Chic (album)

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Chic
Chic-Chic.jpg
Studio album by
Chic
ReleasedNovember 22, 1977 (1977-11-22)
Recorded1977
StudioElectric Lady Studios and The Power Station, New York City
Genre
Length38:33
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Chic chronology
Chic
(1977) 		C'est Chic
(1978)
Singles from Chic
  1. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"
    Released: 1977
  2. "Everybody Dance"/"You Can Get By"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]
Pitchfork7.6/10[3]

Chic is the self-titled debut album by Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1977.[1] 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, Kenny Lehman, and Rodgers; all tracks produced by Edwards, Lehman, and Rodgers.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"8:21
2."São Paulo"5:01
3."You Can Get By"5:36
Side two
No.TitleLength
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[]

Production[]

  • Bernard Edwards - record producer
  • Nile Rodgers - producer
  • Kenny Lehman - co-producer (track B1)
  • Bob Clearmountain - sound engineer
  • Bob Drake - engineer
  • Michael Frondelli - engineer
  • Ron Johnsen - engineer
  • Tom Savarese - engineer
  • Marc Kreiner, Tom Cossie - executive producers
  • Bob Defrin - art direction
  • Lynn Dresse Breslin - design
  • Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York; vocals and mixed at Power Station, New York

Charts[]

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Henderson, Alex. Chic at AllMusic
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Beta, Andy (December 12, 2018). "Chic / Sister Sledge: The Chic Organization 1977–1979". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Chic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Chic Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Chic – Chic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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