Chic (album)

Chic
Studio album by
Chic
ReleasedNovember 22, 1977 (1977-11-22)
Recorded1977
Studio
Genre
Length38:33
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Chic chronology
Chic
(1977) 		C'est Chic
(1978)
Singles from Chic
  1. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"
    Released: 30 September 1977 [1]
  2. "Everybody Dance"
    Released: March 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10[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.

Release

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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

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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.

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

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Production

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Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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