Chic | ||||
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Released | November 22, 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
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Length | 38:33 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Singles from Chic | ||||
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Christgau's Record Guide | B− [3] |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [4] |
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.
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.
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.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" | 8:21 |
2. | "São Paulo" | 5:01 |
3. | "You Can Get By" | 5:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |