African Queens
# African Queens

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

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.

## 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, clavinet
* 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 |
| - | - |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 66 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 164 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 57 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US R&B | US Dan |
| 1977 | "Quiet Village" | 68 | 1 |
| 1977 | "African Queens" | — | 1 |
| 1977 | "Summer Dance" | — | 1 |
