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1977 studio album by Chic
Chic is the debut album by
Chic , released on
Atlantic Records in 1977.
[2] The cover art featured two models,
Valentine Monnier (left) and
Alva Chinn (right), uncredited in a photograph taken by Frank Laffitte.
Release
It includes the hit singles "
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) " - originally released on
Buddah Records - (US Hot 100 #6, R&B #6, US Club Play #1, UK #6) and "
Everybody Dance " (US Hot 100 #38, R&B #12, US Club Play #1, UK #9). Chic's debut album reached #27 on the US Pop charts, #12 on the R&B charts and was certified Gold by the RIAA, selling more than half a million copies.
Chic was released on
compact disc by
Atlantic Records /
Warner Music in 1991. The album was digitally remastered and re-issued by
Wounded Bird Records in 2006 and by
Warner Music Japan in 2011.
Track listing
All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, except "
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) " and "São Paulo" by Edwards, Rodgers and Kenny Lehman.
Side two Title 1. "
Everybody Dance " 6:41 2. "Est-ce que c'est Chic?" 3:53 3. "Falling in Love with You" 4:29 4. "Strike Up the Band" 4:32
Personnel
Norma Jean Wright -
Lead vocals (B1, B2, B3)
Bernard Edwards -
Lead vocals (A3),
bass guitar
Nile Rodgers -
guitar , vocals
Tony Thompson -
drums
Luther Vandross - vocals
Alfa Anderson - vocals
David Lasley - vocals
Robin Clark - vocals
Diva Gray - vocals
Kenny Lehman -
woodwinds
David Friedman - orchestral
bells ,
vibraphones
Raymond Jones - keyboards
Robert Sabino -
keyboards
Andy Schwartz - keyboards
Tom Coppola - keyboards
Jeremy Wall - keyboards
George Young -
flute ,
tenor saxophone
Vito Rendace - flute, tenor saxophone on "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"
Jon Faddis -
trumpet
Jay Beckenstein - saxophone on São Paulo
Barry Rogers -
trombone
Gerardo Velez -
percussion
Sammy Figueroa -
percussion
Alfred Brown -
strings contractor
Gloria Agostini -
harp
Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Kenny Lehman - arrangements
Production
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
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"Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" .
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a
b Henderson, Alex.
Chic at
AllMusic
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Christgau, Robert (1981).
"Consumer Guide '70s: C" .
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies .
Ticknor & Fields .
ISBN
089919026X . Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Beta, Andy (December 12, 2018).
"Chic / Sister Sledge: The Chic Organization 1977–1979" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
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"Chic Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2021.
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"Chic Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2021.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978" . Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2021 .
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978" . Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2021 .
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"American album certifications – Chic – Chic" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 17, 2019 .
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