African Queens
African Queens is the fourth studio album recorded by American female vocal trio The Ritchie Family, released in 1977 on the Marlin label.
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Label | Marlin | |||
| Producer | Jacques Morali | |||
| The Ritchie Family chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
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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.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Summer Dance" | 5:28 | |
| 7. | "Quiet Village" | Les Baxter | 5:45 |
| 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] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 164 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 57 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| US R&B [2] |
US Dan [2] | ||
| 1977 | "Quiet Village" | 68 | 1 |
| "African Queens" | — | ||
| "Summer Dance" | — | ||
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References
- African Queens review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- The Ritchie Family > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
External links
- African Queens at Discogs (list of releases)
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