The Definitive Groove Collection is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 of recordings by American R&B band Chic

Chic (band)

Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...

, released by Rhino Records/Warner Music in 2006.

The Definitive Groove Collection is the first two-disc Chic compilation to be released, it is digitally remastered from the original master tapes and contains all the band's hits and best known album tracks from 1977's Chic

Chic (album)

Chic is the debut album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1977. It includes the hit singles "Dance, Dance, Dance " - originally released on label Buddha Records - and "Everybody Dance"...

to 1992's Chic-Ism

Chic-Ism

Chic-Ism is the eighth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on the WEA label in 1992. It is the final Chic album of original material.The album includes singles "Chic Mystique" and "Your Love"...

in (near) chronological order.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers unless otherwise noted.

Disc one:

1. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (Edwards, Lehman, Rodgers) - 8:21
2. "Everybody Dance" - 6:42
3. "Strike Up the Band" (Edwards, Lehman, Rodgers) - 4:34
   • Tracks 1-3 from 1977 album Chic
     Chic (album)
     Chic is the debut album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1977. It includes the hit singles "Dance, Dance, Dance " - originally released on label Buddha Records - and "Everybody Dance"...
     
     
4. "Le Freak" - 5:31
5. "Savoir Faire" - 5:04
6. "Chic Cheer" - 4:44
7. "At Last I Am Free" - 7:13
8. "I Want Your Love" - 6:56
   • Tracks 4-8 from 1978 album C'est Chic
     C'est Chic
     C'est Chic is the second studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1978. C'est Chic includes the band's classic hit "Le Freak" which topped the US Hot 100 chart, US R&B, and US Club Play in October 1978, selling six million copies in the US alone and is to date both...
     
     
9. "Good Times" - 8:15
10. "My Forbidden Lover" - 4:42
11. "What About Me" - 4:13
12. "My Feet Keep Dancing" - 6:41
    • Tracks 9-12 from 1979 album Risqué
13. "Chip off the Old Block" - 5:00
    • From 1980 album Real People
      Real People (album)
      Real People is the fourth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1980, including the singles "Rebels Are We" and "Real People"...
      
      

Disc two:

1. "Rebels Are We" (7" Edit) - 3:21
2. "Real People" (7" Edit) - 3:45
   • Tracks 1 & 2 from 1980 album Real People
     Real People (album)
     Real People is the fourth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1980, including the singles "Rebels Are We" and "Real People"...
     
     
3. "Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)" - 4:09
   • From 1979 album Risqué
4. "26" - 4:06
5. "You Can't Do It Alone" - 4:47
   • Tracks 4 & 5 from 1980 album Real People
     Real People (album)
     Real People is the fourth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1980, including the singles "Rebels Are We" and "Real People"...
     
     
6. "Stage Fright" (7" Edit) - 3:39
7. "Just out of Reach" - 3:47
8. "Flash Back" - 4:29
9. "Your Love Is Cancelled" - 4:16
   • Tracks 6-9 from 1981 album Take It Off
     Take It Off (album)
     Take It Off is the fifth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in late 1981. The album includes the single "Stage Fright" which did reach #35 on the US R&B chart, it was however the first Chic single failing to enter the US Pop charts, and the Take It Off album only...
     
     
10. "Soup for One" - 5:36
    • From 1982 album Soup For One (soundtrack)
      Soup for One (soundtrack)
      Soup For One is a soundtrack album to the movie Soup For One by American R&B band Chic et al., released on the label WEA in 1982, the first Chic album not to be issued on Atlantic Records...
      
      
11. "When You Love Someone" - 5:09
12. "Hangin'" (7" Edit) - 3:38
    • Tracks 11 & 12 from 1982 album Tongue in Chic
      Tongue in Chic
      Tongue In Chic is the sixth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in late 1982. The album includes the single "Hangin'"...
      
      
13. "Give Me the Lovin'" (7" Edit) - 3:32
14. "Believer" - 5:07
15. "You Are Beautiful" - 4:37
    • Tracks 13-15 from 1983 album Believer
16. "Chic Mystique" (Edwards, Princesa, Rodgers) - 6:39
17. "Your Love" - 5:57
    • Tracks 16 & 17 from 1992 album Chic-Ism
      Chic-Ism
      Chic-Ism is the eighth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on the WEA label in 1992. It is the final Chic album of original material.The album includes singles "Chic Mystique" and "Your Love"...