African Queens

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African Queens
African queens album the ritchie family.jpg
Studio album by
The Ritchie Family
Released1977
RecordedSigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
GenreDisco
LabelMarlin
ProducerJacques Morali
The Ritchie Family chronology
Life Is Music
(1977) 		African Queens
(1977) 		American Generation
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]

African Queens is the fourth studio album recorded by American female vocal trio The Ritchie Family, released in 1977 on the Marlin label.

History[]

The album features the track, "Quiet Village", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart along with songs "African Queens" and "Summer Dance". "Quiet Village" also peaked at No. 68 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and Phil Hurtt, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."African Queens (Nefertiti, Cleopatra and the Queen of Sheba)"4:35
2."Theme of Nefertiti"1:30
3."Theme of Cleopatra"1:30
4."Theme of the Queen of Sheba"1:30
5."African Queens (reprise) (Nefertiti, Cleopatra and the Queen of Sheba)"3:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Summer Dance" 5:28
7."Quiet Village"Les Baxter5:45
8."Voodoo" 5:35

Personnel[]

  • Gwendolyn Oliver, Cassandra Ann Wooten and Cheryl Mason Jacks - Vocalists
  • Russell Dabney – drums
  • Alfonso Carey – Fender bass
  • Jimmy Lee – lead guitar
  • Rodger Lee – rhythm guitar
  • Nathaniel "Crocket" Wilke – Fender Rhodes electric piano, clarinet
  • Babatunde Olatunji – Ngoma drums, Shekere, bongos
  • Ralph MacDonald – tambourines, triangle, bell tree, cowbell
  • Mario Grillo – timbales
  • Anthony Robinson – congas
  • J.M. Diatta – ngoma drums
  • Charles Payne – Djembe

Production[]

  • Jacques Morali – producer, rhythm, percussion and vocal arrangements
  • Henri Belolo – executive producer
  • Phil Hurtt – vocal arrangements
  • Horace Ott – strings and horns arrangements
  • Gerald Block – engineer
  • Carla Bandini, Jeff Stewart – assistant engineers
  • John Galluzzi – photographer

Charts[]

Chart (1977) Peak
[2]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 66
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 164
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 57
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
R&B
[2] 		US
Dan
[2]
1977 "Quiet Village" 68 1
"African Queens" —
"Summer Dance" —

References[]

  1. ^ African Queens review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c The Ritchie Family > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 253. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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