Chic - Chic
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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 Sao Paulo
Barry Rogers - trombone
Gerardo Velez - percussion
Sammy Figueroa - percussion
Alfred Brown - strings contractor
Gloria Agostini - harp
Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Kenny Lehman - arrangements
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Engineered & mixed by Bob Clearmountain, Mike Frondelli, Robert Drake, Ron Johnson, Tom Savarese
Produced by Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Kenny Lehman
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1977
Reissued in 2016
Tracks:
Side A :
1 Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) [2018 Remaster]
2 São Paulo (2018 Remaster)
3 You Can Get By (2018 Remaster)
Side B :
1 Everybody Dance (2018 Remaster)
2 Est-Ce Que C'est Chic (2018 Remaster)
3 Falling in Love with You (2018 Remaster)
4 Strike up the Band (2018 Remaster)
Reviews :
In the early seventies, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards were playing in rock and soul bands across New York City and the east coast, meeting up with Tony Thompson along the way and forming the rudiments of what would become one of the most powerful and successful r&b units ever known as Chic.
In 1977, they hit the top of the charts a couple of times with their smash debut single Dance, Dance, Dance as well as the killer funk of Everybody Dance.
The first album simply titled Chic also featured some very amazing playing and more deep soul tracks like Sao Paulo, You Can Get By and the funk infused Strike Up The Band.
Along with vocalists Alfa Anderson, Norma Jean Wright and future superstar Luther Vandross, Chic was the band of choice for party people, dance clubs, and radio stations all over with this debut album.
With star power tracks and their stellar instrumental funk infused musicianship, Chic's debut became a staple at retail and on the dancefloors and started a trend which has now lasted over four decades for this Rock Hall Of Fame winning band.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4,31 / 5