Chic – C'est Chic
Label: |
Atlantic – SD 19209 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Disco |
Tracklist
| A1 | Chic Cheer | 4:42 | |
| A2 | Le Freak | 5:23 | |
| A3 | Savoir Faire | 5:01 | |
| A4 | Happy Man | 4:17 | |
| B1 | I Want Your Love | 6:45 | |
| B2 | At Last I Am Free | 7:08 | |
| B3 | Sometimes You Win | 4:26 | |
| B4 | (Funny) Bone | 3:41 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Produced For – The Chic Organization Ltd.
- Recorded At – Power Station
- Mixed At – Power Station
- Mastered At – Atlantic Studios
- Mastered At – Presswell
- Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △23868
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Published By – Chic Music, Inc.
- Published By – Cotillion Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Bob Defrin
- Bass – Bernard Edwards
- Clavinet, Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano – Robert Sabino*
- Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
- Drums – Tony Thompson (2)
- Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Raymond Jones
- Engineer – Bob Clearmountain
- Engineer [Assistant] – Positively No Way Ray (Willard?)*
- Guitar – Nile Rodgers
- Mastered By – Dennis King
- Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
- Photography By – Joel Brodsky
- Producer [Associate] – Tom Cossie
- Producer, Arranged By, Written-By, Conductor – Bernard Edwards And Nile Rodgers*
- Saxophone – Jean Fineberg
- Strings – Marianne Carroll
- Trombone – Barry Rogers
- Trumpet – Jon Faddis
- Tubular Bells – Jose Rossy
- Vocals – Luther Vandross
- Written-By, Arranged By, Conductor – Nile Rodgers
Notes
"MO" in label matrix and (MR) stamp in runouts denote a Monarch Record Mfg. Co. pressing.
"(PR)" in runouts indicates Presswell made metal parts for Monarch to press.
Produced for The Chic Organization Ltd. In association with MK Productions
All songs mixed and recorded at Power Station Studios in New York (A lovely bunch of coconuts)
Mastered at Atlantic Studios, New York City.
All selections published by Chic Music, Inc./Cotillion Music, BMI.
Luther Vandross appears courtesy of Ceilidh Productions.
"(PR)" in runouts indicates Presswell made metal parts for Monarch to press.
Produced for The Chic Organization Ltd. In association with MK Productions
All songs mixed and recorded at Power Station Studios in New York (A lovely bunch of coconuts)
Mastered at Atlantic Studios, New York City.
All selections published by Chic Music, Inc./Cotillion Music, BMI.
Luther Vandross appears courtesy of Ceilidh Productions.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Pressing Plant ID (Text in label matrix): MR
- Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): (MR)
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): ST-A-784169-MO
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): ST-A-784170-MO
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A variant 1): ST-A-784169-B B ➀ (MR) △23868 ➆ (PR) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B variant 1): ST-A-784170-B B ➀ (MR) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. △23868-x-➇ (PR)
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A variant 2): ST-A-784169-A A ➀ (MR) △23868 ④ (PR) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B variant 2): ST-A-784170-B B ST-A-784170 (MR) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. △23868-x-② (PR)
Other Versions (5 of 122)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| C'est Chic (LP, Album, Stereo) | Atlantic | ATL 50 549 | Netherlands | 1978 | |||
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C'est Chic (LP, Album) | Atlantic | 30.091 | Brazil | 1978 | ||
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C'est Chic (LP, Album, Stereo) | Atlantic | ATL 50 565 | 1978 | |||
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C'est Chic (LP, Album) | Atlantic | K 50565, MS/MT 5049 | UK | 1978 | ||
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C'est Chic (LP, Album, Stereo) | Atlantic | SD 19209 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | 1978 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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This is probably my favorite album of all time, every song on here is a nearly flawless song, get a NM copy to enjoy it in all of its perfection. Enough said, Nile Rodgers is a frickin genius. -
My copy plays at an inconsistent speed on SIde B. Ruined an otherwise phenomenal sounding experience. I decided to go with the Presswell pressing.
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Revisiting the LP this week, and surely one of the finest albums of all time. A perfect execution of 'Chic' as a concept, and aside from the obvious dance floor power, here 'At Last I Am Free' is a sublime piece of art. -
Is there a deluxe 19 track edition of C'est Chic in existence? I don't see it listed above, but it looks like one exists on the interwebs. I just wanted to see who issued it.
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Edited 4 years agoRisque is their peak of production excellence for me but obviously this is one of the greats too.
The singles are the highlights as usual but Nile's solos on the achingly lush instrumental Savoir Faire are a treat. Plus I'm a sucker for Funny (Bone), what a groove!
Incidentally, as I often found with Chic and S/S 12s too, this LP plays too fast. I wish someone would get to the bottom of how or why that happened. I'm absolutely certain would Nile would know!
Anyway, I have my Technics SL-1200 pitch adjust slider on -2 and that's the pocket for me. :) -
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What a blast, this album is so groovy ! Guitar and bass are awesome. Every track is excellent. -
Edited 6 years agoAwesome and historic album from the fantastic band. Nile and Bernard superb conduction. Essential. -
For me the greatest Chic album. I would say that though, it has I Want Your Love on it which for me is a Desert Island Disc. The arrangement on that record never fails to not impress me and I still hear new elements every now and again. Also, At Last Im Free is worth mentioning too - a melody and lullaby of new beginnings and out with the old and in with the new ideals. Essential.
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