C'est Chic
| C'est Chic | ||||
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| Released | August 11, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Disco, R&B, funk | |||
| Length | 41:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards | |||
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| Cover of Très Chic | ||||
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C'est Chic is the second studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1978.
Release
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Robert Christgau | B[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
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,[7] selling six million copies in the US alone and is to date both Atlantic Records' and parent company Warner Music's best-selling single ever – a record it's held for 35 years.[citation needed] The album also contains the hit single "I Want Your Love" (#5 R&B,[7] #7 Pop,[7] #4 UK[8]).
C'est Chic reached #4 on Billboard's album chart and topped the US R&B chart for eleven weeks.[9] C'est Chic was Billboard Magazine's 1979 R&B Album of the Year, claiming the number one spot on Billboard's Year End Review. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA,[10] selling over a million copies. In the UK it peaked at #2[8] and has been certified Gold by the BPI.[11]
The European version was originally called Très Chic, with the cover featuring a woman wrapped around a neon light tube. It was withdrawn and replaced with the C'est Chic version with a less risqué cover. Très Chic had a different track listing.
C'est Chic was released on compact disc by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1991 (catalogue number 7567-81552-2). The album was digitally remastered and re-issued by Warner Music Japan in 2011.
Track listing
All songs written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers; except where indicated.
C'est Chic
- Side one
- "Chic Cheer" – 4:42
- "Le Freak" – 5:23
- "Savoir Faire" – 5:01
- "Happy Man" – 4:17
- Side two
- "I Want Your Love" – 6:55
- "At Last I Am Free" – 7:08
- "Sometimes You Win" – 4:26
- "(Funny) Bone" – 3:41
- (LP only hidden track- moog solo)
Très Chic
- Side one
- "Chic Cheer" – 4:42
- "Le Freak" – 5:23
- "I Want Your Love" – 6:55
- "Happy Man" – 4:17
- "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (Edwards, Kenny Lehman, Rodgers) – 3:35
- Side two
- "Savoir Faire" – 5:01
- "At Last I Am Free" – 7:08
- "Sometimes You Win" – 4:26
- "(Funny) Bone" – 3:41
- "Everybody Dance" - 3:22
Personnel
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[13] | Gold | 192,300[12] |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.)
- Billboard Year-End
References
- ^ "45cat - Chic - Le Freak / Savoir Faire - Atlantic - USA - 3519". 45cat. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "45cat - Chic - I Want Your Love / (Funny) Bone - Atlantic - USA - 3557". 45cat. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "45cat - Chic - Chic Cheer (Edited Remix) / Savoir Faire - Atlantic - UK - A 9604". 45cat. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Robert Christgau Review
- ^ Rolling Stone Review
- ^ a b c "US Singles Charts > Chic". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "UK Charts > Chic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ "US Albums Charts > Chic". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "US Certifications > Chic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ "UK Certified Awards Search > Chic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ "French album certifications – Chic – C'est Chic" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.