|\| 62
			\|rowspan="3"\|''Heart''
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Heart"
			\| — \|\| 16 \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "All of My Love"
			\| 57 \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"
			\|rowspan="3"\| 1995
			\| — \|\| — \|\| 54
			\|rowspan="7" {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Another Day"
			\| — \|\| — \|\| 85
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
			\|rowspan="3"\| 2014
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "A Little A Lot"
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Love Will"
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Falling Deep in Love"<br><small>(with Horse Meat Disco)</small>
			\|rowspan="1"\| 2019
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			\|}

			;As a featured artist
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" border="1"
			! rowspan="2"\| Title
			! rowspan="2"\| Year
			! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions
			! rowspan="2"\|Album
			\|-
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref name="billboard"/>
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref name="billboard"/>
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"<br><small>(] featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="1"\| 1997
			\| — \|\| —
			\|rowspan="1"\|''23am''
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Rising"<br><small>(Sylk 130 featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="1"\| 2001
			\| 25 \|\| —
			\|rowspan="8" {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Give Yourself Up (To the Music)"<br><small>(] featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="1"\| 2011
			\| 20 \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Keep It Movin"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="3"\| 2014
			\| 2 \|\| 24
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Thank You"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="3"\| 2015
			\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Get On Up"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\| 8 \|\| 33
			\|-
			\|}

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==
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	* 1984: '']'' — Kathy Satin (1 episode)		* 1984: '']'' — Kathy Satin (1 episode)
	* 1992: '']'' — Herself (1 episode)		* 1992: '']'' — Herself (1 episode)
	* 2000: '']'' — Herself		* 2000: ''100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll'' — Herself
	* 2006: '']'' — Herself (uncredited)		* 2006: ''Archive Footage:Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story'' — Herself (uncredited)
	* 2008: '']'' — Herself with Sister Sledge (uncredited; 1974 concert series from the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire)		* 2008: '']'' — Herself with Sister Sledge (uncredited; 1974 concert series from the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire)

Revision as of 18:35, 27 October 2019

Kathy Sledge
Born	(1959-01-06) January 6, 1959 (age 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Temple University
Occupations	Singer songwriter producer
Years active	1971–present
Spouse	Philip Lightfoot (m. 1981)
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	R&B disco pop soul
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Atco Cotillion Atlantic
Musical artist
Website	kathysledge.com

Kathy Sledge (born January 6, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Sledge is best known as a founding member and lead singer of the family vocal group Sister Sledge (made up of her sisters). Embarking on her solo career in 1989, Sledge has had several hits on the International Pop and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Take Me Back to Love Again", which hit #1 in 1992. Sledge continues to tour throughout the United States and worldwide.

Background

Born in 1959, Sledge is the granddaughter of former opera singer Viola Williams, and daughter to Florez Sledge and former Broadway star Edwin Sledge of dance-tap duo 'Fred and Sledge'. Sledge is the youngest of four daughters in the music group Sister Sledge and enjoyed several R&B and dance/pop singles with her sisters Debbie, Joni and Kim. Kathy performed the lead vocals on the two Top Ten US hits the group had on the Hot 100, "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "We Are Family". In 1992, Kathy released a solo album, Heart, which peaked at #86 on the R&B charts. The album produced two singles, "Take Me Back to Love Again" (US R&B #24) and "All of My Love" (US R&B #57). Sledge collaborated with dance producer Robert Miles on the dance/pop single "Freedom" 1997. She returned to the dance chart in 2001 as a featured vocalist for King Britt's musical project Sylk 130 on the track "Rising".

In 2011, she released a track called "Give Yourself Up" on Universal Records, featuring Adam Barta, and produced by Mike Rizzo and Mr. Mig, which hit Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Club Play Chart. September 2013, she was the first signing of the new Pacific Electronic Music record label formed by Jerry L. Greenberg (former President of Atlantic Records), Max Martire & Lenny Ibizarre.

On September 25, 2013, Sledge received an "Outstanding Contribution to Music" award at the 16th DJ Awards at Pacha, Ibiza. and performed the new Aristofreeks remix of "We Are Family". The first release of the five remixes of "We Are Family" that she re-recorded with the Aristofreeks were released on November 11, 2013. She also has a single together with the same group, "Keep It Moving" (2014), which went up to the No. 2 spot on the US Dance chart.

Personal life

Sledge has been married to Philip Lightfoot since 1981 and together they have two children.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US R&B
Heart	Released: 1992 Labels: Epic Formats: CD, cassette LP	86

Singles

As main artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US R&B	US Dance	UK	Album
"Take Me Back To Love Again"	1992	24	1	62	Heart
"Heart"		—	16	—
"All of My Love"		57	—	—
"Another Star"	1995	—	—	54	Non-album single
"Another Day"		—	—	85
"Good Times"		—	—	—
"Do You Want to Know a Secret"	2014	—	—	—
"A Little A Lot"		—	—	—
"Love Will"		—	—	—
"Falling Deep in Love" (with Horse Meat Disco)	2019	—	—	—

As a featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	US Dance	US Electronic	Album
"Freedom" (Robert Miles featuring Kathy Sledge)	1997	—	—	23am
"Rising" (Sylk 130 featuring Kathy Sledge)	2001	25	—	Non-album single
"Give Yourself Up (To the Music)" (Adam Barta featuring Kathy Sledge)	2011	20	—
"Keep It Movin" (Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)	2014	2	24
"We Are Family" (Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)		—	—
"Thank You" (Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)		—	—
"Thinking of You" (Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)	2015	—	—
"Good Times" (Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)		—	—
"Get On Up" (Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)		8	33

Filmography

1975: Soul Train — Herself (3 episodes)
1979: American Bandstand — Herself (1 episode)
1982: Fridays — Herself (1 episode)
1984: The Jeffersons — Kathy Satin (1 episode)
1992: It's Showtime at the Apollo — Herself (1 episode)
2000: 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll — Herself
2006: Archive Footage:Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story — Herself (uncredited)
2008: Soul Power — Herself with Sister Sledge (uncredited; 1974 concert series from the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire)

References

On this Day in Black Music History
Daily Entertainment News - Kathy Sledge's Husband Philip Lightfoot
Slomowicz, Ron, (DJ), "Song of the Day: Kathy Sledge featuring Adam Barta - 'Give Yourself Up'", About.com Guide, April 29, 2011
"Jerry Greenberg, Former Atlantic Prez and Chic Breaker, to Launch New EDM Label Pacific Electronic Music". Billboard.
Essential Ibiza. "DJ Awards 2013". essentialibiza.com.
^ Kathy Sledge | Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved on May 10, 2019
Kathy Sledge | full Official Chart History. Official Chart Company. Retrieved on October 27, 2019

External links

v t e Sister Sledge
Debbie Sledge Joni Sledge Kathy Sledge Kim Sledge
Studio albums	Circle of Love (1975) Together (1977) We Are Family (1979) Love Somebody Today (1980) All American Girls (1981) The Sisters (1982) Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls (1983) When the Boys Meet the Girls (1985) African Eyes (1997) Style (2003)
Compilation albums	Freak Out: The Greatest Hits of Chic and Sister Sledge (1987) The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973–93 (1993) The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge (1999) Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes (2005)
Singles	"When You Wish upon a Star" (with Montana) (1978) "He's the Greatest Dancer" (1979) "We Are Family" (1979) "Lost in Music" (1979) "All American Girls" (1981) "My Guy" (1982) "All the Man That I Need" (1982) "Thinking of You" (1984) "Frankie" (1985)
Related articles	Discography

v t e DJ Awards Special Award for Outstanding Contribution
Ministry of Sound (2001) Pete Tong (2002) Paul Oakenfold (2004) BBC Radio 1 (2005) Sónar (2006) Made in Italy (2007) Billy Kelly-WMC (2008) International Music Summit (2009) Kathy Sledge (2013) DJ Harvey (2014) Simon Dunmore (2018)

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Revision as of 19:13, 18 May 2019 editJukka Tarvonen (talk \| contribs)Extended confirmed users3,114 editsm Wiki-formatting & adding external Discogs link← Previous edit		Revision as of 18:35, 27 October 2019 edit undoHorizonlove (talk \| contribs)Extended confirmed users2,277 edits DiscographyNext edit →
Line 51:		Line 51:
	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Sledge has been married to Philip Lightfoot since 1981 and together they have two children.		Sledge has been married to Philip Lightfoot since 1981 and together they have two children.

			==Discography==
			===Albums===
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"\| Title
			! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"\| Album details
			! scope="col" colspan="1" \| Peak chart positions
			\|-
			! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\|]<br><ref name="billboard">. Billboard. Retrieved on May 10, 2019</ref>
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| ''Heart''
			\|style="font-size:12px;"\|
			*Released: 1992
			*Labels: ]
			*Formats: ], ] ]
			\| 86
			\|-
			\|}

			===Singles===
			;As main artist
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" border="1"
			! rowspan="2"\| Title
			! rowspan="2"\| Year
			! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions
			! rowspan="2"\|Album
			\|-
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref name="billboard"/>
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref name="billboard"/>
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref>. Official Chart Company. Retrieved on October 27, 2019</ref>
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Take Me Back To Love Again"
			\|rowspan="3"\| 1992
			\| 24 \|\| 1 \|\| 62
			\|rowspan="3"\|''Heart''
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Heart"
			\| — \|\| 16 \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "All of My Love"
			\| 57 \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"
			\|rowspan="3"\| 1995
			\| — \|\| — \|\| 54
			\|rowspan="7" {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Another Day"
			\| — \|\| — \|\| 85
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
			\|rowspan="3"\| 2014
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "A Little A Lot"
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Love Will"
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Falling Deep in Love"<br><small>(with Horse Meat Disco)</small>
			\|rowspan="1"\| 2019
			\| — \|\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			\|}

			;As a featured artist
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" border="1"
			! rowspan="2"\| Title
			! rowspan="2"\| Year
			! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions
			! rowspan="2"\|Album
			\|-
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref name="billboard"/>
			! scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" \| ]<br><ref name="billboard"/>
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"<br><small>(] featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="1"\| 1997
			\| — \|\| —
			\|rowspan="1"\|''23am''
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Rising"<br><small>(Sylk 130 featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="1"\| 2001
			\| 25 \|\| —
			\|rowspan="8" {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Give Yourself Up (To the Music)"<br><small>(] featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="1"\| 2011
			\| 20 \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Keep It Movin"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="3"\| 2014
			\| 2 \|\| 24
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Thank You"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\|rowspan="3"\| 2015
			\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "]"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\| — \|\| —
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Get On Up"<br><small>(Aristofreeks featuring Kathy Sledge)</small>
			\| 8 \|\| 33
			\|-
			\|}

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==
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	* 1984: '']'' — Kathy Satin (1 episode)		* 1984: '']'' — Kathy Satin (1 episode)
	* 1992: '']'' — Herself (1 episode)		* 1992: '']'' — Herself (1 episode)
	* 2000: '']'' — Herself		* 2000: ''100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll'' — Herself
	* 2006: '']'' — Herself (uncredited)		* 2006: ''Archive Footage:Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story'' — Herself (uncredited)
	* 2008: '']'' — Herself with Sister Sledge (uncredited; 1974 concert series from the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire)		* 2008: '']'' — Herself with Sister Sledge (uncredited; 1974 concert series from the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire)

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