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United Kingdom (BPI) [2] 2004 reissue | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [33] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
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"Good Times" | ||||
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Single by Disco Montego featuring Selwyn, Katie Underwood, Peta Morris and Jeremy Gregory | ||||
Released | November 4, 2002 [34] | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Warner Music | |||
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"Good Times" was covered by Australian musicians Disco Montego,Selwyn,Katie Underwood,Peta Morris,and Jeremy Gregory and released on November 4,2002. It was released as part of Australia's 'Rumba' music festival,which took place in November and December 2002 across Australia. [35] [36] The song peaked at number 52 on the ARIA Singles Chart in December 2002 in its sixth week.
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Australia (ARIA) [37] | 52 |
The bass line of "Good Times" was recreated in the Sugarhill Gang's 1979 single "Rapper's Delight",a key track in the development of hip hop. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards threatened legal action over copyright,which resulted in a settlement and them being credited as co-writers. [38] Rodgers said that he was originally upset with the song,but later declared it to be "one of his favorite songs of all time" and his favorite of all the tracks that sampled Chic [39] (the song used samples of the strings,and an interpolation of the bass line). [4] He also stated that "as innovative and important as 'Good Times' was,'Rapper's Delight' was just as much,if not more so." [40] Traditionally,Chic's live performances of "Good Times" incorporate a portion of "Rapper's Delight" including audience participation call-and-response.[ citation needed ]
UK garage group Da Click's 1999 debut single "Good Rhymes" interpolated the song's bassline and chorus along with vocals from Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much".
Queen's John Deacon reportedly used the song's bass line as inspiration for his own bass line for the band's 1980 single "Another One Bites the Dust". The lines were so similar that the press accused Chic of ripping off the line from Queen even though "Good Times" was recorded and released earlier. Both Rodgers and Edwards said that Deacon was hanging around them when "Good Times" was recorded. Years later,Queen guitarist Brian May acknowledged Chic's influence on Deacon's playing,saying,"It's very Nile Rodgers. John absolutely adored him —we all do. John was very influenced by him,without a doubt. What an amazing guy Nile Rodgers is." [41]
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. is an American musician,songwriter and record producer. The co-founder of Chic,he has written,produced,and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide.
"Rapper's Delight" is a 1979 hip hop track that serves as the debut single of American hip-hop trio the Sugarhill Gang,produced by Sylvia Robinson. Although it was shortly preceded by the Fatback Band's "King Tim III ","Rapper's Delight" is credited for introducing hip hop music to a wide audience,reaching the top 40 in the United States,as well as the top three in the United Kingdom and number one in Canada. It was a prototype for various types of rap music. The track interpolates Chic's "Good Times",resulting in Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards threatening to sue Sugar Hill Records for copyright infringement;a settlement was reached that gave the two songwriting credits. It also interpolates Love De-Luxe's "Here Comes That Sound Again". The track was recorded in a single take. There are five mixes of the song.
Bernard Edwards was an American musician,songwriter and record producer,known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers,with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017,Edwards was selected as the 53rd greatest bassist of all time by Bass Player magazine.
"Le Freak" is a 1978 funk-disco song by American R&B band Chic. It was the band's third single and first Billboard Hot 100 and R&B number-one hit song. Along with the tracks "I Want Your Love" and "Chic Cheer","Le Freak" scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. The single achieved sales of 7 million and also scored number seven in the UK Singles Chart.
Risqué is the third studio album by American disco band Chic,released on Atlantic Records on July 30,1979. One of the records that defined the disco era,the album became highly influential not only within the movement,but also in other styles such as hip hop,art rock and new wave. In 2020,Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 414 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
"Backfired" is the debut solo single from American singer and Blondie vocalist Debbie Harry. Released in 1981,it was taken from her debut solo studio album,KooKoo.
We Are Family is the third studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge,released on January 22,1979,in the United States and on April 30,1979,in the United Kingdom by Cotillion Records. The album was written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the band Chic,and includes four hit singles:the title track,"He's the Greatest Dancer","Lost in Music" and "Thinking of You",all of which have been sampled,remixed,and reissued in the decades after the album's release. The album reached number one on the Top R&B Albums chart and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200,making it the band's most commercially successful album. In 2013,NME named it among the 500 greatest albums of all time.
"We Are Family" is a song recorded by American vocal group Sister Sledge. Composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers,they both offered the song to Atlantic Records;although the record label initially declined,the track was released in April 1979 as a single from the album of the same name (1979) and began to gain club and radio play,eventually becoming the group's signature song.
"He's the Greatest Dancer" is a 1979 song by the American vocal group Sister Sledge. Released on February 3,1979,the song was written and composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers,and recorded for the group's successful 1979 album We Are Family. Billboard named the song No. 66 on its list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time."
Chic,currently called Nile Rodgers &Chic,is an American disco band founded in 1972 mainly by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It recorded many commercially successful disco songs,including "Dance,Dance,Dance " (1977),"Everybody Dance" (1977),"Le Freak" (1978),"I Want Your Love" (1978),"Good Times" (1979),and "My Forbidden Lover" (1979). The group regarded themselves as a rock band for the disco movement "that made good on hippie peace,love and freedom". In 2017,Chic was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the eleventh time.
"I Want Your Love" is a song by American band Chic from their second studio album C'est Chic (1978). Featuring a solo lead vocal by Alfa Anderson,the song became a very successful follow-up to their hit single "Le Freak".
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King of the World is the final album by French disco act Sheila and B. Devotion,released on June 27,1980. The album which was both written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of American R&B band Chic includes the hit "Spacer" which reached No. 18 on the UK charts in early 1980 and was a Top 10 hit in most of Europe,selling more than 5 million copies worldwide. The album displays some elements unusual in Chic productions,such as prominent guitar solos in place of the breakdowns that were normally a staple part of the Chic sound,and some unusual lyrical subject matter,such as the sci-fi themed "Spacer" and a humorous song about credit cards.
Les Plus Grands Succès De Chic:Chic's Greatest Hits,also known as The Best of Chic,is a greatest hits album by the American R&B band Chic,released on Atlantic Records in late 1979. It includes the biggest hits from their first three albums:Chic (1977),C'est Chic (1978) and Risqué (1979).
"Everybody Dance" is a song by American band Chic. The disco song,which features Norma Jean Wright on lead vocals and Luther Vandross,Diva Gray,Robin Clark and David Lasley on background vocals,was released as the second single from the band's self-titled debut album Chic (1977). According to guitarist Nile Rodgers,it was the first song specifically written for Chic,and,due to its historical status and popularity,is usually played as the opening song of the band's live set. It was later heavily sampled by British group Steps on their song "Stomp" and echoed by the Manic Street Preachers on their single "(It's Not War) Just the End of Love".
"My Forbidden Lover" is the second single from Chic's 1979 album Risqué. From the funk/soul genre,and in the style of disco,the song was written and produced by Chic's two frontmen,Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.
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