All American Girls (song)

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"All American Girls"
All American Girls - Sister Sledge.jpg
Single by Sister Sledge
from the album All American Girls
B-side"Happy Feeling"
ReleasedMarch 1981 (1981)
Recorded1980
Genre
LabelCotillion Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Narada Michael Walden
Sister Sledge singles chronology
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"All American Girls" is a song by the American group Sister Sledge. It was originally released in 1981 as a single. The song became an international hit.

It was written by songwriter Allee Willis along with Joni Sledge and Narada Michael Walden's then wife . Released in January 1981, the song peaked at number three on the R&B/Soul charts[1] and 79 on the Hot 100 charts in late March 1981.[2] It was also a Top 10 hit in the Low Countries, reaching number eight in the Netherlands[3] and number six in Belgium (Flanders).[4] It also charted in Germany (number 27),[5] Italy (number 34)[6] and the UK (number 41).[7]

The song is a patriotic hymn to feminism and the right of American women to receive the same professional and social recognition as men; the song was regarded as a patriotic and propaganda piece by Ronald Reagan's then newly elected conservative government and is often used as a soundtrack for feminist parades of black women's rights.[8][9][10]

Track listings[]

7" single "All American Girls"

A. "All American Girls"
(Allee Willis, Joni Sledge, )
B. "Happy Feeling"
(Kathy Sledge)
Cotillion Records 46007

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sister Sledge Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  2. ^ a b "Sister Sledge Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b "Sister Sledge – All American Girls" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  4. ^ a b "Sister Sledge – All American Girls" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Sister Sledge – All American Girls". GfK Entertainment charts.
  6. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1981".
  7. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Kathy Sledge is still our favorite 'all American girl!'". 50bold.com. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Sister Sledge's 'All American Girls' Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  10. ^ Cavoto, Erin (14 May 2021). "The Best Songs About America to Play During the Summer Holidays". Thepioneerwoman.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Sister Sledge – All American Girls". Top Digital Download.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 1981" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1981". Ultratop. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "Top Annuali Single 1981". Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1981". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1981". Dutch Charts. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  17. ^ "Soul Singles" (PDF). Billboard. December 26, 1981. p. YE-30. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via World Radio History.

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