C'est Chic

C'est Chic
Studio album by Chic
Released August 11, 1978 (1978-08-11)
Recorded 1978
Genre Disco, R&B, funk
Length 41:23
Label Atlantic
Producer Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards
Chic chronology
Chic
(1977)		 C'est Chic
(1978)		 Risqué
(1979)
Cover of Très Chic
Singles from C'est Chic
  1. "Le Freak"
    Released: September 21, 1978[1]
  2. "I Want Your Love"
    Released: January 29, 1979[2]
  3. "Chic Cheer (1984 Mix By Bernard Edwards)"
    Released: November, 1984[3]

C'est Chic is the second studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1978.

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauB[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. 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 It was withdrawn and replaced with the C'est Chic version with a less risqué cover.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
  1. "Chic Cheer" – 4:42
  2. "Le Freak" – 5:23  Listen 
  3. "Savoir Faire" – 5:01
  4. "Happy Man" – 4:17
Side two
  1. "I Want Your Love" – 6:55  Listen 
  2. "At Last I Am Free" – 7:08
  3. "Sometimes You Win" – 4:26
  4. "(Funny) Bone" – 3:41
    • (LP only hidden track- moog solo)

Très Chic

Side one
  1. "Chic Cheer" – 4:42
  2. "Le Freak" – 5:23  Listen 
  3. "I Want Your Love" – 6:55  Listen 
  4. "Happy Man" – 4:17
  5. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (Edwards, Kenny Lehman, Rodgers) – 3:35
Side two
  1. "Savoir Faire" – 5:01
  2. "At Last I Am Free" – 7:08
  3. "Sometimes You Win" – 4:26
  4. "(Funny) Bone" – 3:41
  5. "Everybody Dance" - 3:22

Personnel

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[12] Gold 192,300[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "45cat - Chic - Le Freak / Savoir Faire - Atlantic - USA - 3519". 45cat. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  2. ↑ "45cat - Chic - I Want Your Love / (Funny) Bone - Atlantic - USA - 3557". 45cat. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  3. ↑ "45cat - Chic - Chic Cheer (Edited Remix) / Savoir Faire - Atlantic - UK - A 9604". 45cat. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Robert Christgau Review
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone Review
  7. 1 2 3 "US Singles Charts > Chic". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  8. 1 2 "UK Charts > Chic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  9. ↑ "US Albums Charts > Chic". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  10. ↑ "US Certifications > Chic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  11. ↑ "UK Certified Awards Search > Chic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  12. ↑ "French album certifications – Chic – C'est Chic" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  13. ↑ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
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