Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves

"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Single by Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
from the album Be Yourself Tonight and Who's Zoomin' Who?
B-side"I Love You Like a Ball and Chain"
Released21 October 1985
StudioUnited Sound Systems (Detroit, Michigan)[1][2]
Length
  • 5:52 (album version)
  • 4:29 (single version)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David A. Stewart
Eurythmics singles chronology
"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
(1985) 		"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
(1985) 		"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
(1986)
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Who's Zoomin' Who"
(1985) 		"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
(1985) 		"Another Night"
(1986)
Music video
"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" by Eurythmics on YouTube

"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" is a song by Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin and featured on both Be Yourself Tonight and Who's Zoomin' Who?. It went to number 5 in Ireland, number 6 in New Zealand, number 9 in Finland and the United Kingdom, number 15 in Australia, number 17 in the Netherlands, number 18 in the United Kingdom and number 20 in Switzerland. It was covered by The Pointer Sisters in 2005.

Track listings

7-inch

  • A: "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (7-inch version) – 4:35
  • B: "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" (LP version) – 4:08

12-inch

  • A1: "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (LP version) – 5:54
  • B1: "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (ET mix) – 7:53
  • B2: "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" (LP version) – 4:08

References

  1. ↑ "United Sound Systems » Museum » Detroit's Musical History". unitedsoundsystemsrecordingstudios.com. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "SoulfulDetroit - United Sound Systems - Great Soul Music Recording Studios of Detroit". soulfuldetroit.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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