CHIC & PRODUCED BY CHIC - Discography 1977-1992+
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Bit rate: 320 kbps.
Sample rate: 44100 Hz joint stereo.
Tag types: ID3V1 & ID3V2.
Source formats: CD, 3 trks vinyl (unreleased on CD)*
Total number of tracks: 266.
Playlists: original studio albums + main compilations.

Allmusic biography:

"There can be little argument that Chic was disco's greatest band; and, working in a heavily producer-dominated field, they were most definitely a band. By the time Chic appeared in the late '70s, disco was already slipping into the excess that eventually caused its downfall. Chic bucked the trend by stripping disco's sound down to its basic elements; their funky, stylish grooves had an organic sense of interplay that was missing from many of their overproduced competitors. Chic's sound was anchored by the scratchy, James Brown-style rhythm guitar of Nile Rodgers and the indelible, widely imitated (sometimes outright stolen) bass lines of Bernard Edwards; as producers, they used keyboard and string embellishments economically, which kept the emphasis on rhythm. Chic's distinctive approach not only resulted in some of the finest dance singles of their time, but also helped create a template for urban funk, dance-pop, and even hip-hop in the post-disco era. Not coincidentally, Rodgers and Edwards wound up as two of the most successful producers of the '80s.

Rodgers and Edwards first met in 1970, when both were jazz-trained musicians fresh out of high school. Edwards had attended New York's High School for the Performing Arts and was working in a Bronx post office at the time, while Rodgers' early career also included stints in the folk group New World Rising and the Apollo Theater house orchestra. Around 1972, Rodgers and Edwards formed a jazz-rock fusion group called the Big Apple Band. This outfit moonlighted as a backup band, touring behind smooth soul vocal group New York City in the wake of their 1973 hit "I'm Doin' Fine Now." After New York City broke up, the Big Apple Band hit the road with Carol Douglas for a few months, and Rodgers and Edwards decided to make a go of it on their own toward the end of 1976. At first they switched their aspirations from fusion to new wave, briefly performing as Allah & the Knife Wielding Punks, but quickly settled into dance music. They enlisted onetime LaBelle drummer Tony Thompson and female vocalists Norma Jean Wright and Alfa Anderson, and changed their name to Chic in summer 1977 so as to avoid confusion with Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band (who'd just hit big with "A Fifth of Beethoven").

Augmented in the studio by keyboardists Raymond Jones and Rob Sabino, Chic recorded the demo single "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" and shopped it around to several major record companies, all of which declined it. The small Buddah label finally released it as a 12" in late 1977, and as its club popularity exploded, Atlantic stepped in, signed the group, and re-released the single on a wider basis. "Dance, Dance, Dance" hit the Top Ten, peaking at number six, and made Chic one of the hottest new groups in disco. Chic scrambled to put together their self-titled first album, which spawned a minor follow-up hit, "Everybody Dance," in early 1978. At this point, Wright left to try her hand at a solo career (with assistance from Rodgers and Edwards), and was replaced by Luci Martin. It was a good time to come onboard; "Le Freak," the first single from sophomore album C'est Chic, was an out-of-the-box smash, spending five weeks on top of the charts toward the end of 1978 and selling over four-million copies (which made it the biggest-selling single in Atlantic's history). Follow-up "I Want Your Love" reached number seven, cementing the group's new star status, and C'est Chic became one of the rare disco albums to go platinum.

1979's Risqué was another solidly constructed LP that also went platinum, partly on the strength of Chic's second number one pop hit, "Good Times." "Good Times" may not have equaled the blockbuster sales figures of "Le Freak," but it was the band's most imitated track: Queen's number one hit "Another One Bites the Dust" was a clear rewrite, and the Sugarhill Gang lifted the instrumental backing track wholesale for the first commercial rap single, "Rapper's Delight," marking the first of many times that Chic grooves would be recycled into hip-hop records. Also in 1979, Rodgers and Edwards took on their first major outside production assignment, producing and writing the Sister Sledge smashes "We Are Family" and the oft-sampled "He's the Greatest Dancer." This success, in turn, landed them the chance to work with Diana Ross on 1980's Diana album, and they wrote and produced "Upside Down," her first number one hit in years, as well as "I'm Coming Out."

The disco fad was fading rapidly by that point, however, and 1980's Real People failed to go gold despite another solid performance by the band. Changing tastes put an end to Chic's heyday, as Rodgers and Edwards' outside production work soon grew far more lucrative, even despite aborted projects with Aretha Franklin and Johnny Mathis. Several more Chic LPs followed in the early '80s, with diminishing creative and commercial returns, and Rodgers and Edwards disbanded the group after completing the lackluster Believer in 1983. Later that year, both recorded solo LPs that sank without a trace. Hungry for acceptance and respect in the rock mainstream (especially after accusations that they had ripped off Queen instead of the other way around), both Rodgers and Edwards sought out high-profile production and session work over the rest of the decade. Rodgers produced blockbuster albums like David Bowie's Let's Dance, Madonna's Like a Virgin, and Mick Jagger's She's the Boss. Edwards wasn't as prolific as a producer, but did join the one-off supergroup the Power Station along with Tony Thompson as well as Robert Palmer and members of avowed Chic fans Duran Duran; he later produced Palmer's commercial breakthrough, Riptide. Edwards also worked with Rod Stewart (Out of Order), Jody Watley, and Tina Turner, while Rodgers' other credits include the Thompson Twins, the Vaughan Brothers, INXS, and the B-52's' comeback Cosmic Thing.

Rodgers and Edwards re-formed Chic in 1992 with new vocalists Sylver Logan Sharp and Jenn Thomas, and an assortment of session drummers in Thompson's place; they toured and released a new album, Chic-ism. In 1996, the reconstituted Chic embarked on a tour of Japan; sadly, on April 18, Edwards passed away in his Tokyo hotel room due to a severe bout of pneumonia. Rodgers continued to tour occasionally with a version of Chic, and, in 1999, his Sumthing Else label issued a recording of Edwards' final performance with the band, Live at the Budokan." 



TRACK LIST:
 
CHIC: Chic (1977)
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01. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
02. São Paulo
03. You Can Get By
04. Everybody Dance
05. Est-ce que c'est chic?
06. Falling In Love With You
07. Strike Up The Band
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09. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (7" Version), 10. Everybody Dance (7" Version), 11. Everybody Dance (Alternate 7" Version), 12. Everybody Dance (12" Version), 13. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (Pal Joey Mix), 14. Everybody Dance (Glenn Friscia Hardhouse Mix), 15. Everybody Dance (Motiva RPL Mix), 16. Strike Up The Band (Hifana Copa Mix).

NORMA JEAN (WRIGHT): Norma Jean (1978)
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01. Saturday
02. Having A Party
03. I Believe In You
04. Sorcerer
05. So I Get Hurt
06. This Is The Love
07. I Like Love
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08. Hold Me Lonely Boy, 09. High Society (12" Mix), 10. Saturday (Single Mix), 11. Sorcerer (12" Mix), 12. Having A Party (Extended Mix), 13. High Society (Single Mix)


CHIC: C'est Chic (1978)
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01. Chic Cheer
02. Le Freak
03. Savoir Faire
04. Happy Man
05. I Want Your Love
06. At Last I Am Free
07. Sometimes You Win
08. (Funny) Bone
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09. Le Freak (7" Version), 10. I Want Your Love (7" Version), 11. Chic Cheer (1984 Remix), 12. Jack Le Freak (7" Version), 13. Jack Le Freak (12" Version), 14. I Want Your Love (Stonebridge Remix), 15. Chic Cheer (Silent Propaganda Remix), 16. Le Freak (FPM's Feel The Rhythm Mix), 17. I Want Your Love (Kreva's CDJ-1000 Remix), 18. Le Mix C'est Freak (Radio Edit Mix), 19. Le Mix C'est Freak


SISTER SLEDGE: We Are Family (1979)
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01. He's The Greatest Dancer
02. Lost In Music
03. Somebody Loves Me
04. Thinking Of You
05. We Are Family
06. Easier To Love
07. You're A Friend To Me
08. One More Time
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09. We Are Family (7" Version), 10. He's The Greatest Dancer (7" Version), 11. He's The Greatest Dancer (Alternate 7" Version), 12. Lost In Music (7" Version), 13. We Are Family (Bernard Edwards Radio Remix), 14. We Are Family (Sure Is Pure Remix Edit), 15. We Are Family (Sure Is Pure Remix), 16. We Are Family (Steve Anderson DMC Remix), 17. We Are Family (Marley's Tribute To Larry Levan Mix), 18. We Are Family (Daz-I-Kue Remix), 19. He's The Greatest Dancer (Brutal Bill Remix), 20. Lost In Music (Nile Rodgers Remix), 21. Lost In Music (Nile Rodgers 12" Remix), 22. Lost In Music (Sure Is Pure Remix Edit), 23. Lost In Music (Sure Is Pure Remix), 24. Lost In Music (Philip Kelsey DMC Remix), 25. Thinking Of You (Ramp Radio Remix), 26. Thkning Of You (Ramp Club Mix), 27. Thinking Of You (Original Re-Touch), 28. Thinking Of You (Ramp Hard Remix), 29. Thinking Of You (Conversion Mix).


CHIC: Risqué (1979)
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01. Good Times
02. A Warm Summer Night
03. My Feet Keep Dancing
04. My Forbidden Lover
05. Can't Stand To Love You
06. Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)
07. What About Me
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08. Good Times (7" Version), 09. Good Times (Alternate 7" Version), 10. My Feet Keep Dancing (7" Version), 11. My Forbidden Lover (7" Version), 12. My Forbidden Lover (12" Version)*, 13. Good Times (A Touch Of Jazz Remix), 14. Good Times (A Touch Of Jazz Original Mix With Cuts), 15. Good Times (Stonebridge Club Mix), 16. My Feet Keep Dancing (Cool Feet Remix), 17. Good Times (DJ Hasabe Remix), 18. Good Times (Captain Funk Movin' Mix), 19. A Warm Summer Night (King Britt Remix)

CHIC: Les Plus Grands Succès De Chic - Chic's Greatest Hits (1979)
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01. Le Freak (7" Version)
02. I Want Your Love (7" Version)
03. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (7" Version)
04. Everybody Dance (12" Version)
05. Chic Cheer
06. Good Times
07. My Feet Keep Dancing


SHEILA & B. DEVOTION: King Of The World (1980)
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01. Spacer
02. Mayday
03. Charge Plates And Credit Cards
04. Misery
05. King Of The World
06. Cover Girls
07. Your Love Is Good
08. Don't Go
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09. King Of The World (7" Version), 10. King Of The World (Alternate 7" Version), 11. Your Love Is Good (Original US 7" Promo Version), 12. Your Love Is Good (Original US 12" Promo Version), 13. US Radio Commercial For Spacer, 14. Spacer (7" Version), 15. Spacer (Alternate 7" Version #1), 16. Spacer (Alternate 7" Version #2), Spacer (12" Version), 17. Spacer (1992 Remix Radio Edit), 18. Spacer (Down To Earth Mix) 19. Spacer (Lost In Space Mix), 20. Spacer (Lost In Space Dub), 21. Spacer  (DMC Remix), 22. Spacer (Instrumental Demo, 1980), 23. Spacer (The Freak Out Remix - Respect To Chic). 


CHIC: Real People (1980)
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01. Open Up
02. Real People
03. I Loved You More
04. I Got Protection
05. Rebels Are We
06. 26
07. Chip Off The Old Block
08. You Can't Do It Alone
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09. Rebels Are We (7" Version), 10. Real People (7" Version)


DIANA ROSS: Diana (1980)
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01. Upside Down
02. Tenderness
03. Friend To Friend
04. I'm Coming Out
05. Have Fun (Again)
06. My Old Piano
07. Now That You're Gone
08. Give Up
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09. Upside Down (7" Version), 10. I'm Coming Out (7" Version), 11. Upside Down (Unreleased Chic Mix), 12. Tenderness (Unreleased Chic Mix), 13. Friend To Friend (Unreleased Chic Mix), 14. I'm Coming Out (Unreleased Chic Mix), 15. Have Fun (Again) (Unreleased Chic Mix), 16. My Old Piano (Unreleased Chic Mix), 17. Now That You're Gone (Unreleased Chic Mix), 18. Give Up (Unreleased Chic Mix), 19. Upside Down (Satoshi Tomiie & David Morales Mix), 20. I'm Coming Out (Maurice Joshua Remix). 21. Upside Down (Instrumental), 22. I'm Coming Out (Instrumental).


SISTER SLEDGE: Love Somebody Today (1980)
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01. Got To Love Somebody
02. You Fooled Around
03. I'm A Good Girl
04. Easy Street
05. Reach Your Peak
06. Pretty Baby
07. How To Love
08. Let's Go On Vacation
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09. Got To Love Somebody (7" Version), 10. Reach Your Peak (7" Version), 11. Let's Go On Vacation (7" Version).


DEBBIE HARRY: Koo Koo (1981)
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01. Jump Jump
02. The Jam Was Moving
03. Chrome
04. Surrender
05. Inner City Spilover
06. Backfired
07. Now I Know You Know
08. Under Arrest
09. Military Rap
10. Oasis
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11. The Jam Was Moving (Debbie Harry & Chris Stein Remix), 12. The Jam Was Moving (12" Version), 13. Backfired (7" Version), 14. Backfired (12" Version), 15. Backfired (Forest & Heller Remix).


CHIC: Take It Off (1981)
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01. Stage Fright
02. Burn Hard
03. So Fine
04. Flash Back
05. Telling Lies
06. Your Love Is Cancelled
07. Would You Be My Baby
08. Take It Off
09. Just Out Of Reach
10. Baby Doll
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11. Stage Fright (7" Version), 12. Burn Hard (7" Version).


O.S.T.: Soup For One (1982)
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01. Chic: Soup For One
02. Carly Simon: Why
03. Teddy Pendergrass: Dream Girl*
04. Fonzi Thornton: I Work For A Livin'*
05. Chic: I Want Your Love
06. Sister Sledge: Let's Go On Vacation
07. Chic: Tavern On The Green
08. Debbie Harry: Jump Jump
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09. Chic: Burn Hard, 10. Chic: Open Up, 11. Chic: Soup For One (7" Version), 12. Chic: Soup For One (12" Version), 13. Chic: Soup For One (WOG Remix).14. Carly Simon: Why (7" Version), 15. Carly Simon: Why (12" Version)*


CHIC: Tongue In Chic (1982)
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01. Hangin'
02. I Feel Your Love Comin' On
03. When You Love Someone
04. Chic (Everybody Say)
05. Hey Fool
06. Sharing Love
07. City Lights
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08. Hangin' (7" Version), 09. I Feel Your Love Comin' On (7" Version)


CHIC: Believer (1983)
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01. Believer
02. You Are Beautiful
03. Take A Closer Look
04. Give Me The Lovin'
05. Show Me Your Light
06. You Got Some Love For Me
07. In Love With Music
08. Party Everybody
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09. Give Me The Lovin' (7" Version), 10. Party Everybody (7" Version), 11. Megachic Megamix.


CHIC: Chic-Ism (1992)
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01. Chic Mystique
02. Your Love
03. Jusagroove
04. Something You Can Feel
05. One And Only One
06. Doin' That Thing To Me
07. Chicism
08. In It To Win It
09. My Love's For Real
10. Take My Love
11. High
12. M.M.F.T.C.F.
13. Chic Mystique (Reprise)
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14. Chic Mystique (Single Version), 15. Chic Mystique (Club Mix), 16. Chic Mystique (Brothers In Rhythm Mix), 17. Chic Mystique (Lovely Club Mix), 18. Chic Mystique (4 A.M. Mix), 19. Chic Mystique (12" Remix Extended Album Version), 20. Chic Mystique (Taramasalta & Jam Dub), 21. Chic Mystique (Club Dub), 22. Chic Mystique (Lovely Radio Edit), 23. Chic Mystique (Bonus Accapella), 24. Your Love (Album Edit), 25. Your Love (12" Remix), 26. Your Love (Hank's Mix), 27. Your Love (Extended Album Version), 28. Your Love (Remix Instrumental)


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