When the Boys Meet the Girls (album) When the Boys Meet the Girls (album) When the Boys Meet the Girls is the eighth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on June 7, 1985 by Atlantic Records. It was the group's first release on the Atlantic label. Prior to this album, the group's releases had been released under the Cotillion Label, a subsidiary of Atlantic which became defunct in 1985. Produced by Nile Rodgers, This album reached number nineteen in the UK charts. The two singles released from this album charted in the UK, "Frankie", released in June 1985 peaked at number one;
The Cure a spin-off band comprising Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey, Gallup, Hartley, and Thompson, with backing vocals from assorted family and friends and lead vocals provided by their local postman Frankie Bell, released a 7-inch single in December under the name of Cult Hero. Due to the band's lack of creative control on the first album, Smith exerted a greater influence on the recording of the Cure's second album "Seventeen Seconds", which he co-produced with Mike Hedges. The album was released in 1980 and reached number 20 on the UK charts. A single from the album, "A Forest", became the band's first UK