The Very Best of Chic
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The Very Best of Chic is a compilation album
of recordings by American R&B band Chic
, released by Rhino Records/Warner Music in 2000. The compilation covers the band's hits and best-known album tracks recorded between the years 1977 and 1982.
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 2000. The compilation covers the band's hits and best-known album tracks recorded between the years 1977 and 1982.
Track listing
All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers unless otherwise noted.- "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (Kenny Lehman)
- From 1977 album ChicChic (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"...
- From 1977 album Chic
- "Everybody Dance" - 6:42
- From 1977 album ChicChic (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"...
- From 1977 album Chic
- "Le Freak" – 5:23
- From 1978 album C'est ChicC'est ChicC'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...
- From 1978 album C'est Chic
- "I Want Your Love" - 6:45
- From 1978 album C'est ChicC'est ChicC'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...
- From 1978 album C'est Chic
- "Good Times" - 8:13
- From 1979 album Risqué
- "My Forbidden Lover" - 4:42
- From 1979 album Risqué
- "What About Me" - 4:14
- From 1979 album Risqué
- "My Feet Keep Dancing" - 6:46
- From 1979 album Risqué
- "Rebels Are We" - 4:56
- From 1980 album Real PeopleReal 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"...
- From 1980 album Real People
- "Real People" - 5:20
- From 1980 album Real PeopleReal 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"...
- From 1980 album Real People
- "Stage Fright" - 3:57
- From 1980 album Take It OffTake 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...
- From 1980 album Take It Off
- "Just Out of Reach" - 3:46
- From 1980 album Take It OffTake 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...
- From 1980 album Take It Off
- "Soup for One" - 5:35
- From 1982 soundtrack album Soup For OneSoup 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...
- From 1982 soundtrack album Soup For One
Production
- Bernard EdwardsBernard EdwardsBernard Edwards born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of the Funk/Disco band Chic and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan.-History:...
- producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
for Chic Organization Ltd. - Nile RodgersNile RodgersNile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
- producer for Chic Organization Ltd.