You think disco was nothing more than assembly line funk and freeze-dried beats? Then you need to step into the crisp grooves and walloping boogie found on this stunning collection of Chic's '70s recordings.
Such hits as "Good Times," "Dance Dance Dance," and "Le Freak" used the stylistic innovations of James Brown and Sly Stone as a blueprint for a new era of funk.
Bernard Edwards' basslines are so provocative they seem to talk, while Nile Rodgers' skeletal guitar runs hark back to Steve Cropper's slashing style.
Sure, the songs don't say much.
Sure, the dance mixes collected here ramble on after about six minutes.
But once you step into these grooves -- grooves that influenced an entire generation of artists from David Byrne to Prince -- you will realize that these were indeed good times.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)Bernard Edwards, Kenny Lehman, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 07:00 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Everybody Dance (12" Mix)Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 08:27 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Strike up the BandBernard Edwards, Kenny Lehman, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Chic CheerBernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Le FreakBernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | I Want Your LoveBernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 11:01 | 25 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Good TimesBernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | My Feet Keep DancingBernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | My Forbidden LoverBernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Soup for OneBernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Savoir FaireBernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Chic | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 65 mins | 149 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloria Agostini | Harp |
| 2 | Alfa Anderson | Vocals |
| 3 | Andrew Barrett | Keyboards |
| 4 | Yves Beauvais | Compilation Producer |
| 5 | Carol Bobolts | Design |
| 6 | Alfred Brown | String Contractor |
| 7 | Jocelyn Brown | Vocals |
| 8 | Marianne Carroll | Strings |
| 9 | Chic | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Robin Clarke | Vocals |
| 11 | Michelle Cobbs | Vocals |
| 12 | Tom Coppola | Keyboards |
| 13 | Jean Charles Costa | Liner Notes |
| 14 | Eddie Daniels | Horn |
| 15 | Bob Defrin | Art Direction |
| 16 | Bernard Edwards | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Conductor, Producer, Vocals |
| 17 | Jon Faddis | Trumpet |
| 18 | Sammy Figueroa | Percussion |
| 19 | Jeanie Fineberg | Saxophone |
| 20 | Alex Foster | Saxophone |
| 21 | Diva Gray | Vocals |
| 22 | Cheryl Hong | Strings |
| 23 | Stephen Innocenzi | Digital Assembly |
| 24 | Raymond Jones | Fender Rhodes, Keyboards |
| 25 | David Lasley | Vocals |
| 26 | Kenny Lehman | Arranger, Composer, Producer, Woodwind |
| 27 | Luci Martin | Vocals |
| 28 | Michael Mazzarella | Research Coordination |
| 29 | Robert Millikan | Horn |
| 30 | Karen Milne | Strings |
| 31 | Meco Monardo | Horn |
| 32 | Gene Orloff | Concert Master |
| 33 | Barry Rodgers | Trombone |
| 34 | Nile Rodgers | Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Guitar, Producer |
| 35 | Joe Rossy | Tubular Bells |
| 36 | Robert Sabino | Clavinet, Keyboards, Piano |
| 37 | Ellen Seeling | Trumpet |
| 38 | Tony Thompson | Drums |
| 39 | Luther Vandross | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 40 | Howie Weinberg | Digital Remastering |
| 41 | Norma Jean Wright | Vocals |
| 42 | George Young | Flute, Sax (Tenor) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |