{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chicks Incorporated
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, Australia
| genre = [Pop music, Pop]], Funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

, Disco

Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

, [Rock], [Girl Rock]
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| years active = -
| label = RCA

RCA

RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...

,
| associated acts = Railroad Gin, Moscos & Stone
| past members = Safanya (vocals)
Miriam Curtis (drums)
Wendy Dowsett (dancer)
Wendy Knudson (keyboards and vocals)
Chris Mitchell

Chris Mitchell

Chris Mitchell is an Australian journalist and is editor-in-chief of The Australian. He began his career on the former afternoon tabloid, The Telegraph, in 1973 and after working on The Townsville Bulletin, The Daily Telegraph and the Australian Financial Review, became editor of The Australian in...

 (guitar)
Sue Neilson (bass and vocals)
Pamela Withnell (sax, flute, clarinet)
Finn Christian (vocals)
Jennifer Kelly (guitar)
Danny Patchin (bass)
Kim Wheeler (keyboards)
Paula Williams (vocals)
Peter Wragg

Peter Wragg

Peter Wragg was an English footballer who played as a inside forward.-Career:Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Wragg played for Rotherham United, Sheffield United, York City and Bradford City. He managed Leek Town between 1976 and 1977, leaving to manage Chorley. He died in Plymouth, Devon on 24...

 (synthesiser)

Chicks Incorporated were a dance rock band formed in 1977. Formed in Brisbane in Australia, their sound was largely derived from American soul, funk, pop, rock and disco. Starting out as almost all-girl band, they were led by drummer Miriam Curtis, who produced their sole album "Security" in 1980. They attracted a lot of local attention due to their sexy appearance and wild dancing, as well as featuring a lone male Chris Mitchell on guitar. The band's first single was "Jive To Stay Alive" released on RCA Records

RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

, and also featured on a few disco compilation albums. Most of the band's material was written by well-respected Brisbane songwriters Laurie Stone and Peter Moscos, as well as keyboard player David Bentley, formerly of Python Lee Jackson

Python Lee Jackson

Python Lee Jackson was an Australian rock band active from 1965 to 1968, before a brief sojourn in the United Kingdom. The group's most famous hit was "In a Broken Dream", featuring Rod Stewart as guest vocalist.-Members in Australia:...

 and best known for the hit "In A Broken Dream" which was sung by Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....

. The band shortened their name to "Chicks" in 1979, but despite being signed with a major label, they had several problems finding and retaining competent members. Their final appearance on an album was "Stormy Nights" on the compilation "That's Queensland" issued by radio station 4IP. The song was a departure from their early dance orientated material and geared towards the electro-pop sound of the early 80's and the band eventually split up. Former saxophone player Pamela Withnall eventually joined The Party Girls and is now very active on the jazz scene in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

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Discography

Singles

1977 Jive To Stay Alive/Do It (RCA) 103040

1978 Inside Information/Let Me Take You There (RCA) 103262

1979 I'm On Fire/B Side The C Side (RCA) 103476

1980 Movie Star/Can't Take It With Me (RCA) 103685


Albums

1980 Security (RCA)